Difference between revisions of "Metal point"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
A sharpened metal rod used for drawing on a [[paper]] or [[parchment]] support which had been covered by a [[ground]]. Metal points are often prepared from [[silver]] but may also be made from [[lead]], [[copper]], or [[gold]]. They were most commonly used in the 15th century but some contemporary artists use metal point. | A sharpened metal rod used for drawing on a [[paper]] or [[parchment]] support which had been covered by a [[ground]]. Metal points are often prepared from [[silver]] but may also be made from [[lead]], [[copper]], or [[gold]]. They were most commonly used in the 15th century but some contemporary artists use metal point. | ||
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File:Navajo girl.jpg|Bronze point drawing | File:Navajo girl.jpg|Bronze point drawing | ||
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Revision as of 09:12, 29 July 2014
Description
A sharpened metal rod used for drawing on a Paper or Parchment support which had been covered by a Ground. Metal points are often prepared from Silver but may also be made from Lead, Copper, or Gold. They were most commonly used in the 15th century but some contemporary artists use metal point.
Synonyms and Related Terms
metalpoint
Additional Information
Thea Burns. The Luminous Trace: Drawing and Writing in Metalpoint. London: Archetype Publications, 2012.
Additional Images
Metal point drawing
Bronze point drawing
Metalpoint
Metal point
15th century style silver point
Lead point
Lead-tin alloy metal point
Silver point
Tin point
Metalpoint
Authority
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- Media & Techniques of Works of Art on Paper, New York University, New York, 1999
- The Bullfinch Guide to Art History, Shearer West (ed.), Bullfinch Press, Boston, 1996