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Question 4 • *Art History 1A - WCPHS

What is intaglio?

Answer
A
a printmaking technique where the image is burned into the surface
B
a printmaking technique where the image is sketched into the surface
C
a printmaking technique where the image is incised into the surface

Explanation

Intaglio is a printmaking process in which the design is cut or incised into a surface, usually a metal plate. Ink fills the recessed lines and transfers to paper under pressure. So the correct choice is “a printmaking technique where the image is incised into the surface.”

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