Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
leggero sbalzo delle figure
English translation:
bas-relief
Added to glossary by
Rosanna Palermo
Feb 21, 2017 21:55
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Italian term
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leggero sbalzo delle figure
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Hi all,
I'm translating an article on a restored iron knife found among the funerary objects of a tomb in Posmon, Italy.
Per quanto riguarda la decorazione del fodero risulta ottenuta con un cesello profilatore a classica terminazione di chiglia di barca, sia per il tipo di solco tracciato sul metallo, sia per *** il leggero sbalzo delle figure *** che con esso si ricava ().
Not quite sure how to render this idiomatically into English. TIA for any help
I'm translating an article on a restored iron knife found among the funerary objects of a tomb in Posmon, Italy.
Per quanto riguarda la decorazione del fodero risulta ottenuta con un cesello profilatore a classica terminazione di chiglia di barca, sia per il tipo di solco tracciato sul metallo, sia per *** il leggero sbalzo delle figure *** che con esso si ricava ().
Not quite sure how to render this idiomatically into English. TIA for any help
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | bas-relief/low relief |
Rosanna Palermo
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| 4 | the slightly raised figures |
Tom in London
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Feb 27, 2017 15:39: Rosanna Palermo Created KOG entry
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bas-relief/low relief
It has a specific name. Either bas-relief or low relief.
Bas-relief - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relief
Relief is a sculptural technique where the sculpted elements remain attached to a solid background of the same material. The term relief is from the Latin verb ...
Types · Gallery · Notable reliefs · See also
Bas–relief | Definition of Bas–relief by Merriam-Webster
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bas–relief
Define bas–relief: a kind of sculpture in which shapes are carved so that they are only slightly higher than the flat… — bas–relief in a sentence.
Recent Exhibitions at Columbus Museum of Art
https://www.columbusmuseum.org/art/recent-exhibitions/
Recent Exhibitions at Columbus Museum of Art include Melvin Edwards and Paul ... Lucy Raven: Low Relief ... Art 360°: Contemporary Art Hatching Across Ohio
Bas-relief - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relief
Relief is a sculptural technique where the sculpted elements remain attached to a solid background of the same material. The term relief is from the Latin verb ...
Types · Gallery · Notable reliefs · See also
Bas–relief | Definition of Bas–relief by Merriam-Webster
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bas–relief
Define bas–relief: a kind of sculpture in which shapes are carved so that they are only slightly higher than the flat… — bas–relief in a sentence.
Recent Exhibitions at Columbus Museum of Art
https://www.columbusmuseum.org/art/recent-exhibitions/
Recent Exhibitions at Columbus Museum of Art include Melvin Edwards and Paul ... Lucy Raven: Low Relief ... Art 360°: Contemporary Art Hatching Across Ohio
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Comment: "Thanks Rosanna. I went for this one in the end. "
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the slightly raised figures
i.e. that fact that the figures project slightly above the surface suggest the use of the particular implement described in the text
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