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Low relief

noun

A sculptural relief in which forms extend only slightly from the background; no figures are undercut. Synonyms: bas relief, basso relievo, basso rilievo.

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... you that the effigies "in low relief" (alas, yes, low enough now—worn mostly into flat stones, with a trace only of the deeper lines left, but originally in very bold relief,) with which the floor of Santa Croce is inlaid, of which this by which you stand is characteristic, ...

— Mornings in Florence • John Ruskin

... Davenport's definition of a cameo is quite satisfactory: "A small sculpture executed in low relief upon some substance precious either for its beauty, rarity, or hardness." Cameos are usually cut in onyx, the different layers and stratifications of colour being cut away at different depths, so that the ...

— Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages • Julia De Wolf Addison

Words linked to "Low relief" : bas relief, relievo, relief, high relief, basso rilievo, rilievo, sculptural relief, embossment