What is a Tagliamonte Venetian Glass Cameo/ Intaglio?
A Tagliamonte Venetian Glass cameo is a hand made gem crafted from incandescent glass. They are considered gemstones throughout the world because of all the intricate hand work that is done on them. They are available in a variety of colors, but the exact color is only established once the cameo has cooled. Tagliamonte has special, proprietary formulas for their glass, some even contain pure gold.
The company now has a collection of over three thousand matrices, partly original and partly modern castings, and can produce Venetian Cameo gems identical to the antique originals created by the Romans. The antique castings place an outline for a design on the Venetian glass and then the “maestro” or skilled artisan uses various carving techniques to hand work the gem. Producing these kinds of cameos is an extremely labor intensive process.
The term “cameo” refers to a design that is produced that protrudes off the background often referred to as a design in “bas relief”. It becomes a very 3-dimensional design.
The term “intaglio” refers to a design that is carved into the material.- Created on .
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