cavo-relievo
a form of relief sculpture in which the volumes are carved or incised so that the highest points are below or level with the original surface.: Compare intaglio (defs. 1-3).
a piece of sculpture in this form.
Origin of cavo-relievo
1- Also called sunk relief.
Words Nearby cavo-relievo
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How to use cavo-relievo in a sentence
Near to this is another stela of great beauty, engraved in low relief and cavo-relievo, coloured.
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 455 | VariousThese cavo relievo or cut-out flat patterns are as easy of execution as gouge-work to any one who has learned the latter.
A Manual of Wood Carving | Charles G. Leland
British Dictionary definitions for cavo-relievo
cavo-rilievo
/ (ˌkɑːvəʊrɪˈliːvəʊ, ˌkeɪ-) /
a relief sculpture in which the highest point in the carving is below the level of the original surface
Origin of cavo-relievo
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