etching
C11605
concept
Etching is a printmaking and metalworking process in which acid or another mordant is used to incise a design into a surface, typically a metal plate, to create an image or pattern.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| etching canonical | 12 |
| engraving | 7 |
| architectural engraving | 1 |
| landscape etching | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: etching
Generated description
Etching is a printmaking and metalworking process in which acid or another mordant is used to incise a design into a surface, typically a metal plate, to create an image or pattern.
Instances (21)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Melencolia I | engraving |
| Knight, Death and the Devil | engraving |
| Saint Jerome in His Study | engraving |
|
Adam and Eve
surface form:
Adam and Eve (Dürer engraving)
|
engraving |
| And there is no remedy | — |
| Against the common good | — |
| No. 2 – El sí pronuncian y la mano alargan al primero que llega | — |
| No. 3 – Que viene el coco | — |
| No. 4 – El de la rollona | — |
| No. 5 – Tal para cual | — |
| No. 6 – Nadie se conoce | — |
| Capricho No. 43 | — |
| engraving by Antoine Lafréry | architectural engraving |
| The Great Hercules | engraving |
| Hundred Guilder Print | — |
| Christ Preaching (La Petite Tombe) | — |
| The Three Trees | landscape etching |
| The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters | — |
|
Thomas Rowlandson’s print "Portsmouth Point"
surface form:
Portsmouth Point (print)
|
engraving |
| Woman with Dead Child | — |
| MELENCOLIA I | engraving |