Intaglio
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Intaglio are techniques in art in which an image is created by cutting, carving or engraving into a flat surface and may also refer to objects made using these techniques:
Intaglio may also refer to:
- Intaglio (printmaking)Intaglio (printmaking)Intaglio is a family of printmaking techniques in which the image is incised into a surface, known as the matrix or plate, and the incised line or area holds the ink. Normally, copper or zinc plates are used as a surface, and the incisions are created by etching, engraving, drypoint, aquatint or...
, a group of printmaking techniques with an incised image - Intaglio (jewellery), or engraved gem, similar techniques in jewelry
- Intaglio (sculpture), also known as counter-relief, distinct from relief
- Intaglio (burial mound)Intaglio (burial mound)Intaglio is a term from art applied to burial mounds that refers to a design cut into a hard surface. In this case, the burial mounds have designs cut into the ground, though intaglio broadly applies to burial mounds which are raised above the natural surface of the terrain. There are much more...
, a similar technique for decorating burial mounds with geoglyphs - Blythe IntagliosBlythe IntagliosThe Blythe Intaglios or Blythe Geoglyphs are a group of gigantic figures found on the ground near Blythe, California in the Colorado Desert. The intaglios are found east of the Big Maria Mountains, about north of downtown Blythe, just west of U.S. Highway 95 near the Colorado River. The largest...
, large Native American designs on the ground in California - In wood carving, more correctly known in English as inlayInlayInlay is a decorative technique of inserting pieces of contrasting, often coloured materials into depressions in a base object to form patterns or pictures that normally are flush with the matrix. In a wood matrix, inlays commonly use wood veneers, but other materials like shells, mother-of-pearl,...
Intaglio may also refer to:
- Intaglio (Business School Summit)Intaglio (Business School Summit)Intaglio is the annual international Business school summit hosted by Indian Institute of Management Calcutta. The flagship event of IIM-C, it was started in 1989 as the National Business School Meet...
, an annual international business school meet organized by Indian Institute of Management Calcutta - Intaglio: A Novel in Six Stories, by Roberta Fernández
- Intaglio (software), a Mac OS X vector graphics editorComparison of vector graphics editorsA number of vector graphics editors for various platforms exist. Potential users of these editors will make a decision based on factors such as the availability for the user's platform, the feature set, usability of the user interface and the focus of the program. Some programs are more suitable...