cavo-relievo

American

[kah-voh-ri-lee-voh, kay-] / ˈkɑ voʊ rɪˈli voʊ, ˈkeɪ- /

noun

Fine Arts.

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.
a piece of sculpture in this form.

cavo-relievo British

/ ˌkɑːvəʊrɪˈliːvəʊ, ˌkeɪ- /

noun

a relief sculpture in which the highest point in the carving is below the level of the original surface

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cavo-relievos

plural

Etymology

Origin of cavo-relievo

< Italian cavo-rilievo hollow relief. See cave, relief ²

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cavo-relievo

Near to this is another stela of great beauty, engraved in low relief and cavo-relievo, coloured.

From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 455 Volume 18, New Series, September 18, 1852 by Robert Chambers

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