Definition of Alto rilievo

1. Noun. A sculptural relief in which forms extend out from the background to at least half their depth.

Exact synonyms: Alto Relievo, High Relief
Generic synonyms: Embossment, Relief, Relievo, Rilievo, Sculptural Relief
Antonyms: Low Relief

Lexicographical Neighbors of Alto Rilievo

altitude disease
altitude erythraemia
altitude sickness
altitudes
altitudinal
altitudinal hemianopia
altitudinarian
altitudinous
altivolant
altname
alto
alto-relievo
alto clef
alto clefs
alto relievo
alto rilievo (current term)
alto saxophone
alto saxophones
alto saxophonist
altocumuli
altocumulus
altocumulus cloud
altogether
altogethers
altohyrtin
altoist
altoists
altometer
altometers
altophobia

Literary usage of Alto rilievo

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Penny Cyclopædia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain), George Long (1835)
"It may be observed in (jf-neral, that alto-rilievo can seldom be fit for interiors, ... The style was preferred to alto-rilievo in such cases, as the latter ..."

2. The Antefix Papers: Papers on Art Educational Subjects, Read at the Weekly by Charles Callahan Perkins, Massachusetts Art Teachers' Association (1875)
"In alto-rilievo the sculptor simply places a solid and generally flat backing ... It is still regarded as alto-rilievo u»til one half its depth from back to ..."

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