alto-relievo

American  

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

noun

plural

alto-relievos

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

His manner of cantillation may be either what may be called the low relief, termed ko'i-honua, or a pompous alto-relievo style, termed ai-ha'a.

From Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula by Emerson, Nathaniel Bright

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

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

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

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