Cameo (carving)

A cameo is a kind of small sculpture. A cameo has an image in relief. The image is often a different colour to the background. An intaglio is the opposite of cameo.^[1]

History

Cameos with portraits of people were common in the jewellery of Classical Antiquity. This type of cameo was also common in the Renaissance.^[1]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Chilvers, Ian, ed. (2004). "cameo". The Oxford Dictionary of Art (3rd online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acref/9780198604761.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-19-860476-1.

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[:0-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Chilvers, Ian, ed. (2004). "cameo". The Oxford Dictionary of Art (3rd online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acref/9780198604761.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-19-860476-1.

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