меццо-тинто

меццо-тинто

An intaglio printmaking method of engraving a copper or steel plate by scraping and pitting it with finely edged and pointed tools to produce graduated grey shades for the depiction of light and shadow. It was widely used in the eighteenth century, but like many older print methods has been superseded by photography.

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