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low relief

low relief

noun

  1. another term for bas-relief
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of low relief1

First recorded in 1705–15
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Marble, intricate incised bronze panels and a gilt ceiling with low relief abstract patterns share a consistent set of motifs suggestive of Northwest Indian, Mayan and Chinese cultures.

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The glaze contracted without exposing much clay, bunching up into a kind of dense-packed low relief and a pattern that suggests entrails.

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The wall inscriptions, hand-incised or cut in low relief, are, for the most part, local and personal too.

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Big. cartoony ones, cast in low relief, dominate the two large trophies, staring out, making them feel sentient.

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They also include his spiritelli, the winged cherubs, or putti, which he made into a uniquely dynamic motif, and many of his famous low reliefs.

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