Difference between revisions of "Photogravure"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
[[File:50.830-C29120.jpg|thumb|Photogravure<br>MFA# 50.830]] | [[File:50.830-C29120.jpg|thumb|Photogravure<br>MFA# 50.830]] | ||
| − | + | A photo-mechanical process whereby a copper plate is grained (adding a pattern to the plate) and then coated with a light-sensitive gelatin tissue which had been exposed to a film positive, and then etched, resulting in a high quality intaglio plate that can reproduce detailed continuous tones of a photograph. | |
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| + | The process was important in 19th-century photography, but by the 20th century was only used by some fine art photographers. | ||
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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fotogravure (Ned.); photogravure (Fr.); héliogravure (Fr.); Fotogravüre (Deut.); Heliogravüre (Deut.); fotoncisione (It.); fotograbado (Esp.); fotogravyr (Sven.) | fotogravure (Ned.); photogravure (Fr.); héliogravure (Fr.); Fotogravüre (Deut.); Heliogravüre (Deut.); fotoncisione (It.); fotograbado (Esp.); fotogravyr (Sven.) | ||
| − | == | + | ==Resources and Citations== |
* The Art of Photogravure: [https://photogravure.com/process/ Process] August 2022 | * The Art of Photogravure: [https://photogravure.com/process/ Process] August 2022 | ||
* Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photogravure Photogravure] August 2022 | * Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photogravure Photogravure] August 2022 | ||
Latest revision as of 12:12, 4 August 2022
Description
A photo-mechanical process whereby a copper plate is grained (adding a pattern to the plate) and then coated with a light-sensitive gelatin tissue which had been exposed to a film positive, and then etched, resulting in a high quality intaglio plate that can reproduce detailed continuous tones of a photograph.
The process was important in 19th-century photography, but by the 20th century was only used by some fine art photographers.
Synonyms and Related Terms
fotogravure (Ned.); photogravure (Fr.); héliogravure (Fr.); Fotogravüre (Deut.); Heliogravüre (Deut.); fotoncisione (It.); fotograbado (Esp.); fotogravyr (Sven.)
Resources and Citations
- The Art of Photogravure: Process August 2022
- Wikipedia: Photogravure August 2022
- Multilingual Glossary for Art Librarians at http://www.ifla.org/VII/s30/pub/mgl.htm