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It is ideal to obtain a chiaroscuro effect. The Grisaille technique or Cameo is similar to painted enamel. The most famous work of this kind is doubtless the Reliquary of the Corporal of Bolsena in the Cathedral of Orvieto, created by Italian goldsmith and sculptor Ugolino di Vieri. Sometime later, the use of opaque enamel by the school of the so-called Pseudo-Monvaerni will be a further step forward. Translucent basse-taille is a full-scale covering technique and represents the first step towards émail-peint. It consists of the creation of a chiseled bas-relief, and then the chisels are filled with transparent or translucent enamels which are applied and fired in more phases to produce shades and chiaroscuro effects in order to enhance the brightness of the precious metals. It is substantially an evolution of champlevé but, unlike the latter, is generally being used to decorate gold and silver.
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The Chalice created for Pope Nicholas IV (1288-1292) by Sienese goldsmith Guccio di Mannaia is the first known example of this technique, preceding by some 30 years its diffusion in France. “Basse-taille” enameling (or translucent enamel on bas-relief) has made its first appearance in the 13th century.
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