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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Etymology

Origin of alto-relievo

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

Example Sentences

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

The ornaments on the top consist principally of a large figure of the Saviour in alto-relievo in the centre, and eleven figures of saints in basso-relievo on each side in four oblong compartments.

From An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 by Cusack, Mary Frances

Bronze, in fine alto-relievo, of Curtius leaping into the gulf in the Forum at Rome.

From Annals of the Bodleian Library, Oxford, A.D. 1598-A.D. 1867 With a Preliminary Notice of the earlier Library founded in the Fourteenth Century by Macray, William Dunn

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

The small detached chapel dedicated to St.-Hubert is much admired for its sculptural embellishments in alto-relievo.

From Memoranda on Tours and Touraine Including remarks on the climate with a sketch of the Botany And Geology of the Province also on the Wines and Mineral Waters of France by Holdsworth, J. H.