disegno

American

[dee-se-nyaw] / diˈsɛ njɔ /

noun

Italian.

drawing or design: a term used during the 16th and 17th centuries to designate the formal discipline required for the representation of the ideal form of an object in the visual arts, especially as expressed in the linear structure of a work of art.

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The disegno interno is the intellectual foundation for the orchestration of any artist’s studio.

From Slate ● Dec. 13, 2021

The Sistine Chapel ceiling is a work of disegno in excelsis: the story of the Creation told through superhuman craft.

From New York Times ● Nov. 9, 2017

And then at last I got hold of the true clue: "Il disegno di Michel Agnolo."

From Ariadne Florentina Six Lectures on Wood and Metal Engraving by John Ruskin

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