Print style
Delft Tile Painting
Cobalt painted onto raw tin glaze with a fine trek line and soft washes, then fired, so every stroke stays exactly as the brush left it. Amsterdam example from the Poster Stamp collection.
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Cobalt painted onto raw tin glaze with a fine trek line and soft washes, then fired, so every stroke stays exactly as the brush left it.
- Period
- Netherlands, from the 17th century
- Process
- Cobalt on tin glaze
- Marks
- Trek outlines and pale cobalt washes, tile joints
- Frame
- Border of painted tiles with ox-head corner sprays, a glazed cartouche framed in C-scrolls
The example
Canal houses in the rain. This illustrated Rainpost sample depicts Amsterdam with drawn shapes and print textures. The browser editor applies a local print treatment to your photo; the collection is an artistic interpretation.
