HyperDic: basso_relievo

English > 1 sense of the expression basso relievo:
NOUNartifactbasso relievo, bas relief, low relief, basso rilievoa sculptural relief in which forms extend only slightly from the background
English > basso relievo: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA sculptural relief in which forms extend only slightly from the background; no figures are undercut.
Synonymsbas relief, low relief, basso rilievo
Broaderrelief, relievo, rilievo, embossment, sculptural reliefsculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background
Oppositealto relievo, alto rilievo, high reliefA sculptural relief in which forms extend out from the background to at least half their depth
Spanishbajo relieve, bajo-relieve, bajorrelieve, basso relievo
Catalanbaix relleu

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