单词 | great relief |
释义 | > as lemmasgreat relief great relief n. high relief, alto-relievo; now chiefly figurative and in non-technical use. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > plastic art > [noun] > relief > high relief great relief1634 alto-relievo1664 grand relief1703 alt-relief1748 alto relief1772 haut-relief1850 1634 T. Carew Cœlum Britanicum 1 A great vaze of gold, richly enchased, and beautified with Sculptures of great Releiue. 1655 Ld. Orrery Parthenissa IV. ii. vi. 537 The Plinth of each of them was beautify'd with sculptures of great Relieve. 1725 D. Humphreys tr. B. de Montfaucon Suppl. Antiq. Explained V. v. ix. 555 The first [marble coffin] we give here must have had the Figures expressed in Great Relief, because we find so many Arms and Legs broke off. 1872 Building News 30 Aug. 130/1 In the south arcade they had the banded shafts and the nascent foliage of the Lancet period coming out in great relief. 1909 W. Armstrong Art in Great Brit. & Ireland xx. 290 His great relief in the pediment over the west door shows errors of taste. 2003 S. Browne Contacting your Spirit Guide (2007) 171 Everything stands out in great relief. < as lemmas |
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