bas-relief
relief sculpture in which the figures project slightly from the background.
Origin of bas-relief
1- Also called low relief .
Words Nearby bas-relief
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How to use bas-relief in a sentence
The sarcophagus of Junius Bassus exhibits a bas relief of Job comforted by his friends.
The Catacombs of Rome | William Henry WithrowIn the accompanying engraving, from a mutilated bas-relief in the Lateran Museum, this scene is exhibited.
The Catacombs of Rome | William Henry WithrowThe pedestal of this clock represented in bas-relief the birth of astronomy on the Egyptian plains.
Urania | Camille FlammarionThe principal bas-relief is a huge square panel, graven on the face of a rock bastion which immediately overhangs the stream.
The Cradle of Mankind | W.A. WigramHere a sort of panel, cut square, and covered with round embossments in various positions, simulated a vague bas-relief.
Toilers of the Sea | Victor Hugo
British Dictionary definitions for bas-relief
/ (ˌbɑːrɪˈliːf, ˌbæs-, ˈbɑːrɪˌliːf, ˈbæs-) /
sculpture in low relief, in which the forms project slightly from the background but no part is completely detached from it: Also called (Italian): basso rilievo
Origin of bas-relief
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Cultural definitions for bas-relief
[ (bah ruh-leef) ]
A kind of carving or sculpture in which the figures are raised a few inches from a flat background to give a three-dimensional effect. The term is French for “low relief.”
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