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Definition of Half-relief
1. Noun. A sculptural relief between low relief and high relief.
Generic synonyms: Embossment, Relief, Relievo, Rilievo, Sculptural Relief
Lexicographical Neighbors of Half-relief
Literary usage of Half-relief
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Life of Benvenuto Cellini by Benvenuto Cellini (1920)
"Upon this I want you to represent a God the Father in half-relief, and in the
middle to set that magnificent big diamond, which you remember, together with ..."
2. Annals of the French Stage from Its Origin to the Death of Racine by Frederick William Hawkins (1884)
"Above the balcony, beginning at the top, we find the arms of France, a figure of
Minerva in half relief, and a black marble tablet bearing this inscription ..."
3. Vasari on Technique: Being the Introduction to the Three Arts of Design by Giorgio Vasari (1907)
"In this kind of half relief, for the sake of perspective, they make the most distant
... It may be noted that Vasari's 'half relief (mezzo rilievo) is the ..."
4. Handbook of Engraved Gems by Charles William King (1885)
"Caracalla, thus deified (Townley) in half-relief upon a plaque eight inches square,
... halfrelief ..."
5. The Harvard Classics by Charles William Eliot (1910)
"The first of these was in somewhat more than half-relief, lifting one hand to
... On one side I worked little fawns in half relief, with some wild boars and ..."
6. Memoirs by Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology (1903)
"... in very flat relief, and a group of small, very delicately executed figures
in half relief, occupying the central portion of the face of the slab. ..."
7. The Preceptor's Assistant, Or, Miscellaneous Questions in General History by David Williams (1858)
"A. Demi relievo, or demi relief, or half relief, is where only one half of the
figure rises from the plane. Q. What is engraving?—A. The art of excavating ..."
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