rilievo

[ ree-lye-vaw; English ril-yev-oh ]

noun

, Italian.

, plural ri·lie·vi [r, ee-, lye, -vee, ril-, yev, -ee].

1. relief ²( defs 2, 3 ).

rilievo

/ riˈljevo; ˌrɪlɪˈeɪvəʊ /

noun

1. another name for relief

Example Sentences

Most of his monumental works are also in basso rilievo.

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Often he stood in Tartarus, and found, in this still life of death in rilievo, peace of soul.

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Scenes in General Grant's career are depicted with sculpture on the plane and relieved surfaces in alto rilievo.

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For, as Flaxman remarks, the styles of different hands are sufficiently evident in the alto and basso rilievo.

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In modelling in rilievo of either kind, alto or basso, a plane or ground is prepared upon which the design is, or should be, carefully drawn.

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