relievo

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re·lie·vo

(rĭ-lē′vō)

n. pl. re·lie·vos

[Italian rilievo; see bas-relief.]

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relievo

(rɪlˈjeɪvəʊ; rɪˈliːvəʊ)

n, pl -vos

(Art Terms) another name for relief⁹

[from Italian, literally: raised work]

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Noun

relievo - sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background

rilievo, sculptural relief, embossment, relief

alto relievo, alto rilievo, high relief - a sculptural relief in which forms extend out from the background to at least half their depth

bas relief, basso relievo, basso rilievo, low relief - a sculptural relief in which forms extend only slightly from the background; no figures are undercut

half-relief, mezzo-relievo, mezzo-rilievo - a sculptural relief between low relief and high relief

sculpture - a three-dimensional work of plastic art

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As regards one of these foibles, I should not even have mentioned it in this history but for the remarkable prominency - the extreme alto relievo - in which it jutted out from the plane of his general disposition.

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Versions of "relalio" (also known as "rallyoh", "relievo" and "alleyoh) and "kick the can" are still played.

Fancy a game of Flinchers? MY CITY

This isn't the first time Van Gogh and his works are gracing the UAE - the troubled artist's Self Portrait is currently on display at the Louvre, Abu Dhabi on loan from France's Muse d'Orsay, and 3D-print copies of Van Gogh's works were on display at Fairmont The Palm in 2015 as part of The Relievo Collection .

This multimedia art exhibition won't leave you bored like gallery shows at museums

What's immediately striking here is the evidence of how determinedly the museum markets Van Gogh: walking into the bright atrium, I spot giant 'Ear Chairs' emblazoned with Wheatfield with Crows, what looks like a Sunflowers skateboard in a display case, and 'Relievo' versions of The Harvest, Almond Blossom and other works, three-dimensional prints that replicate the surface texture of Van Gogh's paintings.