How to Use intaglio in a Sentence

intaglio

noun

• L'Amour Cupid is cast from a glass intaglio in 18K gold and set in a one-of-a-kind bezel.
  — Beth Bernstein, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2022
• The dark green intaglio features the god Mars holding a spear and trophy.
  — Fox News, 24 Aug. 2019
• The intaglio is now gray in color due to damage caused by an unknown fire.
  — David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 May 2021
• On this chalcedony intaglio from Greece, circa the 2nd or 3rd century BC, a nymph ties up her hair in a ribbon.
  — Vogue, 7 July 2017
• The community also has an intaglio on the 1200 block of Riverside Drive.
  — Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2017
• An intaglio from the 1400s, for example might depict a sacrifice to the Roman god Janus.
  — Lia Picard, House Beautiful, 2 Apr. 2021
• Instead of resting flat, the object’s back has an uneven surface, with a hole exposing the reverse of the intaglio.
  — David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 May 2021
• Curator Pontoni was drawn to his woodcuts and intaglio prints.
  — cleveland.com, 10 May 2018
• The tradition of intaglios goes back to the Sumerian period in Mesopotamia, where figures were gouged by hand into softer stone.
  — Franz Lidz, New York Times, 1 May 2023
• As a weapon, intaglio is more formidable than a water balloon.
  — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 19 July 2019
• The motif took several days to complete, using the intaglio technique, according to Lange.
  — Carol Besler, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2022
• Many historians date the reverse intaglio technique to 1860-era Belgium, as an artist there named Emile Marius signed some reverse intaglio pieces.
  — Kyle Roderick, Forbes, 1 July 2022
• While the inventories of Joséphine’s jewels list numerous examples of her cameo and intaglio jewelry, there are few details of the contents.
  — Anthony Demarco, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2021
• Marc Auclert, a decorative arts historian whose Paris store, steps from Place Vendôme, is a treasure chest of ancient intaglios and cameos fashioned a new, points to the 19th century.
  — Stellene Volandes, Town & Country, 3 May 2018
• 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.
  — CNN, 3 Nov. 2021
• 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.
  — Franz Lidz, New York Times, 1 May 2023
• Other fanciful reverse intaglio painted pieces encased in clear rock crystal include the ‘Whales in Wonderland’ necklace.
  — Kyle Roderick, Forbes, 1 July 2022
• Their experiences made a mark on jewelry design, reviving classical motifs and ancient goldsmithing techniques, as well as the use of cameos, intaglios, and micromosaics.
  — Stellene Volandes, Town & Country, 9 June 2023
• The common 19th-century process involved etching a 3D design into a thin sheet of translucent wax or porcelain using traditional relief and intaglio printmaking techniques.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 31 Aug. 2022

Last Updated: 16 Oct 2024