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Instead, I am staring at the pile of notes, at the soft wax impressions, an intaglio in reverse. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z
“Impressive intaglio...” murmured Spurge, and Werfel added, “Carved right into the center of the gemstone. That’s impossible.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z
Sue Johnson’s intaglios are impeccably made, but they’re printed on paper with text, designs or flaws that compete with the image. Review | In the galleries: ‘Misprints’ exhibition takes a purposeful approach 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z
As the pages turn, with their deep-grain photographs and written passages, some are blank, except for subtle intaglio plate marks. A Tender Tome of Travel History 2010-06-14T12:00:00Z
The figurative and the symbolic, the real and the surreal creep across Thomas Wood's intaglio prints. 14 top arts picks for the week of Jan. 22 2012-01-18T23:48:05Z
Antique cameos and intaglios abound in other decorations. With a Centerpiece Like This, Who Needed Cake? 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z
She started making color intaglio prints first, then a series of aquatints that she exhibited in April 1891. | New Jersey: A Review of ‘Prints by Mary Cassatt,’ at the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum 2013-01-26T01:34:24Z
Sediles also is showing some abstract intaglio prints, bold and monochromatic, and two sketchy acrylics that follow the traditional wide-angle approach. In the galleries: ‘Strictly Painting’ is anything but 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z
The most handsome pieces are the result of such traditional techniques as intaglio, lithography and screen printing, sometimes employed in tandem. Review | In the galleries: A visual rallying cry against gun violence 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z
Sakuta’s intaglio prints are more surreal than gothic, and his miniature “portraits” are especially magical. ‘Twisted Impressions’ show is ghoulish, thought-provoking 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z
Glassy conference rooms — more intaglios, more moss — were equipped with heavy black curtains, for those desiring to shop in private, with separate entrances to admit celebrities. You May Be Surprised to Hear That Restoration Hardware Is Doing Great 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z
An oddly alluring object in the medieval display is a gilded copper plaque featuring a large champlevé enamel crucifix surrounded by smaller enamels, cameos and intaglios. Art Review: ‘Salvaging the Past,’ on Hoentschel, at Bard Graduate Center 2013-05-09T20:53:25Z
The ring was created using gold, silver, diamonds and rock crystal with engraved intaglio inspired by Istanbul’s sultan mosques. In Transit Blog: Jewelry Show Takes Over London Gallery 2011-12-12T11:00:52Z
Along the charcoal-colored walls, armies of classical statuary and framed plaster intaglios offered a whiff of the Grand Tour. You May Be Surprised to Hear That Restoration Hardware Is Doing Great 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z
How many bachelor pads can or should sport the same narwhal tusk, set of framed intaglios and cluster of geodes? You May Be Surprised to Hear That Restoration Hardware Is Doing Great 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z
The colorful intaglios — gems with incised carvings — likely fell out of signet rings worn by wealthy third-century bathers, and ended up trapped in the stone drains. Ancient Romans Dropped Their Bling Down the Drain, Too 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z
A collection-based exhibition is now in the works, focusing on intaglio prints from the Renaissance to the present, likely to open in December. Inside the hidden gem of the Hammer Museum's $90-million renovation 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z
Staff noticed a hidden drawer which contained about 30 items of jewellery, most with animal pictures on - called reverse crystal intaglios. Secret drawer jewellery makes £10,000 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z
In his hands, a Byzantine medallion might get trimmed with tiny sapphires and diamonds, or an 18th-century intaglio might be attached to a simple chain. null 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z
MIPA’s tiles are still handmade, using an intaglio technique developed more than a century ago. Digital printing brings one-of-kind home interior products to the masses 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z
The delicate intaglios, fashioned from amethyst, jasper and carnelian, range in diameter from 5 millimeters to 16 millimeters — bigger than a pencil eraser, smaller than a dime. Ancient Romans Dropped Their Bling Down the Drain, Too 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z
“Drypoint is a printmaking technique of the intaglio family, in which an image is scratched onto a plate with a needle made of sharp metal or with a diamond point,” Iancu said. Artist explores disaster, memory through printmaking 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z
Auctioneer James Laverack said reverse crystal intaglios were a popular form of jewellery "for both gentlemen and ladies in the Late Victorian and Edwardian period". Secret drawer jewellery makes £10,000 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z
Hundreds of historical images of Manhattan are rendered in sumptuous color or in monochromatic plates produced by intaglio, the method used to print currency. A History of New York Has Its Own Compelling Past 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z
It’s a complicated story, and it’s a simple story,” said Colescott, who describes his intaglio printmaking technique at the time as a sort of “jigsaw” puzzle linking many different elements. Madison exhibit puts printmaking wizard’s talent on display 2015-10-03T04:00:00Z
The tradition of intaglios goes back to the Sumerian period in Mesopotamia, where figures were gouged by hand into softer stone. Ancient Romans Dropped Their Bling Down the Drain, Too 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z
“The show is comprised mostly of intaglio prints, but there are a number of inflatables, an illustration, one video and some drawing as well,” Iancu said. Artist explores disaster, memory through printmaking 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z
While cameos are raised images, intaglios are the reverse, carved so that the image is recessed into stone. Roman Empire's 'Ancient Luxury' shows timeless appeal at Getty Villa 2015-02-07T05:00:00Z
These cylindrical pieces of stone, some barely an inch in length, were incised with intaglio designs featuring gods and animals. The Ur-Metropolis 2013-05-20T22:23:50Z
That feeling, or texture, is created in the second step of money making, called intaglio. Bureau of Engraving and Printing: Making our money since 1862 2012-08-10T15:32:43Z
I bought a pretty intaglio, and bade him farewell, after an hour's acquaintance, with quite the feeling of a friend. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z
Another method, intaglio, added by Universal in 1966, was used the following year by Cy Twombly to create “Note I,” tightly wound scribbles that look like a page from an ancient manuscript. | Long Island: Exhibition Focuses on Publisher of Art Prints 2012-03-03T00:46:17Z
All of these examined were found to be female dies, with the design in intaglio rather than in relief. American Military Insignia 1800-1851 2012-02-04T03:00:18.780Z
That evening a plate was made from the negative by a new intaglio process. The Unpublishable Memoirs 2012-02-03T03:00:18.447Z
He also made with great taste and skill large lustres and mirrors with frames of glass ornamented either in intaglio or with foliage of various colours. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z
The matrix or intaglio is now ready to place in the printing press, and the remaining operations of printing are exactly the same as those used in the old process of photoglyptic printing. Scientific American, Vol. XLIII.?No. 1. [New Series.], July 3, 1880 A Weekly Journal Of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, And Manufactures 2012-01-05T03:00:30.823Z
At the end opposite the doors was the lectern of ivory and ebony, embellished with symbolical intaglios and inlaid with gold. Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians 2011-10-28T02:00:22.437Z
It was a man's ring, of massive setting; the stone of a deep blood-red, and graven with an intaglio of a Roman bust. Judith Shakespeare Her love affairs and other adventures 2011-10-20T02:00:22.743Z
An intaglio, with a pirate half transformed, as on the frieze, is engraved in the Gaz. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) 2011-09-30T02:00:18.107Z
At all periods many intaglios are found which could not have been so employed without great difficulty. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z
A precious intaglio of exquisite workmanship is being broken up and pulverised under our eyes; and no one cares. Critical Studies 2011-07-21T02:00:20.463Z
Books and leather cases, saddlery and household ornamentation of various descriptions have been either moulded into forms of beauty, or stamped or rolled by cameo and intaglio designs cut into the surface of fast-moving cylinders. Inventions in the Century 2011-07-20T02:00:14.643Z
Statues, altars, columns, elegant freizes, sarcophagi, coins and intaglios, have been making their appearance during several ages; but they are immediately carried away by curious persons, or more frequently applied to domestic uses.  A Tour throughout South Wales and Monmouthshire 2011-07-08T02:00:18.387Z
For many years, however, progress in processes for intaglio printing was very slow. Photogravure 2011-06-19T02:00:24.663Z
The Cameo in the Roman Empire.—During the 1st century of the empire the engraver’s art alike in cameo and in intaglio was at a high degree of excellence. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z
Stairs, glasses, rings, cubes, and intaglios are among the objects commonly used to illustrate this type of illusion. Visual Illusions Their Causes, Characteristics and Applications 2011-06-02T02:00:25.247Z
Even in the smallest Greek coin or intaglio of the best period this separate individuality of form in each part of the human frame is accentuated, and with it a sense of size and breadth. The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume I 2011-05-22T02:00:16.657Z
How sharply and indelibly cut in my memory, like intaglios in ivory, the surroundings of that scene, even to the minutest detail! Hoosier Mosaics 2011-05-20T02:00:35.173Z
"You are a capital judge, or you would not have thus picked out my best intaglio—will no colonnati suit?" Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 369, July 1846 2011-04-29T02:00:09.217Z
Meanwhile, as an alternative form the conoidal seal, rounded at the top and having a flat base for the intaglio, came into use beside the cylinder. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z
The comparison of intaglio with low relief has been mentioned several times in preceding chapters. Visual Illusions Their Causes, Characteristics and Applications 2011-06-02T02:00:25.247Z
After the engraver has worked out the design in intaglio, the die is put through the operation of hardening, after which, being cleaned and polished, it is called a matrix. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z
In another intaglio, representing a fight between armed warriors, the art has ceased to be Assyrian, and is struggling to become native. The Library Magazine of Select Foreign Literature All volumes 2011-03-02T03:00:25.433Z
The tactile intaglio print deposits the ink in recesses in the paper surface also giving the banknote its crisp, shiny quality. Funny money 2011-02-28T23:04:22Z
Egypt.—We must go back to the remotest periods for the origin of intaglio engraving in Egypt. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z
In these cases the concealment of the light-source and the commonness of bas-relief as compared with intaglio are the causes for the illusion or the error in judgment. Visual Illusions Their Causes, Characteristics and Applications 2011-06-02T02:00:25.247Z
Reproductive Processes of the Graphic ArtsBy A. W. Elson A primer of information about the distinctive features of the relief, the intaglio, and the planographic processes of printing. Paper-Cutting Machines A Primer of Information about Paper and Card Trimmers, Hand-Lever Cutters, Power Cutters and Other Automatic Machines for Cutting Paper (Typographic Technical Series Part 1, No. 10) 2010-12-30T03:00:20.623Z
The intaglios have ceased to be Babylonian, and have become markedly Assyrian. The Library Magazine of Select Foreign Literature All volumes 2011-03-02T03:00:25.433Z
Another “Homonooea” is unlikely to happen by, but there is bound to be more than one woman visiting the Winter Antiques Show for whom the ring’s intaglio of victory would seem appropriate. 2010-01-27T11:29:00Z
The Intaglio in the Roman Empire.—The art of engraving in intaglio was also at a high level of excellence in the beginning of the Roman empire. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z
For example, we more commonly encounter relief than intaglio; therefore, we are likely to think that we are looking at the former. Visual Illusions Their Causes, Characteristics and Applications 2011-06-02T02:00:25.247Z
I believe that two metal-moulds were made, one with the ornament in relief, and the other with the same ornament sunk in intaglio. An Architect's Note-Book in Spain principally illustrating the domestic architecture of that country.
You will read Boccaccio, whose tales are intaglios carved with exquisitely licentious and Lilliputian scenes. Sinister Street, vol. 1
Most of the stamps were cut intaglio, so that their impressions are in cameo form. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis"
Cameo-work as compared with intaglios in classical times was rare and infrequent, but now and onwards the opposite is the case, intaglio-sinking having almost died out, and cameos being chiefly produced. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z
Distance or depth is indicated by the distribution of light and shade, and an unusual object like an intaglio is likely to be mistaken for relief which is more common. Visual Illusions Their Causes, Characteristics and Applications 2011-06-02T02:00:25.247Z
"This does not concern the intaglio," he said. The Gambler A Novel
There is all the difference between an intaglio in onyx and a pencil scrawl on paper to be discovered between Mr. Smith’s book and the printed prattle of the average globe-trotter. Village Life in China A Study in Sociology
The intaglio figures are overlaid with these precious metals, and the deft hand of cunning workmanship is perceptible in every article produced. My Trip Around the World August, 1895-May, 1896
Apart from the use of intaglios for sealing, the excavations have shown that the Cretan lapidaries were largely employed in the working of gems for purposes of decoration. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z
Nothing of account was found except a few walls, an intaglio, some fragments of pottery and a few coins. The Towns of Roman Britain
A cameo is therefore the converse of an intaglio, which consists of an incised or sunk engraving in the same class of materials. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens"
It is interesting to find instances of the use of antique intaglios for the purpose by some of them. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth"
In the same guardaroba, besides many other things, is a portrait of Hannibal the Carthaginian, cut in intaglio in an antique cornelian, and also a very beautiful head in marble by the hand of Donato. Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors and Architects Vol. IX (of 10) Michelagnolo to the Flemings
Gem-Engraving in the Later Empire.—In the following centuries the art of intaglio engraving, which was still at a high degree of perfection in the first century of the Roman empire, became more mechanical. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z
In London the intaglio processes are used by many of the firms mentioned on page 240. The Art of Illustration 2nd ed.
The woman lay back, looking up at the high ceiling, an expression of calm and careful consideration on her face, which was illuminated sharply, like an intaglio, by the lamp. Command
The old brown wood of which it was made had been but little ornamented, but broad bands of brass were attached to it, worked both in relief and in intaglio. Tales from the German Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors
Shortly after we became engaged, I went to Europe, and whilst there I came across a jeweller who produced the most beautiful carvings in cameo and intaglio. An Artist in Crime
On the other hand it must not be supposed that gems engraved in intaglio were necessarily employed as seals. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z
They include, first, fanciful modifications of form; second, relief ornament; third, intaglio figures; and, fourth, designs in color. Ancient Pottery of the Mississippi Valley Fourth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1882-83, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1886, pages 361-436
As early as the first half of the 15th century bookbinders used dies both in relief and in intaglio, that is having the design cut into the surface of the die. Books Before Typography A Primer of Information About the Invention of the Alphabet and the History of Book-Making up to the Invention of Movable Types Typographic Technical Series for Apprentices #49
The former include relieved features and intaglio features, which are executed in the plastic clay, and the latter comprise figures in color, penciled or painted upon the surface. Ancient art of the province of Chiriqui, Colombia Sixth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1884-1885, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1888, pages 3-188
About ten years ago you commissioned me to buy for you in New York a seal—an intaglio of great value—a head of Hercules, as I remember. The Galaxy Vol. 23, No. 1
However, speaking generally, the intaglio engraving is a means to an end, namely, a seal-impression, while an engraving in relief is complete in itself. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z
In addition, the roughness of early paper, which was serious for the woodcut, created no difficulties for the line engraver or for other workers in the intaglio or gravure media. Why Bewick Succeeded A Note in the History of Wood Engraving
The background is then laid in with thick, solid, warm white, actually projecting all round the head, leaving it in dark intaglio. Modern Painters Volume I (of V)
Her features had the surety of an intaglio. The Paliser case
With care I washed the slab, then with black crayon darkened its surface until the intaglio letters appeared in white on a dark background. The Mayas, the Sources of Their History Dr. Le Plongeon in Yucatan, His Account of Discoveries
Raphael collected from every part of the world medallions of intaglios and antiques to assist him in his designs. Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 8 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History
In matters of intaglio he was much assisted by two Veronese of honourable family, with whom he was continually associated. Lives of the most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects Vol. 06 (of 10) Fra Giocondo to Niccolo Soggi
One intaglio, carved in red coral, caught the eye especially, on the first finger of his right hand. The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius
All were there, excepting the Apollo intaglio, which Ciacco, driven by hunger, had that evening restored to Raphael. Romance of Roman Villas (The Renaissance)
As we retrace our steps down the Rue Richelieu we may enter, on our L. the equally rich and sumptuous museum of coins, medals, antiques, intaglios, gems, etc. The Story of Paris
This remarkable work is studded all over with engraved intaglios of Roman workmanship. Rambles of an Archaeologist Among Old Books and in Old Places Being Papers on Art, in Relation to Archaeology, Painting, Art-Decoration, and Art-Manufacture
At Parma, in times past, lived Marmita, who gave his attention for a period to painting, and then turned to intaglio, in which he imitated the ancients very closely. Lives of the most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects Vol. 06 (of 10) Fra Giocondo to Niccolo Soggi
The intaglio work on this side is not equal to that in cameo, on the other. Scarabs The History, Manufacture and Symbolism of the Scarabæus in Ancient Egypt, Phoenicia, Sardinia, Etruria, etc.
It is also enriched with mosaics, intaglios, enamels, gilded glass, pietra dura, and all of these arranged in a whole which is quite unique in art. A History of Art for Beginners and Students Painting, Sculpture, Architecture
Nay, I do not doubt at all that such a name is more suitable for it than for intaglio, for which wax serves as spectacles both true and good. Lives of the Most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects Vol. 01 (of 10), Cimabue to Agnolo Gaddi
Had the contrary been the case, we should inevitably have found some artistic quality sacrificed to their meaning, which is not the case with the intaglio more than with the insect representation. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 108, October, 1866
I have a fine Cleopatra cut in sardonyx, and one or two other intaglios and cameos, both curious and beautiful, worthy of being added to the cabinet of a prince. Romola
In the island of Sardinia have been found numerous intaglios under the form of scarabs, they were apparently used as signets. Scarabs The History, Manufacture and Symbolism of the Scarabæus in Ancient Egypt, Phoenicia, Sardinia, Etruria, etc.
She first devoted herself to the cutting of intaglios, which demanded an immense amount of patient labor. A History of Art for Beginners and Students Painting, Sculpture, Architecture
One form of press is used for all manner of intaglio plate printing. The Building of a Book A Series of Practical Articles Written by Experts in the Various Departments of Book Making and Distributing
Engraved gems or simple intaglios in pietra dura seem to belong to Greek art rather than Etruscan. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 108, October, 1866
This intaglio of the fish with the crested serpent above it, in the black stratum of the onyx, or rather nicolo, is well shown by the surrounding blue of the upper stratum. Romola
The archaic people of ancient Etruria did not make cameos, their gems were intaglios and were incised on the under side, on forms shaped in the model of the scarabæus or beetle. Scarabs The History, Manufacture and Symbolism of the Scarabæus in Ancient Egypt, Phoenicia, Sardinia, Etruria, etc.
He spread his plump, manicured hands, on one finger of which was a green intaglio ring. The Lost Girl
This entire process must be repeated for each print made from an intaglio plate. The Building of a Book A Series of Practical Articles Written by Experts in the Various Departments of Book Making and Distributing
Some of these are the perfection of intaglio: nothing in the gem-cutting of the Greeks could be more exquisite and purely beautiful than they are as intaglio. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 108, October, 1866
“I have one or two intaglios of much beauty,” said Tito, proceeding to draw from his wallet a small case. Romola
The flat side or base was engraved with intaglio. Scarabs The History, Manufacture and Symbolism of the Scarabæus in Ancient Egypt, Phoenicia, Sardinia, Etruria, etc.
It is beautifully executed in intaglio and relievo, with the surface polished. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 455 Volume 18, New Series, September 18, 1852
The machine for engraving a matrix in intaglio is operated in much the same manner as that for engraving a punch in relief. The Building of a Book A Series of Practical Articles Written by Experts in the Various Departments of Book Making and Distributing
The intaglio was all to the Greek artist, and anything more was labor worse than wasted. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 108, October, 1866
But it were well that Messere should notify to thee what the gems are, together with the intagli they bear, as a warrant to Bartolommeo that they will be worthy of his attention.” Romola
The process is very simple: the gutta-percha, softened by immersion in hot water, is pressed upon an impression in relief, until a perfect intaglio is formed. The Handbook to English Heraldry
I made up my mind that she had something to sell—a bit of carving or some intaglio supposed to be antique. Stories by American Authors (Volume 4)
The method of printing etchings, mezzotint, and other intaglio plates is the same to-day as it was in the time of Rembrandt and Durer. The Building of a Book A Series of Practical Articles Written by Experts in the Various Departments of Book Making and Distributing
The only reliable criterion for the majority of cases is the spirit of the design in the intaglio. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 108, October, 1866
The intaglio gems were meant for the sealing of documents, the seal taking the place of the modern signature; but the figures upon seals are in their way as finished as great works of sculpture. The Legacy of Greece Essays By: Gilbert Murray, W. R. Inge, J. Burnet, Sir T. L. Heath, D'arcy W. Thompson, Charles Singer, R. W. Livingston, A. Toynbee, A. E. Zimmern, Percy Gardner, Sir Reginald Blomfield
One of them showed us an intaglio which he had bought.  Memoirs
Pointed oval: the impression of an antique oval intaglio gem. Bell's Cathedrals: The Priory Church of St. Bartholomew-the-Great, Smithfield A Short History of the Foundation and a Description of the Fabric and also of the Church of St. Bartholomew-the-Less
I return to a strange perforated pebble, an intaglio from Dumbuck. The Clyde Mystery a Study in Forgeries and Folklore
It was a superb stone, a deep carnelian, nearly opaque, exquisitely elaborated, and with an intaglio which I doubt not was Greek. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 108, October, 1866
But then it was notorious that Ben's bump of reverence was an intaglio. In Apple-Blossom Time A Fairy-Tale to Date
Upon intaglios recovered we find combatants striking at each other's throats and you will recollect that Achilles does just this thing in his fight with Hector. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 2, 1917
There are some precious souvenirs of Napoleon to be seen,—as portraits, miniatures, pistols, &c.,—a fine collection of painted glass, and a countless lot of antiques, intaglios, autographs, and watches. Young Americans Abroad Vacation in Europe: Travels in England, France, Holland, Belgium, Prussia and Switzerland
Rittenhouse first suggested the true explanation of the experiment, of the apparent conversion of a cameo into an intaglio, when viewed through a compound microscope, and anticipated many years Brewster's theory. Continental Monthly , Vol. 6, No. 1, July, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy.
His intaglio ceased to be ornamentation, and passed into the category of ideal work. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 108, October, 1866
Yet, taking up the next, and the next, she found herself wishing it might be this one—this cracked intaglio. The Coast of Chance
The walls of these underground apartments are generally decorated in outline intaglio if the rock be hard; or in color if the walls be plaster, as is often the case. A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present
Presently the competition stopped; she obtained the intaglio for a good price. The Child of Pleasure
He had intaglios and Spanish altar-cloths and drawings by the old masters. The Bostonians, Vol. I (of II)
But these are rare, and the trained eye of an artist need not be more puzzled to determine the Greek or Etruscan character of an intaglio, than to distinguish a Florentine picture from a Venetian. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 108, October, 1866
The eye is large and the neck is ornamented with a single rectangular intaglio figure. Illustrated Catalogue of a Portion of the Collections Made During the Field Season of 1881 Third Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1881-82, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1884, pages 427-510
This powerfully-conceived head is said to have been taken from a small intaglio cut in cornelian. Michael Angelo Buonarroti
But, as he continues, "many and very many years passed over during which the art was lost".... until in the days of Lorenzo di Medici the fashion for cameos and intaglios revived. Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages A Description of Mediaeval Workmanship in Several of the Departments of Applied Art, Together with Some Account of Special Artisans in the Early Renaissance
There are men whose lives are intaglios, cut by the chisel of destiny deep into the sard of their generations; every line and curve and faintest tracing pregnant with interest, suggestion, and emotion. Princess
Rudely-sculptured bas-reliefs and intaglios, torn from ancient mastabas, were set over windows and doors, and stone colossi of kings and gods leered and threatened from dusky corners. The False Gods
The ground is composed wholly of white beads, one being dropped on every stitch; where, therefore, the scarlet and slate silks are worked without beads, they appear to be in intaglio. The Ladies' Work-Book Containing Instructions In Knitting, Crochet, Point-Lace, etc.
It appears to have been inspired by a Greek intaglio. Michael Angelo Buonarroti
This latter carved a portrait of Ludovico il Moro on a red balas ruby, in intaglio. Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages A Description of Mediaeval Workmanship in Several of the Departments of Applied Art, Together with Some Account of Special Artisans in the Early Renaissance
Its sides were the outer walls of the temple proper, reinforced by stupendous pilasters and elaborated with much bas-relief and many intaglios. The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt
Stay! memory preserves one gem from a Sunday school dialogue, one sharp-cut intaglio of childhood springing fully armed from the head of Satan:   Q. Where hast thou been this Sabbath morning? On The Art of Reading
His lodging was above the workroom and shop of a recoverer of ancient coins and intaglios, skilful cleanser and mender of these and merchant to whom would buy. Foes
The gold signet-ring of Scipio Africanus, with a victory in intaglio on a cornelian stone, found in the tomb of his son, who was buried here, is now in the possession of Lord Beverley. Roman Mosaics Or, Studies in Rome and Its Neighbourhood
On it one sees bas-relief carving, intaglios, statuettes, mosaic, the lapidary's art in agate; enamels, and gilded glass, and yet all in good taste and harmony. Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages A Description of Mediaeval Workmanship in Several of the Departments of Applied Art, Together with Some Account of Special Artisans in the Early Renaissance
He longed wistfully for the gay vitality of that other summer when every day had been an exquisite intaglio of laughter. Kenny
Occasionally the same forms are found in intaglio, cut into the ground instead of being built above it, but just as carefully and artistically made. Scientific American Supplement, No. 794, March 21, 1891
Another intaglio is spoken of—the figure is that of the god Hercules; by the aid of glasses, you can distinguish the interlacing muscles and count every separate hair on the eyebrows. Scientific American Supplement No. 822, October 3, 1891
He could see her profile set against the deep-red glow like an intaglio on sard. The Street Called Straight
At Santa Maria in Organo, where are the wonderful intagli of Fra Giovanni da Verona, the sacristan fully shared our sorrow that the best pictures could not be unveiled as it was Holy Week. Italian Journeys
He opened one of the lockers in his study, and from a small drawer selected an ancient ring, in which was set a piece of crystal with a delicate intaglio of a figure of Victory. Saracinesca
Because of his great happiness the whole world seemed to him like some exquisite intaglio of which this day was the design. Romance Island
A wonderful melody as of Mrs. Browning's best efforts pervades every verse, priceless and rare as some old intaglio. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 2, February, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy
Among them were several precious jewels and antique intaglios and cameos of great value, the spoils doubtless of travellers of distinction. Tales of a Traveller
The necklace of gem intaglios, in gold Etruscan filigree settings, he had given her for her Elsa—more than her Elsa was worth. Evelyn Innes
Antonym: intaglio. camp, n. encampment; bivouac; cantonment, quarters. Putnam's Word Book
The prince was smiling as he met her eyes; for the world was always the exquisite intaglio, and to-day was its design. Romance Island
It was he who segregated the Renaissance intaglios at Bloomsbury only the winter before he exposed the composite figurines at Berlin. The Collectors
The contrast of the weathered brown of the outside of the ivory with the pure white of the inner layers, when worked up into a carved design, gives the effect of cameo and intaglio combined. The New North
For a ring, the gentleman of fine taste would prefer a precious antique intaglio to the handsomest diamond or ruby that could be brought at Hunt and Roskell's. Routledge's Manual of Etiquette
There are a few jewels, and some diamond pendants in antique settings, a diamond necklace, crosses, medals, and orders, and a few uncut gems and antique intaglios. The Italians
But Prince Tabnit was the last to note that, for he saw only Olivia; and the world—the world was an intaglio of his own designing. Romance Island
Naturally he is writing a book on intaglios, and it will be a good one. The Collectors
But more generally the "true-blue" old families are simple and urbane in their manners; and their pretensions are, as Miss Edgeworth says, presented rather intaglio than in cameo. Pink and White Tyranny A Society Novel
Some of these intaglios are still in a private collection in Bologna. Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D.
Overhead saints, prophets, and martyrs, standing immovable in the tinted glories of the stained windows, fling broad patches of purple, emerald, and yellow, upon the intaglio pavement. The Italians
Windsor, too, possesses a very delicate Ganymede, which seems intended for an intaglio. The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti
Most curious were tripods, strong, pikelike legs of golden metal four feet high, holding small circles of the lapis with intaglios of one curious symbol somewhat resembling the ideographs of the Chinese. The Moon Pool
Antique cornelian intaglio of dancing figure of a satyr. 6th. A Pair of Blue Eyes
Roderick had, in fact, a Venetian watch-chain round his neck and a magnificent Roman intaglio on the third finger of his left hand. Roderick Hudson
The figures were intaglio, in a gem of transparent cerulean hue, and delicately painted. Philothea A Grecian Romance
It need only have been a temporary matter, and there were other Cellini tankards, and intaglios, and line engravings in the world for the man with money in his purse. The Crimson Blind
It was the last of his jewels—the rejected of the pawnbrokers, who, not being learned in antique intaglios, had condemned the ring as trumpery. Birds of Prey
The intaglio, relieved by inlaid pieces of Mosaic, of queen FREDEGOND, has escaped the accidents of twelve centuries. Paris as It Was and as It Is
The one trinket he displayed was a ring, which he wore on the forefinger of his right hand, a handsome intaglio carved out of crimson coral. The Heavenly Twins
The intaglio was a dark sard beautifully cut with the head of Minerva, and Mrs. Greyson's artistic instincts were keenly alive to the exquisite delicacy of its workmanship. The Pagans
The Christ, and the Evangelists, all carry books, of which each has a mosaic, or intaglio ornament, in the shape of a cross. Val d'Arno
For a ring, the man of fine taste would prefer a precious antique intaglio to the handsomest diamond or ruby that could be bought. Frost's Laws and By-Laws of American Society A condensed but thorough treatise on etiquette and its usages in America, containing plain and reliable directions for deportment in every situation in life.
Sometimes a costly intaglio is sunk in silver and set as a pin. Manners and Social Usages
These having been removed, I inspect the seal—an oblong, vermilion-red polished stone, with the design cut in intaglio upon it. Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan First Series
It is an intaglio that the artist Hoffmeir—I have told you of our friendship in Rome—gave me one Christmas. The Pagans
"I have one or two intagli of much beauty," said Tito. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 04 — Fiction
In the tiny Gem Room at the end of the corridor are wonders of the lapidary's art—and here is the famous intaglio portrait of Savonarola—but they want better treatment. A Wanderer in Florence
Murders have their little differences and shades of merit as well as statues, pictures, oratorios, cameos, intaglios, or what not. Miscellaneous Essays
It required nothing but the substitution of wood for stone and of relievo for intaglio to give that art the form it now has. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 14 The New Era; A Supplementary Volume, by Recent Writers, as Set Forth in the Preface and Table of Contents
The lover's heart is like an intaglio, precious by being inscribed with his lady's image. Sonnets
Subsequently he had his own image made in intaglio, and sealed everything with that. Dio's Rome, Volume 3 An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek During The Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus
Before leaving this room, look for 100^3, an unknown terra-cotta of the Birth of Eve, which is both masterly and amusing, and 110^4, a very lovely intaglio in wood. A Wanderer in Florence
The evidences of engraving, both in relief and intaglio, are of very ancient date. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 08 The Later Renaissance: from Gutenberg to the Reformation
These intagli would be interesting relics for collectors of such flotsam and jetsam of a ruined dynasty.  Pickle the Spy; Or, the Incognito of Prince Charles
The old brown wood, though slightly ornamented, was crossed with broad bands of brass wrought both in relief and intaglio. Autobiography: Truth and Fiction Relating to My Life
One is a man's head, small, on cornelian, and intaglio; a fly, ditto; an Isis, cameo; and an inscription in Christian Latin: the last is literally not worth two sequins. The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 1
They wandered about the premises awhile, looking at marbles, prints, intaglios, coins, till a serving man entered—a clean-shaven and rather bony old creature whom the Count called Andrea—to announce tea. South Wind
The designs are engraved in intaglio, but, our illustrations being made, as is usual, from plaster impressions, they appear as cameos. A History of Greek Art
Your Royal Highness does me the greatest pleasure in mentioning the desire you have to have the King’s head in an intaglio Pickle the Spy; Or, the Incognito of Prince Charles
Odo, at first an amused spectator, gradually found himself engrossed in the fierce quarrels raging over the date of an intaglio or the myth represented on an amphora. The Valley of Decision
When Lord Carlisle was here last year, who is a great virtuoso, he asked leave to see the cardinal's collection of cameos and intaglios. The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 1
This appearance is produced by passing them between rollers, on one of which is figured in intaglio the pattern to be transferred to the calico. On the Economy of Machinery and Manufactures
And with the perfect grace of an intaglio, he shows, as in truth the minute intaglio may do, the faculty of structure, the logic of poetry. Essays from 'The Guardian'
The walls were of a green marble veined like malachite, the ceiling was of darker marble inlaid with white intaglios. Huntingtower
Still, the intaglio is in other respects decidedly Phoenician and not Assyrian. History of Phoenicia
The gem engraved on the cover is enlarged from a small intaglio in the collection of Mr. M. H. N. STORY-MASKELYNE, M.P.  Such gems were recommended by Clemens of Alexandria to the early Christians.  Angling Sketches
It is an ancient carnelian intaglio which he obtained in Rome, and bears upon its face, exquisitely engraved, a Winged Victory. Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White — Volume 2
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