basso rilievo

/ ˈbasso riˈljevo /

noun

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But great as he was in the round, Gibson’s chief excellence lay in basso rilievo, and in this less-disputed sphere he obtained his greatest triumphs.

For, as Flaxman remarks, the styles of different hands are sufficiently evident in the alto and basso rilievo.

Most of his monumental works are also in basso rilievo.

For him Gibson executed a basso rilievo in terra-cotta, now in the Liverpool museum.

A basso rilievo of Psyche carried by the Zephyrs was the result.

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