mezzo-relievo

[ met-soh-ri-lee-voh, med-zoh-, mez-oh- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural mez·zo-re·lie·vos [met, -soh-ri-, lee, -vohz, med, -zoh-, mez, -oh-].

mezzo-relievo

/ ˌmɛtsəʊrɪˈliːvəʊ /

carving in which the depth of the relief is halfway between that of high relief and low relief

Borrowed into English from Italian around 1590–1600

from Italian: half relief

A marble tabernacle, decorated in mezzo-relievo and originally made for the nuns of the convent of the Murate.

As they are intended for minute inspection, gems are generally in mezzo-relievo.

I have sometimes there observed, in the middle, little statues in mezzo-relievo.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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