basso-relievo
Americannoun
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basso-relievos
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Etymology
Origin of basso-relievo
First recorded in 1660–70, basso-relievo is from Italian basso rilievo “low relief”
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The circular tower nearest the gate forms the subject of the accompanying sketch: it is dotted on all sides with busts in basso-relievo, enclosed in medallions, and of great diversity of character.
From Account of a Tour in Normandy, Volume 2 by Dawson Turner
Let his bust, in basso-relievo, with appropriate embellishments, adorn the most conspicuous compartment within: and peace and virtue, and filial affection, will, I am sure, be the guardians of so cherished a spot!
From Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance by Thomas Frognall Dibdin
There is another basso-relievo of Marcus Aurelius, and Faustina, equal to the last in execution, but not in interest.
From The Diary of an Ennuyée by Mrs. (Anna) Jameson
The Museum of Berlin says that a Prussian has discovered in the ruins of Nineveh, a basso-relievo, representing a fleet of balloons—another proof that "there is nothing new under the sun."
From The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 5, No. 1, January, 1852 by Various
On the die of the pedestal which supports the hero's statue are figures in basso-relievo, representing the Frozen Ocean, the German Ocean, the Nile, and the Mediterranean.
From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Saint Paul An Account of the Old and New Buildings with a Short Historical Sketch by Arthur Dimock
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 W. Blanchard Jerrold
Among the lower and smaller basso-relievos upon these porches, is the subject of the daughter of Herodias dancing before Herod.
From A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume One by Thomas Frognall Dibdin
The basso-relievos, statues, friezes, and capitals of the façade of the great edifice are of white marble, which time has rendered harmonious with the gray stone.
From Aztec Land by Maturin Murray Ballou
Their days melted away together in drawing from the ancient statues and the basso-relievos, in studying in the galleries of paintings, or among the villas which embellish the environs of Rome.
From Literary Character of Men of Genius Drawn from Their Own Feelings and Confessions by Isaac Disraeli
The shrine encloses, amid the most florid Gothic architecture, the oaken chest encased with silver plates, containing the body of the venerated saint; this rests on an altar decorated with basso-relievos, depicting his miracles.231-†
From Rambles of an Archaeologist Among Old Books and in Old Places Being Papers on Art, in Relation to Archaeology, Painting, Art-Decoration, and Art-Manufacture by F. W. (Frederick William) Fairholt
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