alto-relief

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• Alto-rilievo — Al to ri*lie*vo, n.; pl. {Alto rilievos}. [It.] (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. [1913 Webster] Note: When the figure stands… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Alto-rilievos — Alto rilievo Al to ri*lie*vo, n.; pl. {Alto rilievos}. [It.] (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. [1913 Webster] Note: When the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• alto-relievo — [al′tō ri lē′vō] n. pl. alto relievos [< It alto, high + rilievo, relief; sp. infl. by RELIEF] HIGH RELIEF …   English World dictionary

• Alto-relievo — is translated from Italian as high relief, a technique in Classical antiquity sculpture to reveal human or animal figures that project out from a solid tablet of marble or other material. At least one half of the figure must be projecting from… …   Wikipedia

• Alto Comisionado de las Naciones Unidas para los Refugiados — (ACNUR) Tipo Agencia de Naciones Unidas …   Wikipedia Español

• Relief — (franz., spr. rölheff, ital. riliēvo), erhabene Arbeit, diejenige Gattung der Bildnerei, welche die Figuren aus einer Ebene oder vertieften Fläche, dem Grunde, erhaben heraustreten läßt. Das R. bildet eine Mittelgattung zwischen der eigentlichen… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

• Reliëf — (v. fr.), 1) jedes Werk, welches rundum behauen ist u. frei steht, z.B. Bildsäulen; 2) (gr. Anaglyphon, Toreuma, Opus ca elatum), erhabene Arbeit in Metall, Stein, Thon, Gyps etc., von Bildhauern verfertigt. Man unterscheidet je nach dem Grade… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

• Relief — For other uses, see Relief (disambiguation). A Persian mid relief (mezzo rilievo) from the Qajar era, located at Tangeh Savashi in Iran, which might also be described as two stages of low relief. Relief is a sculptural technique. The term relief… …   Wikipedia

• alto relievo — noun a sculptural relief in which forms extend out from the background to at least half their depth • Syn: ↑alto rilievo, ↑high relief • Ant: ↑low relief (for: ↑high relief) • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• alto rilievo — noun a sculptural relief in which forms extend out from the background to at least half their depth • Syn: ↑alto relievo, ↑high relief • Ant: ↑low relief (for: ↑high relief) • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• relief — relief1 reliefless, adj. /ri leef /, n. 1. alleviation, ease, or deliverance through the removal of pain, distress, oppression, etc. 2. a means or thing that relieves pain, distress, anxiety, etc. 3. money, food, or other help given to those in… …   Universalium