These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'intaglio.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. 2019 The dark green intaglio features the god Mars holding a spear and trophy. 2021 The store linoleum installer, Bud Fritzke, was attending night art classes at the U of M and making intaglio prints, and the owner, Florian Herring, was a stage actor for Lakeside Players in White Bear Lake. and boasts a Roman intaglio engraved with an elephant.ĭavid Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, Instead of resting flat, the object’s back has an uneven surface, with a hole exposing the reverse of the intaglio.ĭavid Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, The intaglio is now gray in color due to damage caused by an unknown fire.ĭavid Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, An intaglio from the 1400s, for example might depict a sacrifice to the Roman god Janus. 2021 The gold seal matrix dates to between 12 A.D. intaglio, in visual arts, one of the four major classes of printmaking techniques, distinguished from the other three methods (relief printing, stenciling, and lithography) by the fact that the ink forming the design is printed only from recessed areas of the plate. 2021 While the inventories of Joséphine’s jewels list numerous examples of her cameo and intaglio jewelry, there are few details of the contents.Īnthony Demarco, Forbes, 27 Oct. Ink is applied to the uncut surfaces with a roller or a dabber. The parts of the plate, which are not supposed to hold ink, are carved away. What dry point is is a direct scratching or moving of the material on the plate. In relief printmaking the ink is applied to the surface of the plate, in contrast to intaglio printing where the ink sits in the plate’s indentations. Within intaglio, there are several different types of processes. Recent Examples on the Web This association is present in the smallest of details on both tiaras - namely the cameo and intaglio portraits of classical deities and ancient figures that Napoleon and Joséphine often wore, including on the former's coronation crown.ĬNN, 3 Nov. Phil: Intaglio processes are any print making process where the image area is below the flat surface of your printing matrix or plate.