alto-relievo

American  

[al-toh-ri-lee-voh] / ˈæl toʊ rɪˈli voʊ /

noun

• alto-relievos
  plural

1. high relief.

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alto-relievo British  

/ ˌæltəʊrɪˈliːvəʊ /

noun

1. another name for high relief

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• alto-relievos
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of alto-relievo

First recorded in 1710–20, alto-relievo is from Italian alto rilievo “high relief”

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Example Sentences

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alto-relievo alto-relievos

Chimney-pieces remain in alto-relievo: on one is sculptured the story of Sampson; the other represents many passages in the life of our Saviour, from his birth in the stall to his death on the cross.

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 267, August 4, 1827 by Various

It is thoroughly Gothic in character, crude, and fumbling for expression, consisting of arcades with niches above containing alto-relievo illustrations of Old Testament scenes and characters.

From Cathedrals of Spain by John A.

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 P. Austin Nuttall

The centres of the two larger arches are decorated by the head of a bull, in alto-relievo; and above each of the smaller arches is a niche, evidently meant for the reception of a statue.

From The Idler in France by Marguerite, Countess of Blessington

At the base of the shaft are grouped alto-relievo figures representing the North, the South, the East, and the West.

From Ocean to Ocean on Horseback Being the Story of a Tour in the Saddle from the Atlantic to the Pacific; with Especial Reference to the Early History and Devel by Willard W. Glazier

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.

From The Evolution of Photography With a Chronological Record of Discoveries, Inventions, etc., Contributions to Photographic Literature, and Personal Reminescences Extending over Forty Years by John Werge

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 Thomas Frognall Dibdin

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