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Sgraffito–> scratching through wet plaster on a wall showing different-colour under surface (2 color)
The title comes from italian “sgraffito” - a wall decor technique commonly used in Europe to decorate castles and chateaus during the Renaissance.
— Italy in the 16th century
Sgraffito played a significant role during the years of the Renaissance in Italy. As a simple native art old examples of sgraffito were found in Florence and more specifically in the chateaus , Palazzo Ramirez de Montalvo and Palazzo Peppi [draft sketch included for the first one to GET you in the subject]
—Germany-Bavaria——Austria
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..
—Spain-Catalonia
In Catalonia, sgraffito was implemented in the early 20th century by the Noucentista neo-classical architects and became a recurrent technique in façade decoration.
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