alto-relievo
Americannoun
noun
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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
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In the centre pedestal is a man’s head in alto-relievo, with Puritan collar and habit.
From Chelsea The Fascination of London by Besant, Walter, Sir
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 Besant, Walter, Sir
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 alto-relievo figures in the centre of the tympanum have a decisive and appropriate effect.
From A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume Two by Dibdin, Thomas Frognall
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.
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