1) Sculpture form 2) Type of sculpture
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1) Art terminology 2) French word used in English
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• (n.) Low relief; sculpture, the figures of which project less than half of their true proportions; -- called also bassrelief and basso-rilievo. See Alto-rilievo.
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A method of sculpting which entails carving or etching away the surface of a flat piece of stone or metal. The word is derived from the Italian basso rilievo, the literal translation meaning "low contrast" as opposed to "alto rilievo" ("high contrast"). To explain simply, it is a sculpture portrayed as a picture. The p...
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sculptural relief in which the projection from the surrounding surface is slight. relief; sculpture: Relief sculpture.
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A style in which the design elements are raised within depressions in the field, so that no part of the design is undercut.
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In digital photography, this refers to an effect produced with a Photoshop filter, which makes an image appear to be slightly raised off the surface
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* Alto rilievo.
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See relief sculpture.
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Shallow carving of figures and landscapes
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a three dimensional carving still attached to the background wall
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See RELIEF
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Bas`-re·lief' noun [ French
bas- relief ;
bas low +
relief raised work,
relever to raise: confer Italian
bassorilievo .] Low relief; sculpture, the figures of which project less than half of their true proportions; -- called also
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A sculpture or carving that projects minimally from the background.
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Sculpture in which figures project only slightly from a background, as on a coin. Also known as low relief sculpture.
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In digital photography, this refers to an effect produced with a Photoshop filter, which makes an image appear to be slightly raised off the surface.
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the lowest degree of relief, in which all the carving lies within the hollowed-out area below the surface plane, and through an illusion of depth and roundness, looks like raised relief. See also Relief
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Sculpture or carving with slight projection from the background.
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is a projecting image with a shallow overall depth, for example used on coins, on which all images are in low relief. It is a technique which requires less work, and is therefore cheaper to produce, as less of the background needs to be removed
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French term meaning 'low-raised work'. This, along with high relief, is known collectively as relief sculpture. Relief sculpture should be viewed primarily from one direction, as opposed to sculpture that is in the round.
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n] - a sculptural relief in which forms extend only slightly from the background
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low relief noun a sculptural relief in which forms extend only slightly from the background; no figures are undercut
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See relief
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A three dimensional impression is which the image stands just slightly out from the flat background. References, blind emboss.
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