basso-relievo

[ bas-oh-ri-lee-voh ]

/ ˈbæs oʊ rɪˈli voʊ /

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First recorded in 1660–70, basso-relievo is from the Italian word basso rilievo low relief

Cibber carved a basso-relievo on one side, representing King Charles in a Roman costume, protecting the ruined city.
Sir Christopher Wren|Lucy Phillimore
No other of the capitals has at present any basso-relievo of this kind; but I suspect they have been chopped off.
Account of a Tour in Normandy, Vol. II. (of 2)|Dawson Turner
The machines that were employed to raise it are represented upon it in basso-relievo.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, No. 487|Various
He was required to compose a basso-relievo for the duke's private cabinet.
Visits and Sketches at Home and Abroad with Tales and Miscellanies Now First Collected|Anna Jameson

The mask of an antique Satyr, and the basso-relievo of the Centaurs, undertaken at the suggestion of Poliziano.
The life and writings of Henry Fuseli, Volume III (of 3)|Henry Fuseli