{"product_id":"intaglio-collection-in-black","title":"Intaglio collection in Black","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn assortment of Intaglio engravings. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese detailed antique miniatures are depicting historical scenes, portraits, and famous sculptures from the grand tour period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet on to a mottled white background to fully show their minute intricacy of detail, and finished in a square white glazed frame, with easy hanging points to the rear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe intaglio has its origins in Sumer in the 4\u003c\/span\u003e\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e millennium BC with the creation of cylinder and stamp seals, whereby decorations and patterns were engraved into soft stones. However, it is not until the Archaic Period in Greece, when Greek artists developed new techniques for the decoration of stones, that gemstone engraving, as we know it, had its beginnings. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDuring the Hellenistic period and the early Roman Empire, the art of intaglio engraving reached its apogee, with there being a steady decline in craftsmanship in the later empire, until a revival of interest with the Byzantines and later during the Renaissance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThen they became commercialised again to supply the Gentry doing the Grand Tour, who purchased them as gifts for friends back home.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e. 36 x 36 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sculptured Arts Studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56468235747711,"sku":null,"price":155.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0057\/4322\/files\/0E9B3C9F-ACD7-45D5-BDB3-FA225EAFD061_1_105_c.jpg?v=1764878522","url":"https:\/\/www.marble-sculpture.com\/de\/products\/intaglio-collection-in-black","provider":"Sculptured Arts Studio","version":"1.0","type":"link"}