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Record 1 1986-03-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Art History and Theory
  • Painting (Arts)
DEF

A method of making an impression on thin paper by rubbing it when placed over a low-relief image such as an ornamental brass underneath.

CONT

Artists have also used the rubbing technique as a creative process, using colors and making additions to, and variations of, the lines of the original.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Histoire et théorie de l'art
  • Peinture (Arts)
CONT

L'estampage (taben) est un procédé de reproduction permettant de prendre, à l'encre et sur papier, l'empreinte négative d'un motif (inscription ou figure) gravé en intaille ou en relief sur un support de pierre, brique, bois, bronze, jade, etc.

OBS

Taben : Terme chinois décrivant ce procédé.

Spanish

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