alto-relievo
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Origin of alto-relievo
First recorded in 1710–20, alto-relievo is from Italian alto rilievo “high relief”
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A female figure and child recumbent, also elaborately sculptured in black marble, adorn the opposite niche, and under them, in alto-relievo, are several figures in religious habits.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 54, No. 338, December 1843 by Various
It is surmounted by a bronze alto-relievo bust modelled by Mr. F. Madox Brown.
From Chelsea The Fascination of London by Besant, Walter, Sir
The columns, in exceedingly bold alto-relievo, spring from a dado about the height of a man's chest, and which is surmounted by a bold and beautiful architrave.
From A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume Three by Dibdin, Thomas Frognall
The most remarkable gate, however, was at the principal entrance to the churchyard, and was known as the Resurrection Gate, from an alto-relievo of the Last Day.
From Holborn and Bloomsbury The Fascination of London by Besant, Walter, Sir
It was built in the Italian style of architecture, with a fine double flight of steps to the principal entrance, over which was an equestrian alto-relievo of Charles the Second.
From John Deane of Nottingham Historic Adventures by Land and Sea by Kingston, William Henry Giles
There are over three hundred pieces of sculpture from various countries, comprising colossal and life-size figures, groups, busts, statuettes, and alto-relievos in marble and bronze.
It is almost black from age; but the alto-relievos, and especially those above the doors, stand out in almost perfect condition.
From A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume Two by Dibdin, Thomas Frognall
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