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...
- Renaissance buildings were often decorated with sgraffito (figural or ornamental). The figural sgraffito as well as relief decorations usually drew inspiration...
- (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...
- 1905, in Art Nouveau style. Its façade is remarkable for its allegorical sgraffito decoration. The house is located at 5, rue des Francs/Frankenstraat in...
- but Ciamberlani himself provided the designs for the large allegorical sgraffito decoration on the façade. The building, which was renovated in 2006, is...
- statues Odin (1812/1822) and Odin (1824/1825) by Hermann Ernst Freund, the sgraffito over the entrance of Villa Wahnfried in Bayreuth (1874) by R. Krausse...
- (1901–1903) House of the architect Paul Cauchie in Brussels, featuring sgraffito (1905) Belgium was an early centre of Art Nouveau, thanks largely to the...
- House by Gustave Strauven (1903) Cauchie House by Paul Cauchie (1905) Sgraffito panel in the Cauchie House Stoclet Palace by Josef Hoffmann (1911) Art...
- He was known for his use of historical methods and his development of sgraffito and bas-relief techniques used a nail filed to a point as his main carving...