mezzo-relievo

[ met-soh-ri-lee-voh, med-zoh-, mez-oh- ]

noun

, plural mez·zo-re·lie·vos [met, -soh-ri-, lee, -vohz, med, -zoh-, mez, -oh-].

1. sculptured relief intermediate between high relief and bas-relief.

mezzo-relievo

/ ˌmɛtsəʊrɪˈliːvəʊ /

noun

1. carving in which the depth of the relief is halfway between that of high relief and low relief

Word History and Origins

Origin of mezzo-relievo¹

Borrowed into English from Italian around 1590–1600

Word History and Origins

Origin of mezzo-relievo¹

from Italian: half relief

Example Sentences

A marble tabernacle, decorated in mezzo-relievo and originally made for the nuns of the convent of the Murate.

From Project Gutenberg

Relief, prominence of a sculpture from a plain surface; works in relief are of three kinds: alto-relievo, high relief; mezzo-relievo, medium relief; basso-relievo, low relief.

From Project Gutenberg