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Definition of Sculptural relief
1. Noun. Sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background.
Specialized synonyms: Alto Relievo, Alto Rilievo, High Relief, Bas Relief, Basso Relievo, Basso Rilievo, Low Relief, Half-relief, Mezzo-relievo, Mezzo-rilievo
Generic synonyms: Sculpture
Derivative terms: Emboss
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sculptural Relief
Literary usage of Sculptural relief
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Thousand Miles Up the Nile by Amelia Ann Blanford Edwards (1891)
"The sculptural relief of this large subject was apparently very low ; but, owing
to the angle at which it met the light, one figure, which could not have ..."
2. A History of Ancient Sculpture by Lucy Myers Wright Mitchell (1883)
"In keeping with the character of true sculptural relief, we see in this Pergamon
frieze, that one surface plane is always kept emphatic, and never broken up ..."
3. A History of Ancient Sculpture by Lucy Myers Wright Mitchell (1883)
"In keeping with the character of true sculptural relief, we see in this Pergamon
frieze, that one surface plane is always kept emphatic, and never broken up ..."
4. The Temple of Apollo Bassitas by Frederick A. Cooper (1996)
"The metope slabs, exclusive of sculptural relief, vary in thickness between 0.10
and 0.12 m. In the present study, a difference of 0.005 m. has been allowed ..."
5. The Fortnightly Review (1875)
"... her infant to receive his father's kiss, might be selected as a perfect idyll,
conveyed within the strictest and severest bounds of sculptural relief. ..."
6. The Art of the Moving Picture by Vachel Lindsay (1915)
"The bodies of these giants are in high sculptural relief. Where the lights are
quite glaring and the photography is bad, many of the figures are as hard in ..."
7. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"By Niehaus 3 Lafayette and His Servitor, Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY (Sculptural
Relief by Niehaus) By Daniel C. French ..."
8. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"... AMERICAN SCULPTURE 1 John P»ul Jones Hoisting the American Flag on the Ranker.
(sculptural relief by ..."
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