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ID: 300265241
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300265241

 

Record Type: concept
commessi (visual works) (opus sectile (visual works), <visual works by material or technique>, ... Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name))

 

Note: Distinctive visual works composed of individually shaped stones of varying colors used to make a composition. The works may be low-relief or flat. An example is as used for a pendant or gem, where the commesso work is often coupled with enamel, gold, and gems. Although usage may overlap, for larger works, such as table tops, using a similar technique, use "pietra dura (visual works)." For works utilizing differently colored layers of a single material to create the design, use "cameos."
 
Terms:
commessi (visual works) (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,L,PN)
commessi (visual works) (Italian,D,U,PN)
commesso (visual work) (C,U,,English,AD,U,SN)
commesso (visual work) (Dutch-P,D,NT,U)
科梅索 (C,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)
kē méi suǒ (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
ke mei suo (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)
k'o mei so (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)
Commessi (C,U,German,D,PN)
Commesso (C,U,German-P,AD,SN)

Facet/Hierarchy Code:  V.VC

Hierarchical Position:

Hierarchy of Objects Facet
Objects Facet
Hierarchy of Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name)
.... Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name) (G)
Hierarchy of Visual Works (hierarchy name)
........ Visual Works (hierarchy name) (G)
Hierarchy of visual works (works)
............ visual works (works) (G)
Hierarchy of <visual works by material or technique>
................ <visual works by material or technique> (G)
Hierarchy of opus sectile (visual works)
.................... opus sectile (visual works) (G)
Hierarchy of commessi (visual works)
........................ commessi (visual works) (G)

Additional Notes:
Chinese (traditional) ..... 不同顏色的半寶石,搭配琺瑯彩金和寶石,所製成的馬賽克飾品,流行於十六世紀的法國;亦用指製作此種藝術品的技法。 
Dutch ..... Te onderscheiden visuele werken die zijn samengesteld uit individueel gevormde stenen van verschillende kleuren die worden gebruikt om een compositie te maken. De werken kunnen in bas-reliëf of vlak zijn. Een voorbeeld is zoals gebruikt voor een hanger of edelsteen, waarbij het commesso-werk vaak gepaard gaat met glazuur, goud en edelstenen. Hoewel het gebruik kan overlappen, gebruikt u voor grotere werken, zoals tafelbladen, met een vergelijkbare techniek 'pietra dura (beeldende werken)'. Gebruik 'cameeën' voor werken met verschillend gekleurde lagen van een enkel materiaal om het ontwerp te maken. 
German ..... Ornament, das in Frankreich im 16. Jahrhundert beliebt war, angefertigt aus verschiedenen Halbedelsteinen unterschiedlicher Farbe und als Mosaik verbunden mit emailliertem Gold und Gemmen. Der Begriff kann sich auch auf die Technik beziehen. 

Related concepts:
distinguished from ....  cameos (sculptures)
..................................  (<sculpture by technique>, sculpture (visual works), ... Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name)) [300047261]
meaning/usage overlaps with ....  pietra dura (visual works)
..................................................  (opus sectile (visual works), <visual works by material or technique>, ... Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name)) [300343598]
produced by ....  commesso (technique)
....................  (opus sectile (technique), inlay (process), ... Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name)) [300404031]

Sources and Contributors:
科梅索............  [AS-Academia Sinica Preferred]
...........  大英百科全書線上繁體中文版 July 29, 2014
commessi (visual works)............  [VP]
.........................................  Metropolitan Museum of Art, Commessi (1966)
.........................................  Metropolitan Museum of Art, Online collections records (2000)
Commessi............  [IfM-SMB-PK]
.................  AAT-Deutsch (2012-)
commesso (visual work)............  [GCI Preferred, RKD, AAT-Ned Preferred, VP]
.........................................  AAT-Ned (1994-)
.........................................  AATA database (2002-) 122124 checked 26 January 2012
.........................................  Grove Art Online (2003-2008) accessed 7 February 2005
.........................................  Hackenbroch, Enseignes (1996) 61, 64
Commesso............  [IfM-SMB-PK Preferred]
.................  Distelberger und Seipel, Die Kunst des Steinschnitts (2002) 224
.................  Rohark, Intarsien (2007) 30
.................  Scheicher et al., Die Kunst- und Wunderkammern der Habsburger (1979) 160
ke mei suo............  [AS-Academia Sinica]
.......................  AS-Academia Sinica data (2014-)
kē méi suǒ............  [AS-Academia Sinica]
.......................  AS-Academia Sinica data (2014-)
k'o mei so............  [AS-Academia Sinica]
.......................  AS-Academia Sinica data (2014-)
 
Subject: .....  [AS-Academia Sinica, GCI, IfM-SMB-PK, VP]
............  AATA database (2002-) 122124 checked 26 January 2012
............  Hackenbroch, Enseignes (1996) 61, 64
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]
.......... Grove Art Online (2003-2008) "Gem-engraving I, 10: Renaissance to 1700" accessed 7 February 2005
.......... Hackenbroch, Enseignes (1996) 61, 64
Chinese (traditional) .......... [AS-Academia Sinica]
.......... AS-Academia Sinica data (2014-)
Dutch .......... [RKD, AAT-Ned]
.......... AAT-Ned (1994-)
.......... AATA database (2002-)
.......... Grove Art Online (2003-2008)
.......... Hackenbroch, Enseignes (1996)
German .......... [IfM-SMB-PK]
.......... IfM Berlin

 

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