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The definition of a bas relief is a piece of artwork that is sculpted, carved or molded in such a way that it barely protrudes from the background flat surface.

(noun)

An example of a bas relief is Donatello's Pazzi Madonna.

See bas-relief in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

sculpture in which figures are carved in a flat surface so that they project only a little from the background

Origin: Fr < It basso-rilievo: see basso & relief

See bas-relief in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

See low relief.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , from Italian bassorilievo

Origin: : basso, low (from Medieval Latin bassus)

Origin: + rilievo, relief (from rilevare, to raise, from Latin relevāre; see relieve)

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