| 单词 | in high relief |
| 释义 | > as lemmasin high relief 1. A method of moulding, carving, or stamping in which the sculptured shapes project from the plane surface to at least half their actual depth in the round. Frequently in in high relief. Cf. low relief n. 1, relief n.3 1a.Also called alto relievo, haut relief. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > plastic art > sculpture or carving > [noun] > in specific materials or methods stone-cutting1611 fretting1614 masonry1686 high relief1703 phelloplastic1802 wood-carving1847 photosculpture1861 gem-sculpture1882 chip carving1883 stone-craft1903 soft sculpture1966 earthwork1968 1703 R. Neve City & Countrey Purchaser 131 Sculpture..wherein the Figure sticks out from the Plain whereon it is Engraven,..according as it is more or less protuberant, is call'd..Bas-relief, Mean-relief, or High-relief. 1774 Ambulator 83 This picture..is decorated round the frame..with festoons of fruit and flowers, finely carved in high-relief. 1820 Gentleman's Mag. Sept. 233/1 It was tastefully considered, that this high relief could alone convert a profile into that assimilation of the portrait of a full face, which could justly be denominated a likeness. 1873 C. Dresser Princ. Victorian Decorative Design vii. 138 It is a mistake to cover an entire vase with figures in high relief. 1902 T. L. De Vinne Pract. Typogr. (ed. 2) 15 It is an engraving in high relief of the counter or hollow part of the type, that is, of that part which appears white in the printed letter. 1945 Pop. Sci. Oct. 158/1 With its bold figures standing well out from their background, high relief takes panel carving well into the realm of sculpture. 2013 Internat. Herald Tribune (Nexis) 23 Mar. (Leisure section) 17 The Pala period sculpture in high relief must come from some major site. in high (or middle, low, etc.) relief c. in relief: in the manner of relief; so as to stand out as (a) relief. Frequently with modifying word, as in high (or middle, low, etc.) relief. [Probably ultimately after Italian in rilievo (see in relievo at relievo n.1 Phrases); compare French en relief (1606 or earlier; after Italian). With in high relief compare French en haut-relief (see haut-relief n.) and alto-relievo n. With in low relief compare French en bas-relief (see bas-relief n.) and basso-relievo n. With in middle relief compare mezzo-relievo n.] ΚΠ 1687 A. Lovell tr. J. de Thévenot Trav. into Levant i. lxi. 94 The Castle with three Towers, and the Eagle of stone in relief [Fr. l'aigle de pierre releuez en bosse], which are the Arms of the Justiniani Genoese Lords. 1691 J. Ray Wisdom of God 68 Pillars and Statues and other carved works in relieve. 1726 G. Leoni tr. L. B. Alberti Architecture II. 16/2 Mosaic work in relieve. 1782 H. Walpole Vertue's Anecd. Painting (ed. 3) II. iii. 243 A wreath of enamelled flowers in relief, executed by Giles Legare. 1820 T. S. Hughes Trav. Sicily I. i. 19 In the pediment..of the eastern portico was sculptured in high relief the..Assault of Heaven by the Titans. 1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 215 The face of the block..is carved in relief into the desired design. 1867 H. M. Westropp Handbk. Archæol. ii. 274 It is considered the finest work in relief extant. 1902 Encycl. Brit. XXVII. p. xix The profiled figures in low relief. 1962 E. McCune Arts of Korea iii. ix. 169 An eye-pleasing double band and circular floral pattern carved in middle relief. 1996 M. Torelli in Cambr. Anc. Hist. (ed. 2) X. xx. iii. 952 The only important work in relief in the city of Rome was the temple of the Divine Augustus. < as lemmas |
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