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alto-relievo
alto-relievo (ˌæltəʊ, rɪˈliːvəʊ) Pl. -os. [It. alto-rilievo high relief; this spelling is sometimes used in Eng.] High relief; sculpture or carved work in which the figures project more than one half of their true proportions from the wall or surface on which they are carved. Hence concr. A sculptur...
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Samuel Fuller (priest)
the age of sixty-five, 4 March 1699 – 1700, and was buried in his cathedral, where a mural monument was erected to his memory, with a portrait bust in alto-relievo
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haut-relief
‖ haut-relief (ˈhəʊrɪˈliːf) [F. (orəljɛf).] High relief, alto-relievo: opp. to bas-relief.1850 J. Leitch Müller's Anc. Art §244. 251 Colossal haut⁓reliefs of imaginary animals. 1886 A. D. Ainslie Reynard x. 241 Graved in haut relief..Rich clustered grapes.
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Memorial of Glory (Almaty)
Alto relievo "The feat" depicts the images of heroes-panfilovs who defended Moscow. Alto relievo "Trumpeting Glory" represents images that embody the anthem of triumphant life.
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alto-
‖ alto- (ˈɑːltəʊ, æ-) It., = high-, used in various comb. 1. Mus. as alto-clarinet, -fagotto, -viola, musical instruments similar to, but higher in pitch than, the clarinet, fagotto, viola. See also alto a.1856 Berlioz Instrument. 114 The alto-clarinet is no other than a clarinet in F or in E♭. 1802...
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St Hilary, Vale of Glamorgan
Immediately over the entrance are the family arms, sculptured in alto-relievo, with a commemorative inscription in Roman capitals.
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Thomas Wran
Sculptural style
John Ruskin (1819–1900) favoured a flat painterly style of sculpture and recommended low bas-relief (raised or modelled relievo) in lieu of high alto-relievo with its high rendering of plastic form.
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Dragon-and-Tiger Pagoda
The pagoda is vividly decorated with alto-relievo Tang-dynasty-style sculpture on the central pillar showing the Buddha, bodhisattvas, celestial guards
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The Lyceum, Liverpool
The center three windows are divided by four ionic columns and topped with alto relievo images of Greek characters by F.A. Legé.
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Joseph Kendrick (sculptor)
He was also active in music in London, and was described as an Alto in Doane's Musical Directory on 1794. In December 1813 the Royal Academy of Arts granted Kendrick the gold medal and a prize of fifty guineas for the best historical basso relievo.
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Benedetto Antelami
Also on the interiors can be seen alto-relievo personifications of the months and the seasons.
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Kotai
In two neat niches advanced from the front wall of the shrine, and with two colonnettes in front of each there have been standing images in alto-relievo
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Central Economic Mathematical Institute
CEMI headquarters features an alto-relievo mosaic composition of a Möbius strip on its facade, created by architect Leonid Pavlov and painter/monumentalists
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Colewort Barracks
In the front is a bold armorial sculpture of the English arms in alto relievo.
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Signers Monument
A marble slab in its southern face is engraved in alto-relievo with the coat of arms of Georgia and the names of Gwinnett, Hall, and Walton.
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