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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
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An [[intaglio]] printing technique prepared by scratching a design directly onto a printing plate, without the use of an [[etching ground]].  The plate is usually a metal sheet,  with a sharp-pointed tool. Drypoint prints characteristically have a fuzzy appearance due to the burrs and ridges along the printed lines. Initially used in the late 15th century by artists such as Dürer, the technique was replaced by mechanized printing but regained some popularity by the 19th century.
 
An [[intaglio]] printing technique prepared by scratching a design directly onto a printing plate, without the use of an [[etching ground]].  The plate is usually a metal sheet,  with a sharp-pointed tool. Drypoint prints characteristically have a fuzzy appearance due to the burrs and ridges along the printed lines. Initially used in the late 15th century by artists such as Dürer, the technique was replaced by mechanized printing but regained some popularity by the 19th century.
  
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File:1974.533-SC31304.jpg|Drypoint<br>MFA# 1974.533
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File:1974.533-SC31304.jpg|Drypoint by Pisarro<br>MFA# 1974.533
File:1983.220-SC28842.jpg|Drypoint<br>MFA# 1983.220
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File:1983.220-SC28842.jpg|Drypoint by Pisarro<br>MFA# 1983.220
File:1983.310-236-27.jpg|Drypoint<br>MFA# 1983.310
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File:1983.310-236-27.jpg|Drypoint by Degas<br>MFA# 1983.310
File:31.1287-SC15110.jpg|Drypoint<br>MFA# 31.1287
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File:31.1287-SC15110.jpg|Drypoint by rembrandt<br>MFA# 31.1287
File:41.813-SC25941.jpg|Drypoint<br>MFA# 41.813
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File:41.813-SC25941.jpg|Drypoint by Cassatt<br>MFA# 41.813
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File:SC13907.jpg|Drypoint by Rembrandt<br>MFA# 1976.744
 
File:1976.744.det.jpg|Drypoint detail<br>MFA# 1976.744
 
File:1976.744.det.jpg|Drypoint detail<br>MFA# 1976.744
File:1976.744.det.plate.jpg|Drypoint detail<br>MFA# 1976.744
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File:1976.744.det.plate.jpg|Plate showing detail<br>MFA# 1976.744
 
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Latest revision as of 09:21, 25 July 2022

Drypoint by Degas
MFA# 60.257

Description

Drypoint by Degas
MFA# 1983.306

An Intaglio printing technique prepared by scratching a design directly onto a printing plate, without the use of an Etching ground. The plate is usually a metal sheet, with a sharp-pointed tool. Drypoint prints characteristically have a fuzzy appearance due to the burrs and ridges along the printed lines. Initially used in the late 15th century by artists such as Dürer, the technique was replaced by mechanized printing but regained some popularity by the 19th century.

Synonyms and Related Terms

dry point; Kaltnadelredierung (Deut.)

Additional Images

Resources and Citations

  • Luis Nadeau, Encyclopedia of Printing, Photographic, and Photomechanical Processes, Atelier, New Brunswick, 1997 Comment: copper or zinc plate
  • The Bullfinch Guide to Art History, Shearer West (ed.), Bullfinch Press, Boston, 1996
  • B. Gascoigne, How to Identify Prints, Thames & Hudson, London, 2004