alto-relievo
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alto-relievos
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noun
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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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Against the pillars that support these arches, were affixed whole-length figures, or cariatides, in alto-relievo.
From Account of a Tour in Normandy, Volume 2 by Dawson Turner
The most remarkable gate, however, was at the principal entrance to the churchyard, and was known as the Resurrection Gate, from an alto-relievo of the Last Day.
From Holborn and Bloomsbury The Fascination of London by Sir Walter Besant
We pass through a vestibule between polished granite monoliths, or adorned with choice marble sculpture in alto-relievo.
From Personal Recollections of Birmingham and Birmingham Men by Eliezer Edwards
Some of the porches, once covered with a profusion of rich, alto-relievo sculpture, are absolutely treated as if these ornaments had been pared away to the very quick!
From A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume Two by Thomas Frognall Dibdin
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
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
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.
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