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Renaissance faÃ§ade with Sgraffito in MÃ¶dling, Lower Austria

Two layers of a Sgraffito in detail, Březnice Chateau, Czech Republic

Windows decorated with Sgraffito in Zrenjanin, Serbia

Sgraffito ("scratched", plural Scraffiti and often also written Scraffito) is a technique either of wall decor, produced by applying layers of plaster tinted in contrasting colors to a moistened surface, or in ceramics, by applying to an unfired ceramic body two successive layers of contrasting slip, and then in either case scratching so as to produce an outline drawing. A combed wall surface is produced by dragging a comblike tool over a prepared surface, producing stripes or waves.

Sgraffito has been used in Germany since the 13th century, was common in Italy in the 16th century, and can currently be found in African art. Kut-kut, a lost art of the Philippines implements sgraffito and encaustic techniques. Practiced by indigenous tribe of Samar island around 1600 to 1800 A.D.

In Germany the technique is most predominant in Bavaria, shown in its native motifs. The use of Sgraffito was common in the creation of housing faÃ§ades for the purposes of advertising.

In combination with ornamental decoration these techniques formed an alternative to the prevailing painting of walls. Of late there has been an unmistakable growing interest in this old technique, which as a means of expression can be introduced into various artforms. The technical procedure is understandably simple, and the procedures are the same as with the painting of frescoes.

Sgraffito played a significant role during the years of the Renaissance in Italy. During the 16th century the technique was brought to Germany by the master builders of the Renaissance and taken up with enthusiasm by the formative craftsmen. As a simple native art old examples of Sgraffito can be found in the wide surroundings of Wetterau and Marburg. The technique was also used in Thuringia, the Engadin, Austria and Transylvania.

In Catalonia, Sgraffito was implemented in the early 20th century by the Noucentista neo-classical architects and became a recurrent technique in faÃ§ade decoration.

Another use of scraffito is seen in its simplified painting technique. One coat of paint is left to dry on a canvas or sheet of paper. Another coat of a different color is painted on top of the first layer. The artist then uses a palette knife or oil stick to scratch out a design, leaving behind an image in the color of the first coat of paint. Sometimes a first coat of paint is not needed and the wet coat scraped back reveals the canvas. This technique is often used in art classes to teach the scraffito technique to novice art students.

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Free State of Thuringia
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Engadin or Engadine (German: Engadin, Rumantsch: Engiadina; tr: garden of the Inn) is a long mountain valley located in the canton of GraubÃ¼nden in southeast Switzerland.
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Land der Berge, Land am Strome (German)
Land of Mountains, Land on the River
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Transylvania (Romanian: Ardeal or Transilvania; Hungarian: ErdÃ©ly; German:
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Catalonia

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twentieth century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1901 and ended on December 31, 2000, according to the Gregorian calendar. Some historians consider the era from about 1914 to 1991 to be the Short Twentieth Century.
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Noucentisme (Noucentista being its adjective) was a Catalan cultural movement of the early 20th century that originated largely as a reaction against Modernisme, both in art and ideology, and was, simultaneously, a perception of art almost opposite to that of
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Neoclassical architecture was an architectural style produced by the neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century, both as a reaction against the Rococo style of anti-tectonic naturalistic ornament, and an outgrowth of some classicizing features of Late Baroque.
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Scagliola (from the Italian scaglia, meaning "chips"), or Scaglivuola, is a technique for producing stucco columns, sculptures, and other architectural elements that resemble marble. A comparable material is terrazzo.
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Stucco is a material made of an aggregate, a binder, and water which is applied wet, and hardens when it dries. It is used as a coating for walls and ceilings and for decoration. In Europe the term render is more commonly used.
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Terrazzo is a faux-marble flooring or countertopping material.

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Terrazzo workers create attractive walkways, floors, patios, and panels by exposing marble chips and other fine aggregates on the surface of finished concrete or epoxy-resin.
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Venetian Plaster (or Stucco Veneziano) is a Faux Painting or Faux Finishing technique using thin layers of plaster applied with a spatula or trowel and then burnished to create a smooth surface with the illusion of depth and texture.
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