Concept information
Preferred term
Mezzotint
Definition(s)
- Prints made from a process in which the surface of the plate is methodically roughened with a rocker to produce a dark background; areas may then be lightened using various scrapers; the resulting image has a continuous tonal range [AAT, alt.]
Broader concept(s)
Synonym(s)
- Black manner
- Black style
- Engraving, mezzotint
- Maniera nera
- Maniere anglaise
- Maniere noire, prints
- Manner, black
- Mezzotint engraving
- Mezzotints
Notation
- 115896
In other languages
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French
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Maniera nera
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Mezzo-tinto
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Mezzotinte
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-DDRH09KW-G
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