alto reliefn.

Brit.

/ˌaltəʊ rᵻˈliːf/, U.S.

/ˌæltoʊ rəˈlif/,

/ˌɑltoʊ rəˈlif/

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: alto-relievo n.

Etymology: Alteration of alto-relievo n., after relief n.³, bas-relief n. Compare earlier alt-relief n.

1. A work in high relief; a sculpture, carving, moulding, etc., in which the shapes project from the plane surface to at least half their actual depth in the round; = alto-relievo n. 2.Cf. relief n.³ 1b, bas-relief n. 2.

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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > plastic art > [noun] > relief > high relief > article executed in

alto-relievo1744

alt-relief1745

alto relief1762

1762 St. James's Chron. 8 July 1/3 In the Pediment of the Portico is a fine Alto Relief, representing the four Quarters of the World, bringing Gifts to Britain.

1835 A. Cunningham Landscape Illustr. to Life & Wks. R. Burns 3 That monumental alto relief which encumbers the poet's grave in Dumfries churchyard.

1899 Scribner's Mag. Dec. 767/2 The placing of the sculpture upon the Arch,..the bas-reliefs at the two ends, and the alto-reliefs of the spandrels.

1975 ABA Jrnl. Aug. 954/2 The third [fireplace opening] is found in the center of the west wall, below the alto relief, ‘Justice’.

2007 Times Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) (Nexis) 27 Jan. e11 Depending on the depth involved, it may be termed a bas relief..or an 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.

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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.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	alto relief
释义	alto reliefn. Brit. /ˌaltəʊ rᵻˈliːf/, U.S. /ˌæltoʊ rəˈlif/, /ˌɑltoʊ rəˈlif/ Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: alto-relievo n. Etymology: Alteration of alto-relievo n., after relief n.³, bas-relief n. Compare earlier alt-relief n. 1. A work in high relief; a sculpture, carving, moulding, etc., in which the shapes project from the plane surface to at least half their actual depth in the round; = alto-relievo n. 2.Cf. relief n.³ 1b, bas-relief n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > plastic art > [noun] > relief > high relief > article executed in alto-relievo1744 alt-relief1745 alto relief1762 1762 St. James's Chron. 8 July 1/3 In the Pediment of the Portico is a fine Alto Relief, representing the four Quarters of the World, bringing Gifts to Britain. 1835 A. Cunningham Landscape Illustr. to Life & Wks. R. Burns 3 That monumental alto relief which encumbers the poet's grave in Dumfries churchyard. 1899 Scribner's Mag. Dec. 767/2 The placing of the sculpture upon the Arch,..the bas-reliefs at the two ends, and the alto-reliefs of the spandrels. 1975 ABA Jrnl. Aug. 954/2 The third [fireplace opening] is found in the center of the west wall, below the alto relief, ‘Justice’. 2007 Times Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) (Nexis) 27 Jan. e11 Depending on the depth involved, it may be termed a bas relief..or an 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. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1762
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