• (n.) 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.
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Al'to-ri·lie·vo noun ;
plural Alto-rilievos [ Italian ]
(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, ...
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Alto-rilievo is an architectural term for a high relief sculptured work in which the figures project more than half their true proportions, without being entirely detached. In mezzo-rilievo, or middle relief, the projection is one-half, and in basso-rilievo, or bas-relief, less than one-half. Alto-rilievo is further distinguished from mezzo-relievo...
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