mezzo-relievo

American

[met-soh-ri-lee-voh, med-zoh-, mez-oh-] / ˈmɛt soʊ rɪˈli voʊ, ˈmɛd zoʊ-, ˈmɛz oʊ- /

noun

plural

mezzo-relievos

sculptured relief intermediate between high relief and bas-relief.

mezzo-relievo British

/ ˌmɛtsəʊrɪˈliːvəʊ /

noun

carving in which the depth of the relief is halfway between that of high relief and low relief

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Etymology

Origin of mezzo-relievo

Borrowed into English from Italian around 1590–1600

Example Sentences

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A marble tabernacle, decorated in mezzo-relievo and originally made for the nuns of the convent of the Murate.

From Project Gutenberg

Relief, prominence of a sculpture from a plain surface; works in relief are of three kinds: alto-relievo, high relief; mezzo-relievo, medium relief; basso-relievo, low relief.

From Project Gutenberg

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