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Definition of Scagliola

Scagliola
Scagliola Scagl*io"la, n. [It. scagliuola, dim. of scaglia. See Scaglia.] An imitation of any veined and ornamental stone, as marble, formed by a substratum of finely ground gypsum mixed with glue, the surface of which, while soft, is variegated with splinters of marble, spar, granite, etc., and subsequently colored and polished.

Meaning of Scagliola from wikipedia

- Scagliola (from the Italian scaglia, meaning "chips") is a type of fine plaster used in architecture and sculpture. The same term identifies the technique...
- or Ionic – and each pillar is made up of marble dust, plaster and scagliola. Scagliola is a mixture of granite, marble dust, gypsum and glue d**** to look...
- designs, many of which survive, include widespread use of brightly coloured scagliola and blue and pink lapis, on the advice of Charles Long. King Edward VII...
- 16th century and theoretically belong to the Leopoldine Wing, but the scagliola for the interior was changed around 1840 to match the appearance of the...
- light and dark patterns, giving the impression of a ruined cityscape Scagliola, imitating marble with plasterwork Verd antique, sometimes (erroneously)...
- plaster, and wax; as well as decorative arts such as mosaic, stucco, and scagliola. He performed restorations for works of Giotto, Piero della Francesca...
- undertake the difficult work of restoring and recreating the interior's scagliola. One of Germany's leading experts, Manfred Siller, took charge and taught...
- Piancerese, Piane, Recroso, Rossi, Sanguinara, Nostra Signora del Bosco, Scagliola, Scagnelli, T****o, T****orello, Tolara, and Vallebuona. The economy is...
- experiment, and the sculpture was made of scagliola with steel reinforcement. The artists chose to use scagliola to give the sculpture an appearance of being...
- north east, housing a State Dining Room, bedrooms and dressing rooms. The scagliola ornamentations, that resemble marble inlays, were produced in Coade stone...