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Demi-rilievo


Dem′i-ri-lie′vo

,
Noun.
[Pref.
demi-
+ It.
rilievo
.]
(Fine Arts)
(a)
Half relief; sculpture in relief of which the figures project from the background by one half their full roundness.
(b)
A work of sculpture of the above character. See
Alto-rilievo
.

Definition 2024


demi-rilievo

demi-rilievo

English

Noun

demi-rilievo (uncountable)

  1. (art) Half relief; sculpture in relief, whose figures project from the background by one half their full roundness.