Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. X, 1953 Art & architecture Particular topics

Puntasecca

PUNT'ASECCA

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PUNTASECCA. - By p. is meant that engraving obtained by the artist working the metal plate directly with a burin having a conical point or, where a particular fineness of work requires it, with a diamond point.

The line obtained is not sharp because of the presence of burrs that blur its edges and give the print a singular velvety softness; on the other hand, their extreme fragility considerably limits the number of good impressions that can be pulled from a plate unless the plate itself is steel-faced. This technique, employed on its own or combined with others - especially etching - is still today among the most widely used.

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BIBL.: C. A. Petrucci, Incisione, in Enc. Ital., XVIII (1933); R. Bonfils, Initiation à la gravure, Paris 1939, p. 36.

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By Maria Donati

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. X (1953), col. 327.

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Donati, Maria. “Punt'Asecca.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. X, col. 327. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1953. https://azioneromana.com/article/punt-asecca.

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Donati, Maria. “Punt'Asecca.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. X, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1953, col. 327. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/punt-asecca.

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@incollection{ec10_punt_asecca,
  author    = {Donati, Maria},
  title     = {Punt'Asecca},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {X},
  pages     = {327},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1953},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/punt-asecca}
}

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