Intaglio refers to a number of techniques in art, applied to many different materials, which all have in common that the image is created by cutting, carving or engraving into a flat surface, as opposed to a relief, where the image is what is left when the background has been cut away to leave the image above the background. The term may also refer to objects made using these techniques:*Intaglio (printmaking), a group of printmaking techniques with an incised imageIntaglio (jewellery), similar… (More on Intaglio)