alto-relievon.adj.

Brit.

/ˌaltəʊrᵻˈliːvəʊ/, U.S.

/ˈˌæltoʊrəˈlivoʊ/,

/ˈˌɑltoʊrəˈlivoʊ/

Inflections: Plural alto-relievos, alto-relievi.

Forms: 1600s– alto-relievo, 1700s– alto-rilievo.

Origin: Apparently a borrowing from Italian. Etymons: Italian altorilievo, alto relievo.

Etymology: Apparently < Italian altorilievo, †alto relievo high relief (although this is first attested later: 1727 or earlier) < alto high (see alto n.²) + rilievo relievo n.¹ Compare earlier mezzo-relievo n. and basso-relievo n.For the form history of the second element, see discussion at relievo n.¹

1. Carving, moulding, or stamping in which the sculptured shapes project from the plane surface to at least half their actual depth in the round; high relief (see relief n.³ 1a). Frequently in in alto-relievo. Also attributive or as adj.Opposed to basso-relievo n. Cf. also mezzo-relievo n.

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

1664 J. Evelyn tr. L. Alberti Statues in tr. R. Fréart Parallel Antient Archit. 152 How parts are to be raised, or depress'd by Alto, or Basso Relievo, as Artists tearm it.

1717 G. Berkeley in Life & Lett. (1871) 550 The infinite profusion of alto-relievo.

1762 H. Walpole Vertue's Anecd. Painting I. vii. 162 A fine bust of Queen Elizabeth on onyx, alto relievo in profile.

1800 J. Dallaway Anecd. Arts Eng. ii. vi. 334 A Puteal, on which are represented, in alto relievo, five groupes of Fauns and Bacchanalian Nymphs.

1879 H. Phillips Addit. Notes upon Coins 1 Upon the hub the portrait is cut in alto relievo by a machine.

1920 D. H. Lawrence Women in Love xxix. 470 ‘Herr Loerke is doing a great frieze for a factory in Cologne.’..‘What is the relief?’ asked Gudrun. ‘Alto relievo.’

1990 R. S. Gamble Hist. Archit. Alabama (2001) 175 Decorative plaster interior cornices and moldings of the period ca. 1850-80 were often executed in alto-relievo.

2007 Women's Art Jrnl. 28 29 Brooks..proceeded to model an alto relievo portrait of The Reverie of Queen Isabella in butter.

2. A sculpture or carving done in this way; a design in high relief.

ΘΚΠ

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

alto-relievo1744

alt-relief1745

alto relief1762

1744 Descr. Gardens Lord Viscount Cobham 24 An Alto-Relievo of the four Quarters of the World bringing their Products to Britannia.

1788 Gentleman's Mag. Jan. 9/1 An alto relievo, carved in alabaster,..upwards of three feet high.

1878 Lady Herbert tr. J. A. von Hübner Ramble round World II. v. 342 There are no alto-relievos.

1893 I. Burton Life R. F. Burton iii. 108 On the sarcophagus are beautifully cast alto-relievi, representing the various acts of his life and death.

1998 B. Hodgdon Shakespeare Trade vi. 210 He..promised the church a much needed £500 on the condition that an alto-relievo of Faucit..be placed on the south wall of the chancel.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	alto-relievo
释义	alto-relievon.adj. Brit. /ˌaltəʊrᵻˈliːvəʊ/, U.S. /ˈˌæltoʊrəˈlivoʊ/, /ˈˌɑltoʊrəˈlivoʊ/ Inflections: Plural alto-relievos, alto-relievi. Forms: 1600s– alto-relievo, 1700s– alto-rilievo. Origin: Apparently a borrowing from Italian. Etymons: Italian altorilievo, alto relievo. Etymology: Apparently < Italian altorilievo, †alto relievo high relief (although this is first attested later: 1727 or earlier) < alto high (see alto n.²) + rilievo relievo n.¹ Compare earlier mezzo-relievo n. and basso-relievo n.For the form history of the second element, see discussion at relievo n.¹ 1. Carving, moulding, or stamping in which the sculptured shapes project from the plane surface to at least half their actual depth in the round; high relief (see relief n.³ 1a). Frequently in in alto-relievo. Also attributive or as adj.Opposed to basso-relievo n. Cf. also mezzo-relievo n. 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 1664 J. Evelyn tr. L. Alberti Statues in tr. R. Fréart Parallel Antient Archit. 152 How parts are to be raised, or depress'd by Alto, or Basso Relievo, as Artists tearm it. 1717 G. Berkeley in Life & Lett. (1871) 550 The infinite profusion of alto-relievo. 1762 H. Walpole Vertue's Anecd. Painting I. vii. 162 A fine bust of Queen Elizabeth on onyx, alto relievo in profile. 1800 J. Dallaway Anecd. Arts Eng. ii. vi. 334 A Puteal, on which are represented, in alto relievo, five groupes of Fauns and Bacchanalian Nymphs. 1879 H. Phillips Addit. Notes upon Coins 1 Upon the hub the portrait is cut in alto relievo by a machine. 1920 D. H. Lawrence Women in Love xxix. 470 ‘Herr Loerke is doing a great frieze for a factory in Cologne.’..‘What is the relief?’ asked Gudrun. ‘Alto relievo.’ 1990 R. S. Gamble Hist. Archit. Alabama (2001) 175 Decorative plaster interior cornices and moldings of the period ca. 1850-80 were often executed in alto-relievo. 2007 Women's Art Jrnl. 28 29 Brooks..proceeded to model an alto relievo portrait of The Reverie of Queen Isabella in butter. 2. A sculpture or carving done in this way; a design in high relief. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > plastic art > [noun] > relief > high relief > article executed in alto-relievo1744 alt-relief1745 alto relief1762 1744 Descr. Gardens Lord Viscount Cobham 24 An Alto-Relievo of the four Quarters of the World bringing their Products to Britannia. 1788 Gentleman's Mag. Jan. 9/1 An alto relievo, carved in alabaster,..upwards of three feet high. 1878 Lady Herbert tr. J. A. von Hübner Ramble round World II. v. 342 There are no alto-relievos. 1893 I. Burton Life R. F. Burton iii. 108 On the sarcophagus are beautifully cast alto-relievi, representing the various acts of his life and death. 1998 B. Hodgdon Shakespeare Trade vi. 210 He..promised the church a much needed £500 on the condition that an alto-relievo of Faucit..be placed on the south wall of the chancel. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.1664
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