Intaglio Art

The first time I saw these pretty little plasters art was on a display in an Interior Decoration Store in Chicago. I was mesmerized by the intricate details of the relief scene on the small plasters. I was shocked by the price and thought to myself oh well I will never own this pretty little art.  So I search on Ebay and found bunch of them out of a store in England. I immediately bought them through Ebay. They are reproduced modern miniatures plaster grand tour cameos intaglio which were an international phenomenon during the grand tours between the 18th and 19th centuries before photography when wealthy travellers had them carved for them and bought them as keepsakes thus giving a huge revival of interest in the world called the neo-classical period.

If you look carefully at the intricate relief, it is depicted varieties of scenes like, figurative, architecture, animal, wariors, wiseman from Greek antiquities. I am totally obsessed with them. So the thought of making them into a wall art  came into my mind. So here they are and  what I did to those intaglios.

Plaster casting is an old practice started out by an artisans in Italy during the 1700 period. Below is an article and tearsheets  I found from Elle Decor Sept 2011 magazine.

For centuries, artisans have been captivated by the pure white beauty of plaster, using it to create decorative furnishings that transcend time."

Elle Decor Sept. 2011

These three plasters placed vertically on  two group of tearsheets are from my collection. They are about   1" to 1-1/2"  and 1/4" thickness of round or oval in shape. But the intricate detail is amazing depicted from a man wearing elaborate outfit on a horse to a battle scene.

Below are some of the close ups pictures of these intaglios so that you can see what I mean ! Those little lovely plasters are mine.

Aren't those intaglios beautiful ? Look at the intricate relief on that small plaster. Remember, these plasters are not more than 1-1/2" in size. Just for your info, these are not antique intaglios, they are new but still; I adore them !! The antique ones I believe is about USD 40.00 to USD 50.00 a piece and  being sold on Ebay. Perhaps the ones I saw in Chicago was the real deal !

And oh ! Not bad those intaglios display above created by me in being processed in Adobe photoshop.

 

From Ellya's Etsy store

P.S. I forget to mention this awesome website about "Intaglios" - Check it out here !

And Karen Robertson is really an "Intaglio Lady." Her collection (by the way; made and cast by her husband!) are really gorgeous ! Don't forget to check it out too !

XOXO,

        Ellya