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half-relief

 

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Noun half-relief has 1 sense
  1. mezzo-relievo, mezzo-rilievo, half-relief - a sculptural relief between low relief and high relief
    --1 is a kind of relief, relievo, rilievo, embossment, sculptural relief

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Half-Relief

Noun

Half-relief refers to a sculptural technique where the figures or objects are carved in shallow depth, making them partially projecting from the background.

Example sentence:

The artist beautifully depicted the scene by using a half-relief sculpture technique, creating a subtle three-dimensional effect.

Adjective

In the context of art and sculpture, the term half-relief can also be used as an adjective to describe a piece of artwork or a sculpture that utilizes the half-relief technique.

Example sentence:

The museum showcases an impressive collection of half-relief sculptures from different periods of art history.

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