Intaglio come for the Latin verb, itagliare. In Latin, intagliare means “to cut”. Intaglio can be dated back to the Sumerian society, around the year 3000 BCE.
Here are the answers to the given questions above. The Latin verb that the term Intaglio come from is intaliare and this verb means to cut in Latin. Intaglio can be dated back to <span>c. 4000 BCE</span>. This is <span>the most ancient form of gem engraving and was common to the Babylonian times. Hope this is the answer that you are looking for.</span>
Portraits were important in early history because if we had found those paintings and pictures we can determine what there life back then was and what materials they had in the past then what higher materials we have now.