10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MEZZO-RELIEVO»
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An endeavour to classify the sepulchral remains in ...
1 Mezzo-Relievo, and Basso-Relievo, or Relievo in general, in its original
signification must have been taken from a globe or some such simple figure, half
of which is sunk in a fond. Complex figures must in all cases have many of their
parts ...
Charles Henry Hartshorne,
1840
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A General View of the Fine Arts, Critical and Historical
323 Mezzo-relievo. — Appian way. — Roman relievi. may judiciously be raised
even upon another, when the prominent idea of the subject may be thus more
fully developed. Mezzo- relievo differs from both : it has neither the limited
attitudes ...
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A general view of the fine arts: critical and historical, ...
Mezzo-relievo. — Appian way. — Roman relievi. may judiciously be raised even
upon another, when the prominent idea of the subject may be thus more fully
developed. Mezzo- relievo differs from both : it has neither the limited attitudes of
the ...
The ordinary stylo of relief used for gems was mezzo-relievo, a style which was
usually adopted for all works which required a close inspection. A flat style of
relief was sometimes adopted in cameo, only for the sake of displaying a subject
on a ...
Hodder Michael Westropp,
1867
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The Magazine of the Fine Arts: And Monthly Review of ...
On each side of this niche are three intcr- pilasters, containing doors and stoves;
and in the niches above the former, four female figures, executed in mezzo
relievo ; among which are the two muses of history and eloquence; above these,
in six ...
The subjects represent saints, prophets, pa_ triarchs, &c., in mezzo relievo; and
the recesses wherein the walnut stalls are placed are of alabaster, and divided
by beautiful jasper pillars with alabaster basements and capitals. Over the niches
...
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The Religious System of China
All those lintels , as also the tops of the pillars , are uniformly sculptured with
lineal basso-relievo figures ; the five friezes, being exclusively intended for
decoration, are graven with seven square figures in bold mezzo- relievo, and
give great ...
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Fine Art: a sketch of its history, theory, practice, and ...
It is in fact to their being so suppressed that general forms become distinct. This is
also the case when one form is relieved on another, for it will be found that the
nearest object is then very much reduced and flattened." In mezzo-relievo greater
...
Sir Matthew Digby WYATT,
1870
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World Dictionary of Foreign Expressions: A Resource for ...
Music. With half voice. In moderate tone. mezzo adv./adj. [It. middle, half.] Music.
Moderately. Cf. mezzo forte, mezzo piano, and mezzo relievo. —n., pl. mezzos A
mezzo soprano (q.v.). mezzo forte adv./adj. [It. mezzo middle, half (1); forte strong
...
Gabriel Adeleye, Kofi Acquah-Dadzie, Thomas J. Sienkewicz,
1999
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A Dictionary of Arts and Sciences
Mezzo-relievo, or half-relief, when one half of the figure rises from the ground, in
such a manner that the figure appears divided by it. ; Basso-relievo. or bas-reliel'
flow relief), when the work is raised but little from the ground, as in medals, and ...