Studio: international art (12.1898)

Studio- Talk

green of the Cipollino marble flooring, is very paratively so rare in this country. It may be that
pleasing. . the absence of colour variety, which is inevitable

when the sgraffito is treated as a monochrome
For a great many centuries sgraffito has been process, has prevented its general acceptance by
recognised as one of the simplest, and, at the our native artists ; and it is possible that a demon-
same time, most effective
forms of mural decoration.
The process is one which
presents few difficulties in
execution, and the effects
which can be obtained by
its use are extremely varied,
so that it has the merit of
being easily applicable to
a very wide range of deco-
rative work. Moreover all
the necessary materials are
absolutely permanent, and
can be depended upon to
withstand all ordinary at-
mospheric influences. It
is not easy to understand
why, under these circum-
stances, decorations of this
character should be com- sgraffito panel by cesare formilli

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