Above: Jan van der Straet. Nova reperta. Engraving, detail ca. 1600
Developed in the 16th Century and used by artists such as Rembrandt, Goya and Durer, intaglio processes involve an image being cut or etched into a metal place, typically copper, but also zinc, aluminum and steel. Ink is pressed into the recesses of the etched metal plate, and the plate is then pressed onto dampened paper using a printing press. Intaglio prints can often be identified by their single dark color and by the indentation mark the plate leaves around the image.
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