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stipple engraving

technique used to create tone in a print
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stipple engraving
Giulio Campagnola, c. 1482 – c. 1515 · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

stipple engraving is an artistic technique[1]. It draws 276 Wikipedia views per month (artistic technique category, ranking #52 of 75).[2]

Key Facts

  • Discoverer or inventor: Giulio Campagnola[3]
  • Subclass of: copper engraving technique[4]
  • Commons category: Stipple engravings[5]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Stipple engravings[6]
  • Product or material produced: stipple engraving print[7]
  • Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[8], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[9]
  • Different from: pointillé[10]
  • Uses: burin[11], sewing needle[12], roulette[13]

Why It Matters

stipple engraving has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-10-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Product or material produced → stipple engraving print
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    Topic's main category → Category:Stipple engravings
    Uses → burin, sewing needle, roulette
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