Word: niello
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...imbedded face down in one of the towers. It had served as the lower shelf of an embrasure, having been carried off for building material upon the demolition of its original home, the Church of the Barefooted Augustinians. Engraved upon the slab, in the manner of the niello technique, is the standing figure, somewhat larger than life size, of a medieval nobleman. The figure is remarkable for its freedom, gracefulness, and sweep of outline...
Recent additions to the print collections comprise an original impression from a Florentine niello plate, the print of the Ravisher by Durer, and nine plates of Turner's Liber Studiorum in the etched state, including the following subjects: Jason, Hindoo Worshiper, Lauffenbourgh, Crypt of Kirkstall Abbey, Hedging and Ditching, River Wye, Solitude, Glaucus and Scylla, and Sheep Washing...
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