niello

black mixture of copper, silver, and lead sulphides
Thing visual_arts_technique Q1164661
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niello

Summary

niello is a visual arts technique[1]. niello draws 1,091 Wikipedia views per month (visual_arts_technique category, ranking #2 of 11).[2]

Key Facts

  • niello's instance of is recorded as visual arts technique[3].
  • niello's instance of is recorded as material[4].
  • niello's instance of is recorded as alloy[5].
  • niello is made of sulfur[6].
  • niello is made of copper[7].
  • niello is made of lead[8].
  • niello is made of silver[9].
  • niello's Commons category is recorded as Niello[10].
  • niello's color is recorded as black[11].
  • niello's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Niello[12].
  • niello's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[13].
  • niello's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[14].
  • niello's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[15].
  • niello's significant person is recorded as Theophilus Presbyter[16].
  • niello's significant person is recorded as Benvenuto Cellini[17].
  • niello's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Craft[18].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include visual arts technique[3], material[4], and alloy[5].

Why It Matters

niello draws 1,091 Wikipedia views per month (visual_arts_technique category, ranking #2 of 11).[2] niello has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] niello is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of visual arts technique, material, alloy
    Aliases
    Significant person Theophilus Presbyter, Benvenuto Cellini
    Described by source Otto's encyclopedia, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007531501305171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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