basso-relievo

[ bas-oh-ri-lee-voh ]

noun

, plural bas·so-re·lie·vos.

1. bas-relief.

Word History and Origins

Origin of basso-relievo¹

First recorded in 1660–70, basso-relievo is from Italian basso rilievo “low relief”

Example Sentences

A most beautiful altar stands at one end of it, of exquisitely carved Italian marbles, on which has been placed the same altar-stone on which St. Bruno celebrated the holy mysteries; behind this is a basso-relievo of St. Bruno, with our Blessed Lady appearing to him, beautifully executed.

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The cuirass is covered with small figures, in basso-relievo, which, as works of art, are even finer than the statue itself, and merit the most careful examination.

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Over the Confessional is seen a ceiling in terra cotta, with figures in basso-relievo, tolerably designed and coloured, resembling the composition of the best mosaic-workers in Ravenna and in Rome, supposed to be the work of the tenth century, or thereabouts.

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It displays a representation of the “Lord’s Supper,” the figures in beautiful basso-relievo, and bears the following inscription:— Donum Domini Johannis Otto Baijer Ad Templum Divi Johannis Antigua.

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It is of pure white marble, although stained by exposure to the weather, and is elegantly ornamented with various fruits and flowers in basso-relievo.

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