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Basso relievo

noun
1.
A sculptural relief in which forms extend only slightly from the background; no figures are undercut.  Synonyms: bas relief, basso rilievo, low relief.





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"Basso relievo" Quotes from Famous Books



... detestation she inspires is so unmixed as to be almost intolerable: consequently the character, considered in relation to the other personages of the story, is perfect; but abstractedly, it is imperfect; a basso relievo—not a statue. ...
— Characteristics of Women - Moral, Poetical, and Historical • Anna Jameson


Words linked to "Basso relievo" :   high relief, relief, rilievo, relievo, low relief, embossment, sculptural relief


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