alto-relievo

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alto-relievo

noun alto-relievos · alto-rilievo

countable, uncountable A form of sculpture in which carved figures or other objects protrude from the background. Nobody is in the great pew of the Clavering family, except the statues of defunct baronets and their ladies: there is Sir Poyntz Clavering, Knight and Baronet, kneeling in a square beard opposite his wife in a ruff: a very fat lady, the Dame Rebecca Clavering, in alto-relievo, is borne up to Heaven
Similar: high relief · Opposite: basso-relievo, basso-rilievo, bas-relief, low relief

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@misc{alto_relievo_2026,
  title = {alto-relievo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/alto-relievo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}