alto-rilievo

Al"to-ri*lie*vo, n.; pl. Alto-rilievos. Etym: [It.] (Sculp.) Defn: High relief; sculptured work in which the figures project more than half their thickness; as, this figure is an alto-rilievo or in alto-rilievo. Note: When the figure stands only half out, it is called mezzo- rilievo, demi-rilievo, or medium relief; when its projection is less than one half, basso-rilievo, bas-relief, or low relief.

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