Lexicographical Neighbors of Sgraffiti
Literary usage of Sgraffiti
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Vasari on Technique: Being the Introduction to the Three Arts of Design by Giorgio Vasari (1907)
"Of the sgraffiti for house decoration which withstand water ; that which is used
in their production ; and how Grotesques are worked on the wall. § 91. ..."
2. History of Ancient Art by Franz von Reber, Joseph Thacher Clarke (1902)
"in artistic manufactures; the bronze utensils in the tombs, with sgraffiti, or
engraved drawings, bore the same historical relation to ancient paintings ..."
3. Tuscany and Umbria by Emma Jones (2004)
"It exhibits a well-preserved example of sgraffiti. Brunelleschi designed the
additions to the top storey in 1531, while Vasari, who carried out the works, ..."
4. Handbook of Young Artists and Amateurs in Oilpainting: Being Chiefly a by Laughton Osborn, Pierre Louis Bouvier (1849)
"Distemper-paintings well done have much better resisted the weather, perhaps
because of their polish, than these sgraffiti, whose scratched hatchings were ..."
5. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"... Fontana was working on this* ware in Urbino. The madre-perla lustre belongs
to this time. The sgraffiti decoration belongs to this period with its ..."
6. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"The exterior of this building is notable for the highly original treatment of
decoration in sgraffiti — the use of colored cements for adornment of concrete ..."
7. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1913)
"Seymour, Jane, queen of England, 15097-1537. Portrait. Munsey. 49: 591. Jl. '13.
sgraffiti. See Graffiti. Shackelford, Ethel. Portrait. Bookm. 37: 233. My. ..."
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