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engraving

Dutch translation: gravure

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English term or phrase:engraving
Dutch translation:gravure

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13:13 Feb 9, 2009
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Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
English term or phrase: engraving
Definition from About.com: painting:
An illustration made by cutting lines into a surface (usually wood or metal), inking the surface, and then printing it. Also the process of creating such an illustration.

Example sentence(s):
  • In order to create quality detailed engravings, the engraver is required to accurately execute many cuts or lines in the metal that vary in length, width, and depth. Engraving School
  • Copper plate and wood engraving played an important role in the production of art prints and was commonly used throughout literature for the purpose of pictorial representations in the print industry. Adone Galleries
  • Artist Ron Adams, who says he is attracted to engraving because of its graphic, black-and-white quality and its close relationship to drafting, uses engraving to create meticulously detailed human figures. Collector's Guide
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gravure
Definition:
Graveren : met een scherpe stift tekeningen inkrassen in hout, metaal of glas, om daarvan vervolgens afdrukken te maken. (Van Dale)
Gravure: de afdruk van een gegraveerde houten of metalen plaat.
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gravure


Definition from Van Dale:
Graveren : met een scherpe stift tekeningen inkrassen in hout, metaal of glas, om daarvan vervolgens afdrukken te maken. (Van Dale)
Gravure: de afdruk van een gegraveerde houten of metalen plaat.

Example sentence(s):
  • Gravure van Christiaan Huygens Christiaan Huygens, circa 56 jaar oud. Gravure door G. Edelinck (1640-1707). Universiteitsbibliotheek Leiden, Prentenkabinet, inv. PK-P-108.246 - entoen.nu  
Lode Demetter
Belgium
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Native speaker of: Dutch
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gravure


Definition from Van Dale Groot Woordenboek der Nederland:
de afdruk van een gegraveerde houten of metalen plaat, gegraveerde prent

Example sentence(s):
  • Bij een gravure tekent de graveur rechtstreeks op de metalen ondergrond. - kunstbus  
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graveerkunst


Definition from Van Dale:
de kunst van het graveren, m.a.w. de kunst om in hout, steen, metaal enz. te tekenen, figuren te griffen, snijden of steken

Example sentence(s):
  • Grafiek (ook graveerkunst, prentkunst) is een vorm van beeldende kunst waarbij de kunstenaar gebruik maakt van allerlei druktechnieken. Ook de afbeeldingen die op deze manieren worden gemaakt (de werken) worden grafiek (ook: gravures of prenten) genoemd. - Wikipedia  
  • Repertorium voor de geschiedenis van de Nederlandse schilder- en graveerkunst - Het boekenpakhuis  

Explanation:
Deze definitie is een aanvulling op definitie 1 (gravure) en beschrijft de handeling eerder dan het resultaat.
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