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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 307327, member: 5833"]On a cameo the subject rises above the surface that makes the background. An intaglio is engraved or impressed so that the subject is below the surface. I often have difficulty deciphering depth in photos. In the 5th photo, with St. Anthony (AJ is spot on) facing our right, it looks like an intaglio to me. My first impression of the ones with Anthony facing our left was that it is a cameo, but guessing now that when he faces left, the top is flat? In that case, the piece is either an intaglio or 'reverse carved', depending on the orientation. Someone setting it could choose how to present it. 'Carved' not to be taken literally here, since the piece is molded.</p><p><br /></p><p>I thought it looked like glass too, but you say it's too light, really leaving only hard plastic as an alternative. Compared to plastic, glass, when first picked up, will feel cooler to the touch, & it will make a brighter sound when tapped with a fingernail, clinked against the teeth or gently knocked against another piece of glass. You may be overestimating what a piece of glass this size would weigh. See by comparison with the penny that it is ring-sized, so really could be quite light. I have stone intaglios not much smaller that feel in the hand as though they weigh almost nothing.</p><p><br /></p><p>The depiction is a little unusual & I think especially charming. More typical is for the infant to be laying his head against the saint's chest or the two to be embracing cheek to cheek. Sometimes the babe sits facing outward. From what I can see here, appears the two are looking into each other's eyes in a very tender way. Nice piece! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie100" alt=":writer:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie92" alt=":turtle:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 307327, member: 5833"]On a cameo the subject rises above the surface that makes the background. An intaglio is engraved or impressed so that the subject is below the surface. I often have difficulty deciphering depth in photos. In the 5th photo, with St. Anthony (AJ is spot on) facing our right, it looks like an intaglio to me. My first impression of the ones with Anthony facing our left was that it is a cameo, but guessing now that when he faces left, the top is flat? In that case, the piece is either an intaglio or 'reverse carved', depending on the orientation. Someone setting it could choose how to present it. 'Carved' not to be taken literally here, since the piece is molded. I thought it looked like glass too, but you say it's too light, really leaving only hard plastic as an alternative. Compared to plastic, glass, when first picked up, will feel cooler to the touch, & it will make a brighter sound when tapped with a fingernail, clinked against the teeth or gently knocked against another piece of glass. You may be overestimating what a piece of glass this size would weigh. See by comparison with the penny that it is ring-sized, so really could be quite light. I have stone intaglios not much smaller that feel in the hand as though they weigh almost nothing. The depiction is a little unusual & I think especially charming. More typical is for the infant to be laying his head against the saint's chest or the two to be embracing cheek to cheek. Sometimes the babe sits facing outward. From what I can see here, appears the two are looking into each other's eyes in a very tender way. Nice piece! :writer::turtle:[/QUOTE]
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