Definition of Sgraffito. Meaning of Sgraffito. Synonyms of Sgraffito

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Definition of Sgraffito

Sgraffito
Sgraffito Sgraf*fi"to, a. [It.] (Paint.) Scratched; -- said of decorative painting of a certain style, in which a white overland surface is cut or scratched through, so as to form the design from a dark ground underneath.

Meaning of Sgraffito from wikipedia

- Sgraffito (Italian: [zɡrafˈfiːto]; pl. sgraffiti) is an artistic or decorative technique of scratching through a coating on a hard surface to reveal parts...
- (1897–98) Sgraffito by Cauchie on the Rue Malibran/Malibranstraat (1900) Sgraffito by Cauchie on his residence and studio (1905) Sgraffito panel in the...
- Duchess's right ear and the embroidery on her right cuff are rendered in sgraffito, a technique done by scratching through a layer of wet paint to show the...
- Renaissance buildings were often decorated with sgraffito (figural or ornamental). The figural sgraffito as well as relief decorations usually drew inspiration...
- Sgraffito at the Lambert Sevart weapons factory, in Liege (Belgium) (early 20th century)....
- House by Gustave Strauven (1903) Cauchie House by Paul Cauchie (1905) Sgraffito panel in the Cauchie House Stoclet Palace by Josef Hoffmann (1911) Art...
- very little medieval paint has survived. As well as painting, scratched sgraffito techniques were often used. This involved painting a colour over pot metal...
- marble dust, and lime, were sometimes added. In this same century, the sgraffito technique, also known as graffito or scratchwork was introduced into Germany...
- windows, balconies, portals and ornamental balustrades. Ceiling frescos, sgraffito, plafonds and coffering (patterned ceilings; Polish kaseton; from Italian...
- painters. Her brother, Peter Marquant, followed in their footsteps. The sgraffito on the Vienna Künstlerhaus were created by her grandfather. Because her...