单词 | low relief medallion |
释义 | > as lemmaslow relief medallion attributive. Designating carving, moulding, stamping, etc., done in low relief, or an object ornamented with this; as low relief carving, low relief medallion, low relief sculpture, etc. ΚΠ 1880 Brit. Mail 1 Oct. 795/3 The specimens..are artistic in their design,..the effect being..like very delicate low relief carving or plaster stamping. 1885 Builder 23 May 718/1 A very pleasing low relief medallion of Lady Watkin. 1903 E. von Mach Greek Sculpt. vi. 46 (heading) The different technique of high and low relief sculpture. 1964 H. Hodges Artifacts i. 33 Clay made to the consistency of a thin paste may be painted on, layer by layer, to produce low relief modelling. 1979 N. Pevsner & E. Williamson Nottinghamshire (ed. 2) 375 A half-conical lead roof carrying a low-relief urn. 1990 A. J. Youngson Urban Devel. & Royal Fine Art Comm. i. 22 Its severity is relieved by simple low relief decoration in terracotta. 2009 National Art Coll. Fund Rev. 2008–9 78/1 Six oil paintings and four low-relief panels executed largely in gesso, telling the story of Perseus. < as lemmas |
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