intaglios

Incised gem designs

Intaglios is the plural of intaglio, a design carved or engraved into a surface so that the image sits below the surrounding material—the opposite of a relief or cameo.

The term applies to engraved gems, certain printmaking techniques where ink fills incised lines, and decorative carvings in stone or metal: a collection of Roman intaglios, The museum displayed Renaissance intaglios alongside cameos.

jewelry

gemstone

Ornamental cut mineral

signetEngraved personal seal
cameoBrief guest appearance
cabochonDomed, unfaceted gemstone

bezel · ring · seal · agate · carnelian · onyx · sardonyx · chrysoprase · jasper · lapidary

technique

etching

Acid-incised metal print

carvingShaping by cutting away
incisingCutting into material
burinPointed engraving implement

chisel · drypoint · aquatint · mezzotint · copperplate · printmaking · gouge · stipple · crosshatch · etchant

ancient

Roman

Of ancient Italy's capital

GreekOf Athenian origin
EtruscanAncient central Italian people
MesopotamianOf the two-rivers land

Egyptian · antiquity · archaeology · seals · scarabs · cylinders · amulets · signets · gems · Hellenistic

printmaking

impression

Effect on the mind

printTransfer text to paper
proofDemonstration of truth
plateFlat dish for food

ink · press · pull · edition · matrix · transfer · relief · inking · wiping · dampening

design

incised

Cut into surface

recessedSet back into something
sunkenDescended beneath water level
hollowedMade empty within

negative · concave · depressed · grooved · indented · cut-in · reverse · debossed · countersunk

Opposites

carving technique/relief type

intaglioscameos

Brief notable appearances

reliefs · raised relief · bas-reliefs · embossments · protrusions

printmaking method

intaglioswoodcuts

Prints from carved lumber

linocuts · woodblock prints · letterpress · flexography · block prints

Family

Familiarity: Top 1,000,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G