| 单词 | in alto relief |
| 释义 | > as lemmasin alto relief 2. As a mass noun: such sculpture, carving, etc.; = alto-relievo n. 1. Frequently in in alto relief. Also attributive, as alto relief sculpture, etc.Cf. relief n.3 1a, bas-relief n. 1. 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 1772 E. Jones New & Universal Geogr. Gram. II. ii. 84 The second [temple]..is every where richly adorned with figures in alto relief. 1839 Jrnl. Royal Asiatic Soc. 5 82 I found sculptured in alto-relief a bust with three faces. 1879 W. Walker Handbk. Drawing xii. 82 Alto relief..is not only rounded to the full bulk, but has generally some portions of the figure detached from the background. 1895 R. C. Graham Carved Stones of Islay iii. 37 An alto relief figure of an ecclesiastic. 1908 Living Age 12 Sept. 646/2 The river is symbolized by a recumbent nude figure in alto-relief, the decorative semblance of Paris in bas-relief forming the background. 2007 Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (Nexis) 11 Jan. 2 b An archival storage area packed to the rafters with alto relief sculptures. < as lemmas |
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