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Meanings of alto relievo in English

Catalan
alt relleu

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

alt relleu
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Examples for "alto rilievo"
Examples for "alto rilievo"
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I never before saw nearly so distinct a cloud-picture, or rather sculpture; for it came out in alto-rilievo on the body of the cloud.
Passages from the American Notebooks, Volume 2.
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Opposite the cathedral we saw a beautiful cross, carved in high relief.
A Yacht Voyage Round England
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Skulls are everywhere, grinning, somber, in high relief or in three-dimensional representation.
The Book of Skulls
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Each was heavily carved with the Montevarchi arms in high relief.
Sant' Ilario
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The stone is of black marble, sculptured in very high relief.
Seaward Sussex: The South Downs from End to End
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The park describes it as the largest high relief sculpture in the world.
Reuters
Usage of alto relievo in English
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The statues and sculptures on the walls of the outer corridor are in alto relievo, and generally life-size.
The English Governess at the Siamese Court / Being Recollections...
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Mr. Hewer was buried in the old Church at Clapham, where there is a large monument of marble in alto relievo erected to his memory.]
The Diary of Samuel Pepys
Translations for alto relievo
Catalan
alt relleu