Definition of alto-relievo in English:

alto-relievo

nounPlural alto-relievos ˌaltəʊrɪˈliːvəʊˌæltoʊrəˈlivoʊ

mass noun

another term for "high relief" at relief (sense 4)
Example sentencesExamples
- I have lately seen a new alto-relievo model of Scotland brought out by Messrs William Martin & Co.,. of 67 West Nile Street, Glasgow.
- The Trent Tile Company made a specialty of dull-finished or ‘Trent finished’ tiles in alto-relievo, which are treated by the sand-blast process after being glazed.
- The second is designed to reproduce sculptures, as the first, of dimensions equaling the model, but of the kind called alto-relievo.
- The wall is carved with the technique of three-layer alto-relievo.
- The scenic front is not pictorially decorated but is composed of a metal coating and a bronze alto-relievo sculpture located in a black recess.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Italian alto-rilievo.

Definition of alto-relievo in US English:

alto-relievo

nounˌaltōrəˈlēvōˌæltoʊrəˈlivoʊ

1
another term for "high relief" at relief (sense 4)
Example sentencesExamples
- The Trent Tile Company made a specialty of dull-finished or ‘Trent finished’ tiles in alto-relievo, which are treated by the sand-blast process after being glazed.
- The scenic front is not pictorially decorated but is composed of a metal coating and a bronze alto-relievo sculpture located in a black recess.
- I have lately seen a new alto-relievo model of Scotland brought out by Messrs William Martin & Co.,. of 67 West Nile Street, Glasgow.
- The second is designed to reproduce sculptures, as the first, of dimensions equaling the model, but of the kind called alto-relievo.
- The wall is carved with the technique of three-layer alto-relievo.
1. 1.1 A sculpture or carving in high relief.
  高（或深）浮雕（品）
  Example sentencesExamples
  The centre of the river-front, which comprises the length of the long room, has a series of nine lofty windows, over which in the attic are two continued panels, enriched with alto-relievos, in artificial stone, the subjects characteristic of the purposes of the building.
  On the chapel walls there are alto-relievos with the ‘Life of Saint Anthony’.
  In Sydney, he executed the reredos in St Mary's Cathedral, together with a statue of St Patrick, four other statues, and the altars and alto-relievos.
  The best artists have vied with each other in carving the alto-relievos of the arcade, which, for design and execution, would do honour to the sculptors of antiquity.
  However, there are a good crop of busts, alto-relievos and full figures from the 17th, 18th and mostly early 19th centuries.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Italian alto-rilievo.

单词	alto-relievo
释义	Definition of alto-relievo in English: alto-relievo nounPlural alto-relievos ˌaltəʊrɪˈliːvəʊˌæltoʊrəˈlivoʊ mass noun another term for "high relief" at relief (sense 4) Example sentencesExamples I have lately seen a new alto-relievo model of Scotland brought out by Messrs William Martin & Co.,. of 67 West Nile Street, Glasgow. The Trent Tile Company made a specialty of dull-finished or ‘Trent finished’ tiles in alto-relievo, which are treated by the sand-blast process after being glazed. The second is designed to reproduce sculptures, as the first, of dimensions equaling the model, but of the kind called alto-relievo. The wall is carved with the technique of three-layer alto-relievo. The scenic front is not pictorially decorated but is composed of a metal coating and a bronze alto-relievo sculpture located in a black recess. Origin Mid 17th century: from Italian alto-rilievo. Definition of alto-relievo in US English: alto-relievo nounˌaltōrəˈlēvōˌæltoʊrəˈlivoʊ 1 another term for "high relief" at relief (sense 4) Example sentencesExamples The Trent Tile Company made a specialty of dull-finished or ‘Trent finished’ tiles in alto-relievo, which are treated by the sand-blast process after being glazed. The scenic front is not pictorially decorated but is composed of a metal coating and a bronze alto-relievo sculpture located in a black recess. I have lately seen a new alto-relievo model of Scotland brought out by Messrs William Martin & Co.,. of 67 West Nile Street, Glasgow. The second is designed to reproduce sculptures, as the first, of dimensions equaling the model, but of the kind called alto-relievo. The wall is carved with the technique of three-layer alto-relievo. 1.1 A sculpture or carving in high relief. 高（或深）浮雕（品） Example sentencesExamples The centre of the river-front, which comprises the length of the long room, has a series of nine lofty windows, over which in the attic are two continued panels, enriched with alto-relievos, in artificial stone, the subjects characteristic of the purposes of the building. On the chapel walls there are alto-relievos with the ‘Life of Saint Anthony’. In Sydney, he executed the reredos in St Mary's Cathedral, together with a statue of St Patrick, four other statues, and the altars and alto-relievos. The best artists have vied with each other in carving the alto-relievos of the arcade, which, for design and execution, would do honour to the sculptors of antiquity. However, there are a good crop of busts, alto-relievos and full figures from the 17th, 18th and mostly early 19th centuries. Origin Mid 17th century: from Italian alto-rilievo.
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