half relief

American  

noun

1. mezzo-relievo.

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Example Sentences

Gyp watched the cab gather way again, saw him wave his hand; then, with a deep sigh, half anxiety, half relief, she rang the bell.

From Beyond by Galsworthy, John

A very celebrated curiosity is the large urn or vase of blue glass, with figures carved on it in half relief, in white.

From Round-about Rambles in Lands of Fact and Fancy by Stockton, Frank Richard

In the decoration of this loggia Orcagna made seven marble figures in half relief between the arches of the façade representing the seven virtues, theological and cardinal.

From The Lives of the Painters, Sculptors & Architects, Volume 1 (of 8) by Vasari, Giorgio

It is of stone, has a venerable appearance of antiquity, and has extended on it in half relief an image of the Saviour, made of plaster, with the hands and feet nailed.

From Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. II. by Stephens, John L.

These medallions are mounted by flattening the subject considerably so it is in little more than half relief.

From Home Taxidermy for Pleasure and Profit A Guide for Those Who Wish to Prepare and Mount Animals, Birds, Fish, Reptiles, etc., for Home, Den, or Office Decoration by Farnham, Albert B.