Definitions for: Bas Relief


[n] a sculptural relief in which forms extend only slightly from the background; no figures are undercut



Webster (1913) Definition: Bas`-re*lief", n. [F. bas-relief; bas law + relief
raised work, relever to raise: cf. It. bassorilievo.]
Low relief; sculpture, the figures of which project less than
half of their true proportions; -- called also bassrelief
and basso-rilievo. See Alto-rilievo.

Synonyms: basso relievo, basso rilievo, low relief

Antonyms: alto relievo, alto rilievo, high relief

See Also: embossment, relief, relievo, rilievo, sculptural relief

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