basso-relievo

American  

[bas-oh-ri-lee-voh] / ˈbæs oʊ rɪˈli voʊ /

noun

plural

basso-relievos

1. bas-relief.

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Etymology

Origin of basso-relievo

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

Example Sentences

This pediment is filled with a basso-relievo, executed by J.H.

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 375, June 13, 1829 by Various

"Perhaps the only circumstance in which the modern have excelled the ancient sculptors, is the management of a single group in basso-relievo."

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 328, February, 1843 by Various

The ornaments on the top consist principally of a large figure of the Saviour in alto-relievo in the centre, and eleven figures of saints in basso-relievo on each side in four oblong compartments.

From An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 by Cusack, Mary Frances

Entering the house by a vestibule, there is first perceived on the upper lintel a basso-relievo representing the chief subject in Notre-Dame de Paris.

From Victor Hugo: His Life and Works by Smith, G. Barnett

Above the basso-relievo is a massive garland, supported by three boys, at equal distances; and between them are four heads of old men, as hideously grotesque as the imaginations of the sculptors could render them.

From The Idler in France by Blessington, Marguerite, Countess of