basso-relievo
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Origin of basso-relievo
First recorded in 1660–70, basso-relievo is from Italian basso rilievo “low relief”
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Subsequently, I was employed to erect two pulpits in the choir of St. Maria del Fiore, and adorn them with historical figures in basso-relievo of bronze, together with varieties of other embellishments.
From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 09 — Lives and Letters by Mee, Arthur
Filippo next turned his attention to sculpture, and executed works in basso-relievo, which showed an extraordinary genius.
From Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects and Curiosities of Art (Vol. 3 of 3) by Spooner, Shearjashub
Twelve Corinthian columns support a flattened pediment, in the tympanum of which is to be a composition in basso-relievo, analogous to science and literature.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 361, Supplementary Issue (1829) by Various
He was required to compose a basso-relievo for the duke's private cabinet.
From Visits and Sketches at Home and Abroad with Tales and Miscellanies Now First Collected Vol. I (of 3) by Jameson, Mrs. (Anna)
The numismatist knows full well how, on the coins used in various countries, the masters of basso-relievo had concentrated their skill on the subject.
From Antonio Stradivari by Petherick, Horace William
In their basso-relievos and paintings, which require variety of action and situation, are demonstrated their want of anatomical, mechanical, and geometrical science, relating to the arts of painting and sculpture.
From How to See the British Museum in Four Visits by Jerrold, W. Blanchard
Although erected to the honour of Constantine, this arch commemorates the victories of Trajan, some of the basso-relievos, &c. having been pilfered from one of the arches of Trajan.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 345, December 6, 1828 by Various
M. Mariette has brought to light a number of basso-relievos, some statues, and about five hundred bronze figures.
From The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 3, October, 1851 by Various
He sells cooked clays, old marble stones, with basso-relievos, with stewing-pots, brass sacrificing pots, and antik lamps.
From Notes and Queries, Number 218, December 31, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Bell, George
Sculptures, basso-relievos, and lines of gorgeous coloring adorned the exteriors.
From Remember the Alamo by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston
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