rilievo : Idioms & Phrases

• noun a sculptural relief in which forms extend out from the background to at least half their depth
  high relief; alto relievo.
  

WordNet

Al"to-ri*lie*vo noun

Etymology

It.

Wordforms

plural Alto-rilievos

Definitions

1. (Sculp.) High relief; sculptured work in which the figures project more than half their thickness; as, this figure is an alto-rilievo or in alto-rilievo. ✍ When the figure stands only half out, it is called mezzo-rilievo, demi-rilievo, or medium relief; when its projection is less than one half, basso-rilievo, bas-relief, or low relief.

Webster 1913

• noun a sculptural relief in which forms extend only slightly from the background; no figures are undercut
  low relief; bas relief; basso relievo.
  

WordNet

Bas"so-ri*lie"vo, Bas"so-re*lie"vo noun (Also<

• Basso-rilievo
• Basso-relievo

)

Etymology

It. basso-rilievo.

Definitions

1. Same as Bas-relief.

Webster 1913

Ca"vo-ri*lie"vo noun

Etymology

It.

Definitions

1. (Sculp.) Hollow relief; sculpture in relief within a sinking made for the purpose, so no part of it projects beyond the plain surface around.

Webster 1913

Dem"i-ri*lie"vo noun

Etymology

Pref. demi- + It. rilievo.

Definitions

1. (Fine Arts) (a) Half relief; sculpture in relief of which the figures project from the background by one half their full roundness. (b) A work of sculpture of the above character. See Alto-rilievo.

Webster 1913

• noun a sculptural relief between low relief and high relief
  half-relief; mezzo-relievo.
  

WordNet

Mez"zo-ri*lie"vo noun

Etymology

It.

Definitions

1. A middle degree of relief in figures, between high and low relief.
2. Sculpture in this kind of relief. See under Alto-rilievo.

Webster 1913