alto-relievo
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Origin of alto-relievo
First recorded in 1710–20, alto-relievo is from Italian alto rilievo “high relief”
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It is surmounted by a bronze alto-relievo bust modelled by Mr. F. Madox Brown.
From Chelsea The Fascination of London by Besant, Walter, Sir
Died in command of the Mediterranean Fleet, and the corpse is represented arriving home: supporters Fame and the Thames; alto-relievo on the ship's side illustrates the progress of navigation.
From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Saint Paul An Account of the Old and New Buildings with a Short Historical Sketch by Dimock, Arthur
Relief, prominence of a sculpture from a plain surface; works in relief are of three kinds: alto-relievo, high relief; mezzo-relievo, medium relief; basso-relievo, low relief.
From The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge by Nuttall, P. Austin
The reredos contains two modern designs in alto-relievo.
From Wanderings in Wessex An Exploration of the Southern Realm from Itchen to Otter by Holmes, Edric
A female figure and child recumbent, also elaborately sculptured in black marble, adorn the opposite niche, and under them, in alto-relievo, are several figures in religious habits.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 54, No. 338, December 1843 by Various
There are over three hundred pieces of sculpture from various countries, comprising colossal and life-size figures, groups, busts, statuettes, and alto-relievos in marble and bronze.
It is almost black from age; but the alto-relievos, and especially those above the doors, stand out in almost perfect condition.
From A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume Two by Dibdin, Thomas Frognall
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