| 单词 | high relief |
| 例句 | They were filled with carved figures — some free standing, some cut in high relief from living rock — that have long been considered among the most sublime images in Chinese art. Art Review: ‘Echoes of the Past,’ Chinese Buddhist Cave Art, in New York 2012-09-13T21:22:46Z This means surfaces encrusted with naturalistic forms in high relief — fish, flowers, veggies, mythological figures — surrounded by almost unbroken decorative patterning. Small Shows at the Metropolitan Museum 2010-08-05T22:21:00Z Firm, broad contours in brown ink and white highlights make it look like a scene carved in high relief. Review: A Florentine Artist's Two Aesthetic Lives 2010-02-19T13:15:00Z Her novel, while admirably evocative in its physical details, throws into high relief Mantel’s amazing accomplishment. Review | Fans of Hilary Mantel’s Thomas Cromwell trilogy will want to read these historical novels next 2020-10-10T04:00:00Z When the holidays arrived, the couple’s sense of isolation was brought into high relief when they couldn’t travel or gather with their families. In a pandemic, these pups have made all the difference While design details are still under review, the plan is for it to stretch 56 feet across one side of the park and to feature larger-than-life human figures in high relief. Perspective | A wave of war memorials is coming to D.C. Are we all at peace with that? 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z Her sharp, fine features throw her character’s anguish into high relief, even as Jane is unable to articulate its cause or remedy. Theater Review: Elizabeth A. Davis Stars in ‘Four Last Things’ 2014-04-30T19:25:04Z Van Gogh made one last retreat, to Auvers, where he continued to paint the world in high relief and on high boil, and produced at least one picture like no other. Review: ‘Van Gogh and Nature,’ Exploring the Outside World in High Relief 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z Cast in high relief in copper, then gilded and inlaid with turquoise chips, policing goddesses raise their swords and bare their fangs while backup teams of smaller, scowling figures float around them. Art Review: ‘Golden Visions of Densatil’ Opens at Asia Society 2014-02-20T23:13:05Z But the effects of the pandemic cast the two men’s differing visions into high relief. The Cocktail Bar Dead Rabbit Will Expand to New Orleans and Beyond 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z The tension between Nussbaum’s discreet and dangerous self-possession and the hostile forces around him is searing, and it shows his precarious individuality in high relief. Looking Good Is Not the Point: What Artists Bare in Self-Portraits 2019-05-08T04:00:00Z Fabián, Ángel and Alejandra are joined in a classic triangle, which Verónica and the alien throw into high relief even as they disrupt it. Review: In ‘The Untamed,’ Close Encounters. No, Even Closer. 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z It is a wise move on the writers’ part because it puts Dexter’s warring impulses of ruthlessness and protectionism in direct, high relief. ArtsBeat: 'Dexter' Watch: Warring Impulses 2010-10-18T22:38:00Z No, Lucas isn’t Shakespeare; I’m not inclined to throw around the lines as newfound poetic gems, and there’s nothing in his direction to throw the language, such as it is, into high relief. What the Seven “Star Wars” Films Reveal About George Lucas 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z Having both extremely brittle 19th-century gender roles played by women casts the hypocrisy in high relief. Review | The hippies are back in Shaina Taub’s musical ‘As You Like It’ 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z Alabaster high relief statues of warriors are done in a style unique to the area. Review: 'Routes of Arabia'' Exhibition at Louvre Is Startling 2010-07-23T11:56:00Z Yanique, meanwhile, brings the natural world of the Virgin Islands into high relief, with similes that seem to erupt effortlessly from the lushness of her prose. The Virgin Islands, Rewritten 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z Unearthly figures appear on them too, but as disembodied faces shaped in high relief. Can Art Ever Be Innocent? 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z But Shelton also offers the characters a deft shading of backstory that puts the entire plot into high relief and situates it in a wide, complex, and varied civic landscape. “Sword of Trust,” Reviewed: A Mumblecore Comedy That Takes on the Pro-Confederate Right 2019-07-12T04:00:00Z But the film industry’s awards season, which will become supercharged on Dec. 12, when nominations for the 2017 Golden Globes are announced, has a way of throwing the happenstance aspects of cinema into high relief. Fates in Filmmaking: Who Were the Wallflowers at the ‘La La Land’ Dance? 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z In a depressing green-walled bedroom, the bare-chested artist, roughly sculptured in high relief, sits up in bed leafing through a book — a photo album, perhaps. Art Review: Llyn Foulkes Retrospective Opens at the New Museum 2013-06-20T23:05:46Z Arguments about patriotism and freedom, rights and responsibilities as well as what public art should do, and represent, have been thrown into high relief in 2020. ‘Liberty Bell’ Tolls for Sites Where History Is Alive and Kicking 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z But the discussion certainly throws into high relief the precarious position of literary figures in contemporary China. Chinese Novelist Mo Yan Receives Nobel Prize. But Is He Politically Correct? 2012-10-11T14:50:27Z That combination is entirely Ravelian, and the contrasting timbres put Ravel’s thematic strands in high relief. Rearranging Ideas About Alternate Arrangements 2010-06-11T14:18:00Z These sequences are rendered in high relief by mostly unnecessary 3-D. Peter Capaldi Narrates ‘Inside the Mind of Leonardo in 3D’ 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z By fracturing commonplace landscapes, she throws them into high relief. Review | In the galleries: Breaching the border between art and furniture 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z “Sex can throw the challenges we face into almost unbearably high relief,” he says, noting how tricky it can be to shift gears from erotic transport to child-care duty and crises at the office. The gulf between spirited sex and everyday life 2013-01-30T19:32:25Z At the same time, a background of such uncertainty throws even the subtlest formal gesture into high relief. What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week 2018-07-11T04:00:00Z Now that they have left office, now that their fundamental decency is in high relief by contrast with the new political order, memory is refreshed. Review | The Obamas’ portraits are not what you’d expect, and that’s why they’re great 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z Interracial relationships throw this into high relief, pushing cultural and racial differences to the fore—the key edges of those puzzle pieces. Writing the White Boyfriend: How today's love stories are revising interracial romance tropes 2022-08-21T04:00:00Z “But it was the sadness of an artist, a sadness tinged with languor and a sadness against which his artistry stood out in high relief in a manner that was quite extraordinary.” The Matador and Me: Coming to Terms with My Famously Ugly Lookalike 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z Russia's Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine has thrown the issue into high relief. U.S. push to export LNG amid Ukraine crisis slowed by climate concerns, sources say 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z The danger that presents was brought into high relief in the body-cam footage of the Aug. 24 shooting in which an officer shoots a man who police said pulled a gun and shot at him. Opinion | D.C.'s increase in police-involved shootings demands scrutiny 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z The cities’ differences were in high relief at high school graduation. Santa Monica vs. Malibu: A messy school district divorce over money and who gets the kids 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z And the search for the graves has not only brought some of the emotion behind these positions into high relief, it has served as a proxy for the nation’s deeper racial divide. Perspective | The Tulsa race massacre is finally becoming known. But where are the bodies? 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z The most imposing sculpture is a 17th-century metal plaque showing the figure of a royal courtier in high relief. Commentary: Two L.A. museums hold art looted during an African massacre a century ago 2021-05-03T04:00:00Z With a polarizing president on the ballot and a deadly pandemic casting the role of government into high relief, analysts expect a record number of voters to participate in the election. In election's waning days, Trump campaigns against those fighting coronavirus 2020-10-31T04:00:00Z Although Du Mez has done a brilliant job of weaving a narrative that brings into high relief the relevant tendencies and trends within American evangelicalism, analytical commentary was not her book's main task. How the evangelical movement became Trump's "bitch" — and yes, I know what that word signifies 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z “In a lot of ways, what has happened in the last several weeks is that challenges and structural problems here in the United States have been thrown into high relief,” he said. Obama Voices Support for George Floyd Protesters and Calls for Police Reform 2020-06-03T04:00:00Z “This was a problem before, but the current pandemic throws it into high relief.” She’s Alone, 105 and in a Nursing Home Threatened by the Virus 2020-03-31T04:00:00Z This experience throws into high relief the value of their labor to our economy and way of life. Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z The report from special counsel Robert S. Mueller III puts into high relief the degree to which Trump has violated the norms. Analysis | Mueller’s report paints a damning portrait of Trump’s presidency 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z Said New York interior designer Thomas Jayne, “Overhead lighting is only flattering to body builders, as every muscle is visible in high relief.” Goodbye, Showy Chandeliers. Hello, Low-Key Lighting That Transforms Rooms 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z And when it does, that bend in history throws past wrongs into harsh, high relief. Editorials from around Pennsylvania 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z This line of attack throws a pernicious political dynamic into high relief. Opinion | The Debt-Shaming of Stacey Abrams 2018-08-17T04:00:00Z Plucked from the trappings of my normal life, I did see my vanity, insecurity and neediness in high relief, but these flaws seemed more comical than disturbing. A Buddhism Critic Goes on a Silent Buddhist Retreat 2018-08-05T04:00:00Z That issue was in high relief Monday in Nashville, where Mr. Trump delivered a speech touting his policies for the rural U.S. economy that benefits from free trade. Will Trump Punish the Farm Belt? 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z And for some, it put in high relief the loss of a city’s character as rising rents and tightening laws make the metropolis ever more sanitized — and that much more boring. At PornHub Pop-Up Shop, a Hint of New York’s Dirty Old Days 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z “Higher education has been progressively radicalizing for a long time, but recent events have brought the extent of it into high relief,” Mr. Whalen said. Conservative suppression on campus turns parents away from colleges 2017-07-12T04:00:00Z But those earlier associations, far from lending the story any real emotional conviction, serve only to throw its essential callousness into high relief. Naomi Watts plays the mother of a genius in the execrably manipulative 'Book of Henry' 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z It made the process of digestion easier to study, because every nuance could be seen in high relief. When the Lab Rat Is a Snake 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z In 2015, two separate studies were released that put the problems of “no excuses” education in high relief. A Brooklyn Charter School Looks Past ‘No Excuses’ 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z All the hope, fear, faith, wonder and heart-on-sleeve love that come with nascent parenthood are in high relief. Beyoncé, Frank Ocean, Lucy Dacus, Chance the Rapper and more: L.A. Times music writers pick their favorite albums of 2016 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z "And that requires a very clear agenda for retraining officers, looking at ways to end racial profiling, finding more ways to really bring the disparities that stalk our country into high relief." Policy Prescriptions: Trump and Clinton on race and policing 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z “And that requires a very clear agenda for retraining officers, looking at ways to end racial profiling, finding more ways to really bring the disparities that stalk our country into high relief.” Policy Prescriptions: Trump and Clinton on race and policing 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z Even when Lady Antebellum’s title tune inspires a group sing-along, the beauty of the moment only serves to throw the characters’ piercing isolation into high relief. Andrea Arnold's 'American Honey' is an indelible epic of the open road 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z Others have rib cages jutting out in high relief, like cartoons of shipwreck survivors. David’s Ankles: How Imperfections Could Bring Down the World’s Most Perfect Statue 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z "A small group of countries with poor press freedom records are using bureaucratic delaying tactics to sabotage and undermine any efforts that call their own abusive policies into high relief," he said. UN committee denies credentials to press freedom group 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z “A small group of countries with poor press freedom records are using bureaucratic delaying tactics to sabotage and undermine any efforts that call their own abusive policies into high relief,” he said. UN committee denies press freedom group accreditation 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z But Warren’s presence would cast this “feminist promise into high relief.” Elizabeth Warren Goes to War Against Donald Trump 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z “And that requires a very clear agenda for retraining police officers, looking at ways to end racial profiling, finding more ways to really bring the disparities that stalk our country into high relief.” Democratic debate: Candidates focus on race, criminal justice 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z And, that requires a very clear, agenda for retraining police officers, looking at ways to end racial profiling, finding more ways to really bring the disparities that stalk our country into high relief. Transcript of the Democratic Presidential Debate 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z Friday’s decision thrusts into high relief the debate between civil-liberties advocates and government officials over how far police powers should extend in the fight against terrorism following attacks in Paris, California and elsewhere. French Court Decision Backs Sweeping Emergency Powers Following Attacks 2015-12-11T05:00:00Z Design Week throws the gentrification process into high relief. Historical now hip in Beijing as young artists gravitate to the hutongs 2015-10-03T04:00:00Z Still, she added, “I think it’s wonderful we see it in high relief this week.” A Confluence of Big Events for 3 Faiths 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z EDF said the campaign is nonpartisan, but Colorado is a place where the two parties' differences on the climate issue are defined in high relief. There’s a new $2 million environmental campaign to bring out young voters in Colorado "Areas with a combination of high relief, intense rainfall, and a high population density are most likely to experience high numbers of fatal landslides," he said. Global landslides toll 'higher' 2012-08-16T00:40:59Z A short introduction and a coda are added, and the diction throughout is thrown into high relief. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z But it looked very convincing in a court-room, and its innocent appeal was thrown into high relief by the indisputable fact that the murder had been committed at least half an hour later. Mrs. Balfame A Novel 2012-04-15T02:00:04.827Z This was gorgeous in decorations of black and gold, which threw into high relief the picturesque costumes and coloring of Colonial days. Historic Fredericksburg The Story of an Old Town 2012-04-11T02:00:30.517Z On this side is the grand staircase, upon which is placed a lion in high relief, found on the family property at Palestrina. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z The dark curtains behind threw her face and form into high relief; but admiration was the last thought in my mind. The Red Cockade 2012-03-30T02:00:19.603Z Left alone, he remained by the table in an expectant attitude, a sneering smile, which the light of the candles threw into high relief, on his grim visage. The Man in Black 2012-03-30T02:00:14.473Z Standing prominently out to view; markedly conspicuous; striking the eye; in high relief. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z They were made of stout linen thread in imitation of high relief work of the needle point, a thick thread being introduced to mark the salient points of the pattern. Lace, Its Origin and History 2012-02-26T03:00:15.360Z A chapel on the right of the church contains the monument of Cardinal Vulcani, 1322, supporting his figure, with Faith, Hope, and Charity sculptured in high relief below. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z These are due to the fact that the river here is crossing a belt of ancient crystalline rocks of moderately high relief, comparable in geological structure to the Adirondack region. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z Upon a gilded pedestal, wrought with high relief, was seen their Christ, bowed beneath a precious cross of tortoise-shell and silver. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z The font, too, is Perpendicular, an octagonal structure of oolite, with richly ornamented niches on every face, each containing the head of a saint in high relief. Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely 2012-02-03T03:00:22.657Z This is one of the finest sixteenth century walnutwood carvings, or rather sculptures in high relief, in Europe, and is complete and uninjured. Notable Women Authors of the Day Biographical Sketches 2012-01-19T03:00:21.017Z Particularly were we impressed with the curious Caverns on the Island of Elephanta, with the gigantic figures carved in high relief. Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life 2012-01-15T03:00:15.917Z This 97 glass shows a pattern in high relief and gives a very brilliant effect. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z In the artificial atmosphere of Hunstanton, where the guests are all mere worldlings, her purity and goodness stand out in high relief. Oscar Wilde 2011-12-10T03:00:14.120Z In a line with this, still in the same high relief, is sculptured our Lord's triumphal entry into Jerusalem, His washing of the Disciples' feet, His agony in Gethsemane, His bearing of the cross. Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely 2012-02-03T03:00:22.657Z Her natural nobility hath outgrown the wariness which aids youth, and her dimmed sight sees things of stature, only, or of high relief. Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians 2011-10-28T02:00:22.437Z The work was in very high relief, and the likeness was perfect. The Bront? Family, Vol. 2 of 2 with special reference to Patrick Branwell Bront? 2011-10-27T02:00:25.173Z On the outside, in very high relief, are figures of Bacchus with vines and panthers, some portions being hollow from within, others fixed on the exterior. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z The rectangular panels of the pulpit stage are beautifully carved in high relief. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z Their upper panels have been filled with Bible scenes carved in high relief in wood; mostly the work of a Flemish artist of the nineteenth century. Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely 2012-02-03T03:00:22.657Z Under the powerful rays the scene of horror was thrown into high relief. The Nameless Island A Story of some Modern Robinson Crusoes 2011-10-08T02:00:20.880Z Two of these bands are in low relief; the third is in high relief, with a hole bored in the centre of each spiral for the insertion of glass or metal ornaments. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) 2011-09-30T02:00:18.107Z The Renaissance mantelpiece in wood, richly carved in high relief representing scenes of the Passion, is decorated with a bronze medallion of Joan of Arc and massive iron ornaments. Masters of French Music 2011-09-14T02:00:49.960Z On two of them repulsive-looking dragons, snakes, and demons crawl downwards in high relief. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z The cinquecento artists also, as a rule, worked their subjects in high relief, and resorted to undercutting, no case of which is found in the flat low work of classical times. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z It consists of a series of twelve compartments: three on each side of the room, and divided from each other by two boys of colossal size, grouped as Caryatides, and in very high relief. Visits and Sketches at Home and Abroad with Tales and Miscellanies Now First Collected Vol. II (of 3) 2011-07-24T02:00:08.803Z Female head, to the right, in high relief. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) 2011-09-30T02:00:18.107Z Her image now stood out in high relief with the multitudinous noisy scene at Joe's academy for a discordant, disquieting background, amid which there vaguely defined itself the reproachful saintlike visage of the deceased. Yekl A tale of the New York ghetto 2011-07-13T02:00:17.480Z As she looked up again at the now darkened window the light came up for a moment, and the figure of a man, recognizable as that of General Maxgregor, stood out in high relief. The Weight of the Crown 2011-06-26T02:00:09.240Z Effects of high relief are obtainable by this method. Arts and Crafts Essays by Members of the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society 2011-05-30T02:00:17.247Z The four interior posts "gars" on which rest the heavy longitudinal beams that support the roof structure are elaborately carved in high relief, a commingling of human and animal forms. The Whale House of the Chilkat 2011-05-23T02:00:09.800Z Middle part of a female figure, to the right, in high relief. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) 2011-09-30T02:00:18.107Z The handsome pediment above this portico contains a splendid group of statuary in high relief, representing France in the act of distributing garlands to her famous sons. Odd Bits of Travel with Brush and Camera 2011-05-17T02:00:17.310Z This is a Chinese marble, but you see it has a Persian scroll in high relief. Abroad at Home American Ramblings, Observations, and Adventures of Julian Street 2011-04-27T02:00:23.800Z They consist of figures in low and high relief and in the round, representing gods, goddesses, and heroes; the combats of the Centaurs and Lapith�; the Panathenaic procession, &c. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura 2011-04-14T02:00:56.200Z The most beautiful face of all was done in high relief in the centre of the box. Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls 2011-03-31T02:00:19.150Z The following fragments from the bases of the columns, are not inserted in the restoration:— 30.Fragment, in high relief, of the head and shoulders of a figure, from the drum of a column. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) 2011-09-30T02:00:18.107Z This terrible calamity throws into high relief the great classical impulse, to which the last chapter was devoted. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z The enamel is encrusted upon the figures, ornament and flowers which are beaten up in pure gold into high relief. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z We have traditions of a statue of "Hercules," a high relief of the "Madonna" and a "Sleeping Cupid," which had an eventful history. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z But even as the debt crisis has cast Europe's fissures into high relief, it has reminded European leaders of how much they stand to lose if these divisions are left unaddressed. European Central Bank faces threat to euro and unity 2010-06-24T04:00:00Z Side.—Lioness, in high relief, recumbent to right, playing with cubs. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) 2011-09-30T02:00:18.107Z In Mr. Kelly’s case, the office he is seeking throws the questions into particularly high relief. A Candidate Shaped in Crucible of Facebook and Privacy Issues 2010-05-14T03:04:00Z Overhead is a large pediment, with its panel sculptured in high relief. Cathedral Cities of England Throughout is a wonderful profusion of bits and objects of railroadiana in low relief, high relief, and fully modeled. The Engineering Contributions of Wendel Bollman He clutched the handle of the lever very hard; and she was positive he was pale, a pallor which threw his freckles into high relief. Stories That End Well An Adventure in Altruria——Through the Terrors of the Law——The Real Thing——The Old Partisan——Max—Or His Picture——The Stout Miss Hopkins' Bicycle——The Spellbinder——The Object of the Federation——The Little Lonely Girl——The Hero of Company G——A Miracle Play On each side of the inscribed panel is a vine branch with grapes; above are a pine cone and two lions' heads to the front in high relief. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) 2011-09-30T02:00:18.107Z The cutting was in very high relief, and required a strong body of light to bring up the figures, and the foliage was so thick and the shade so deep that drawing was impossible. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 2 Some portions of the work seem to be modelled in very high relief. Tuscan Sculpture of the Fifteenth Century A Collection of Sixteen Pictures Reproducing Works by Donatello, the Della Robia, Mino da Fiesole, and Others, with Introduction The central keystone of the arch is adorned with a large human head carved in high relief. Romanesque Art in Southern Manche: Album The air was heavily odorous and the gas lights flared garishly, thrusting the stark shabbiness of the hall and its occupants into high relief. Thirty Side.—Lion to the left, recumbent, in high relief. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) 2011-09-30T02:00:18.107Z A massive angle of iron was buried in the forge, the white flames spurting around it as the bellows blew, casting the smith into high relief at every pulse of the fire. The Garden of Eden The three figures in front are modelled in high relief, and in beautiful curves; the children in the rear are in low relief. Tuscan Sculpture of the Fifteenth Century A Collection of Sixteen Pictures Reproducing Works by Donatello, the Della Robia, Mino da Fiesole, and Others, with Introduction Its band is adorned with billets, with a stone carved with two human heads in high relief in its lower part. Romanesque Art in Southern Manche: Album The lad was always proud of his grandmother, but never more so than at that moment when her beauty and refinement were brought into high relief by her attitude toward Nan Dorrington. Gabriel Tolliver A Story of Reconstruction A male head in high relief, wearing a taenia, is slightly bent forwards to the right. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) 2011-09-30T02:00:18.107Z The storming of Stony Point stands out in high relief as one of the most brilliant achievements of the war. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools Its cap is similar in its large convolutions to that of the light variety, but it is covered with many intricate vermiform ridges, sometimes in high relief or even strongly undercut. Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous The sculptures, carved in high relief in granite, are much more elegant than in any other small church in the region. Romanesque Art in Southern Manche: Album On one post lay a rib of lacquer, six inches thick, that had been carved or punched over with high relief carvings and had set harder than crystal. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel The Roman glaze is thick and coarse, but usually of a brilliant Prussian blue, with dark purple and apple-green; and high reliefs of wreaths, and sometimes figures, are common. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" I shall make a bas-relief, a great circular tablet, if you understand, a wall with curving sides, and emblematic figures in high relief. Fairfax and His Pride This had been cast in plates having sculptured symbols in high relief of the sublime emblems of Harikar, and portrayed scenes from the idealities and mysteries of Egyplosis. The Goddess of Atvatabar Being the history of the discovery of the interior world and conquest of Atvatabar The old fa�ades are mostly emblazoned with the bearings of their ancient proprietors, sculptured in high relief. The Picturesque Antiquities of Spain Described in a series of letters, with illustrations representing Moorish palaces, cathedrals, and other monuments of art, contained in the cities of Burgos, Valladolid, Toledo, and Seville. From basement to the stone socket of the temple flagstaff, it is carved in high relief with elephants, men, gods, and monsters in friezes of wearying profusion. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel The south door of Beauvais cathedral is in some respects the finest in France; the upper panels are carved in high relief with figure subjects and canopies over them. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" One in high relief struck me as a characteristic specimen of Rubillac's workmanship. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses In the lower section there were tableaux cast in high relief illustrating the qualities of the soul developed by art, viz.: The Goddess of Atvatabar Being the history of the discovery of the interior world and conquest of Atvatabar Persons shown so fleetingly in a few selected moments of their whole lives, after the stage fashion, must be seen in high relief, if they are to be clearly grasped by the onlookers. How to See a Play At one side, guyed by half a dozen small hawsers, hung a battering-ram, a twelve-foot spar bound with iron, its nose pointing full-butt at a chrysanthemum in high relief on the belly of the bell. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel This marvellous dish is carved in very high relief with minute figures or little statues of the saints, with inscriptions in very early Greek. Visits To Monasteries in the Levant It is carved in high relief, and on one side is sculptured with emblematic devices, of which the Virgin and Child, surrounded by cherubs, occupy the central place. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 94, August, 1865 The sculptor had covered the base and frieze of the walls with a profusion of ornament in high relief. The Goddess of Atvatabar Being the history of the discovery of the interior world and conquest of Atvatabar Only by showing the thing in isolation and high relief can the writer reveal to, and force home upon a reader its ultimate significance. The Technique of Fiction Writing Large monolithic stelæ and altars with figures and inscriptions carved on all four sides in rather high relief, some groups pictographic. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations Its bowl depicts five baptismal scenes in high relief, each accompanied by a descriptive legend. The Cathedrals and Churches of the Rhine A pinch of black powder—graphite is commonly used—scattered over the paper, and behold the prints standing out in high relief. Scotland Yard The methods and organisation of the Metropolitan Police In a recess at the back is a head of Christ, and an angel's head appears on either side in high relief. Old and New London Volume I Whatever might be the shortcomings of the Radical group, the daring of their trust in the colonists stands out in high relief against a background of conservative restriction and distrust. British Supremacy & Canadian Self-Government, 1839-1854 It was two storeys high, and over the central balcony there was an enormous roughly carved shield, supported by two griffins in high relief, as rudely carved as the quarterings. The Grandee In the right transept are a series of very ancient German paintings and a number of escutcheons, coloured and in high relief, commemorating benefactors of the church. The Cathedrals and Churches of the Rhine Vase with arched handles embellished with life forms in high relief 96 139. Ancient art of the province of Chiriqui, Colombia Sixth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1884-1885, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1888, pages 3-188 Five great medallions from the same building show busts in very high relief of Jupiter, Mercury, Vulcan, Venus, and Minerva. The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia At Coire, in the Grisons, is a very beautiful chasuble, of which the orphrey is of the school of the elder Holbein or Lucas Cranach, applied and raised so as to form a high relief. Needlework As Art Its groined stone roof rests upon eighteen cylindrical columns, with bases and capitals; the latter, in very high relief, of beautiful design and delicate execution. Architectural Antiquities of Normandy The scheme of colour brings the two figures into high relief, while St. Francis and the family of the donor are subordinated to rich, deep tints. The Venetian School of Painting Vase with arched handles embellished with life forms in high relief 97 140. Ancient art of the province of Chiriqui, Colombia Sixth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1884-1885, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1888, pages 3-188 The most interesting thing, however, is a chasuble of the fifteenth century, with embroidered figures of silver-gilt thread in high relief upon the cross. The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia The nave piers, of which there are ten on either side, with two window piercings, are of a manifestly heavy order, the capitals unusually so, being very deep and weighty with carving in high relief. The Cathedrals of Northern France To the pillars that support the same arches, are attached whole-length figures, in high relief, of less than the natural size. Architectural Antiquities of Normandy The outlines of them could be descried through the grille; for behind the grille was a great white window which threw them into high relief. The Spanish Jade Vase with arched handles embellished with life forms in high relief—½. Ancient art of the province of Chiriqui, Colombia Sixth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1884-1885, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1888, pages 3-188 Two of them have elaborate knops with crocketed niches with figures, and one has the symbols of the Evangelists in high relief on the foot, with leaf-scrolls and big stars, the plan being octofoil. The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia There are passages in all our better histories that stand out in high relief, if we may so speak, from the groundwork on which they are based. Leading Articles on Various Subjects At the bottom under long canopies of extraordinary elaboration are scenes in high relief. Portuguese Architecture A band of exquisite floreated carving in high relief fills the long, narrow, horizontal panel between the consoles. The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia Vase with arched handles embellished with life forms in high relief—½. Ancient art of the province of Chiriqui, Colombia Sixth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1884-1885, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1888, pages 3-188 One end has two standing figures with a Latin cross in high relief between them, and a garland with waving ribands surrounding the labarum above; the other an imbrication with the spaces in relief. The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia Then he set-to to make a head of Ursula, in high relief, in the Donatello manner. The Rainbow On the lower row are interlacing semicircles in high relief forming foliated cusps and painted blue. Portuguese Architecture In contrast, the great and wonderful things of the Augustan city stand out in high relief, above the varied crowd that fills the streets, with all the dignity that centuries of power can lend. Ave Roma Immortalis, Vol. 1 Studies from the Chronicles of Rome Small tripod cup with animal features in high relief—½. Ancient art of the province of Chiriqui, Colombia Sixth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1884-1885, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1888, pages 3-188 There also were found two marble sarcophagi, preserved in the church, on which figures of Apollo surrounded by the Muses are represented in high relief. Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition. An excellent Norman turret of four stages runs up at the north-east angle, and is richly decorated, the third story being ornamented with a lattice-work of stone in high relief. Bournemouth, Poole & Christchurch It may be argued that in this way you cannot get very high relief; but the occasions for high relief are, at the best, rare. Art in Needlework A Book about Embroidery As to his qualities of leadership, they shone out in high relief, from first to last. Sword and Pen Ventures and Adventures of Willard Glazier Small vessel with human figures in high relief and geometric color decoration—½. Ancient art of the province of Chiriqui, Colombia Sixth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1884-1885, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1888, pages 3-188 There is a sort of false battlement worked on the rim, and in the middle a cow is to be seen in high relief. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life All that is visible of this tomb, which is on the right of the altar, is a marble tablet six feet square, upon which, in high relief, is a bust of the great discoverer. Foot-prints of Travel or, Journeyings in Many Lands This led inevitably to excessively high relief in gold embroidery. Art in Needlework A Book about Embroidery Notwithstanding the shadow, she put up her white parasol, tilting it at just the angle to make it throw her head and shoulders in high relief. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905 Each is of a different marble, crowned with sculptured capitals in high relief. Scientific American Supplement, No. 488, May 9, 1885 The wall is divided into a number of niches or compartments by Telamones, two feet high, in high relief, and supporting a rich cornice. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life Under the outer cornice were ninety-two groups, raised in high relief from tablets about four feet square, representing the victories achieved by her companions. Christianity and Greek Philosophy or, the relation between spontaneous and reflective thought in Greece and the positive teaching of Christ and His Apostles Scenes from the Ramayan and Mahabharata adorn the great blocks of the boundary wall, sculptured in high relief. Through the Malay Archipelago And these parapets are covered with sculpture in high relief. Appearances Being Notes of Travel This garden is planted to many tropical trees and flowering shrubs whose foliage brings out in high relief the beauty of the flawless marble tomb. The Critic in the Orient On each of the four sides of this ring appears one of the four beasts of the Revelation, typifying the Evangelists: they are executed in high relief. Rambles of an Archaeologist Among Old Books and in Old Places Being Papers on Art, in Relation to Archaeology, Painting, Art-Decoration, and Art-Manufacture He was sure that she had spoken, in reply to each of his questions, according to a prearranged plan, a well designed scheme to bring into high relief anything that might incriminate Berne Webster. No Clue A Mystery Story In other places he saw sculptures and beautifully carved figures in high relief. Ancient America, in Notes on American Archaeology Your fish is now in high relief on a flat background, but, though having correct form, it still lacks colour. Practical Taxidermy A manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling and artistic taxidermy. This superb picture, noble in conception and masterly in line, gives to the figure represented something of the high relief of the profiled images on great friezes. Picture and Text 1893 Let us hope the sun shone and warmed the keen clear air, and threw into high relief the towers and bastions against the northern blue. Royal Edinburgh Her Saints, Kings, Prophets and Poets Rather, the fixity of her gaze and the intensity of her mental concentration threw into high relief the hardness of her personality. No Clue A Mystery Story The Apache doubled his efforts to reach the outcrop of rock he could see ahead, chiseled into high relief by the winds. The Defiant Agents The rooms were decorated in the Italian taste, as was the great gallery on the ground floor, loaded with embossed decorations in high relief, pictures and gilding. The Seven Wives Of Bluebeard 1920 It is of Caen stone, and contains a representation of the Last Supper in rather high relief, within a three-gabled canopy. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Rochester A Description of its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See Opposite the cathedral we saw a beautiful cross, carved in high relief. A Yacht Voyage Round England In making the embroidery it would appear as if the pattern was first drawn on paper, then cut out, and finally worked over, the designs being for the most part in somewhat high relief. Little Gidding and its inmates in the Time of King Charles I. with an account of the Harmonies At the back the five-headed cobra has been carved in high relief; it is seven feet high and is represented as rising from the water. Travels in the Far East "The west entrance," he says, "is barbarously adorned with a grotesque group, in high relief, which represents the Subjugation of the Evil Spirit." Sketches of Travel in Normandy and Maine She led me through the main entrance into a lofty hall that extended through the entire building, and consisted of a number of grand arches representing scenes in high relief of the finest sculpture. Mizora: A Prophecy A MSS. Found Among the Private Papers of the Princess Vera Zarovitch Along the lintel runs a line of brackets alternating with cherubs' heads supporting seven figures, four males in high relief with three females in low relief behind them. The Story of Rouen It is carved in high relief, with great skill and insight. American Men of Mind Made of red cedar and unpolished, the cornices and uprights of them were carved with arabesques in high relief. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance “If the likeness is to be in high relief, so that all men may see it, and recognise the resemblance, and applaud the graver, Clarice, the tool must cut deep.” A Forgotten Hero Not for Him Now that this offer of marriage was about to be refused, now that this engagement was not to be, the advantages that it offered stood out in high relief. The Nebuly Coat Rich, black, old bookcases, carved all over in high relief, hold their immortal works or the records of their undying deeds. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 3, September 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy As she went out into the hall she saw Paul standing by the huge carved, fireplace, his back turned towards her, his tall figure thrown into high relief by the leaping flames. Paul Patoff Long white garlands, holding together flowers, fruit, spears, a quiver of arrows, birds, beasts, trumpets, and a mass of intricate designs, hang down the walls in high relief. Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts The memorial is to take the form of a mural monument with a medallion portrait of his head in high relief. Robert Louis Stevenson All the lights had been extinguished, and the rear of the car, with the number, was picked out in high relief against the dark background by the acetylene light carried by Malley. The Grell Mystery What I saw reminded me irresistibly of the technique of the cake-frosting art of the fancy baker, with its flowing tube of white condiment, and its following tracery of questionable design in high relief. My Studio Neighbors There was a medallion in the centre, with a figure in high relief. Pagan and Christian Rome It is a massive block of imported gray granite skillfully carved with clusters of grapes in high relief. The Wrong Woman From this die four pieces only were struck on a screw press, the die being of such high relief that its use was impracticable. Slavery and Four Years of War, Vol. 1-2 A Political History of Slavery in the United States Together With a Narrative of the Campaigns and Battles of the Civil War In Which the Author Took Part: 1861-1865 The heads of the arches are filled in by terra-cotta groups in high relief, representing Biblical subjects. Westminster The Fascination of London The amount is comparatively small, as is fit between servant and servant: the smallness of the debt brings the cruelty of the creditor out in high relief. The Parables of Our Lord In these same cloisters are some delightful figures of saints, in high relief, from an old ciborium. Pagan and Christian Rome They are all in such high relief as to seem groups of statues; and they are in general finished with as much attention behind as before. Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects, and Curiosities of Art, (Vol. 2 of 3) Greater surprise was in store, for presently I discovered that the walls were literally covered with sculptured figures of men and animals, done in high relief, and about life-size. A Middy in Command A Tale of the Slave Squadron The tympanum is filled with carving in high relief. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ely A History and Description of the Building with a Short Account of the Monastery and of the See Among the latter was one building in whose front wall a well-preserved Roman gravestone was set, its carving in high relief being still clearly outlined. Manasseh A Romance of Transylvania His cellars adjoin the château, a picturesque but somewhat neglected structure of the last century, with sculptured medallions in high relief above the lower windows, and florid vases surmounting the mansards in the roof. Facts About Champagne and Other Sparkling Wines There were hollows in his cheeks, sending into high relief those bone ridges beneath his eye sockets, giving him a faint resemblance to the skull of Shann's dream. Storm Over Warlock The bosses, at the intersections of the main ribs, are carved in high relief, with incidents descriptive of the life of Stephen. Young Americans Abroad Vacation in Europe: Travels in England, France, Holland, Belgium, Prussia and Switzerland And, finally, there is a still more permanent interest in the man himself, as exhibiting in high relief the weak and the strong points of the teaching of which Calvinism represents only one embodiment. Hours in a Library, Volume I. (of III.) The background is run over irregularly with white thread, in order to keep it more or less flat, and the design, which is in fairly high relief, is outlined with brown thread. Embroidery and Tapestry Weaving It is maintained by some scholars, notably by Koepp, 55 that no connection can be established between high relief and low relief, much less between statues entirely in the round and low relief. The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1 The chimney-piece is curious, adorned with two fine medallions of male heads, in high relief, very boldly executed. Béarn and the Pyrenees A Legendary Tour to the Country of Henri Quatre These carven figures, wet and glistening in the light of the street-lamps, stood out incongruously gloomy and ghostly, like the high relief on a sarcophagus. Phantom Wires A Novel The festoons of interlaced roses and lilies, carved in high relief on the high black oak fireplace, shone out clearly in the glow of two tall candles above their heads. A Book of Quaker Saints Glories or nimbuses in high relief set thick with gems surround the faces, and sparkle as they reflect the light from the multitude of candles burnt in their honour. Russia As Seen and Described by Famous Writers This primitive picturesque method of treatment is found as well in high relief as in low. The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1 The coloured altarpiece in high relief is by Mr. Alfred Gilbert, R.A., and is a work quite unique in character. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Saint Albans With an Account of the Fabric & a Short History of the Abbey Wrought in high relief on the front appeared an elaborate representation of Christ healing the sick; on each end, below a massive ring, appeared a similar design. The Long Night The groove is deep and well rounded, and has two bordering ridges in high relief. Illustrated Catalogue of a Portion of the Collections Made During the Field Season of 1881 Third Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1881-82, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1884, pages 427-510 The marvellous part is the startlingly high relief of the mouldings, and the quaintness of the evolutionary ideas, all those centuries before Darwin. Set in Silver For there still exists a continuous series of pedimental groups, first in low relief then in high relief, and finally standing altogether free from the background, and becoming sculpture in the round. The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1 The high reliefs represent, one a nautical subject, and the other a Bacchanalian one. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 8 Italy and Greece, Part Two The commanding position of the clergy the freedom they felt to say and do what they pleased brought that trait out in high relief. Autobiography and Letters of Orville Dewey, D.D. Edited by his Daughter Thus we have the figure of Dido set out in high relief. The Growth of English Drama It was ornamented with a series of bands in high relief, bands bearing the color script of the aliens. Star Born Cellini himself made a medal for Girolamo Maretta, representing Hercules and the Lion; the figures were in such high relief that they only touched the ground at a few points. Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages A Description of Mediaeval Workmanship in Several of the Departments of Applied Art, Together with Some Account of Special Artisans in the Early Renaissance A strong light placed behind the curtain throws into high relief the figures as they pass in significant procession. Patriotic Plays and Pageants for Young People The shadow of the parting had thrown into high relief the happiness of the day. Roads from Rome It is not until the individual comes into the field of the feminine telescope, and his peculiarities are thrown into high relief, that he is seen and judged at his true value. The Spinster Book Himself incorruptible, he was no doubt well pleased at heart that Banjo's misconduct should throw up in high relief his own immaculate conduct. Boy Woodburn A Story of the Sussex Downs So skilful was Cellini in this art that he "bossed up in high relief with his punches some fifteen little angels, without even having to solder the tiniest rent!" Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages A Description of Mediaeval Workmanship in Several of the Departments of Applied Art, Together with Some Account of Special Artisans in the Early Renaissance Sharp relief: When a figure stands out prominently from the marble or other material from which it is cut, it is said to be in "high relief," in distinction from "low relief," bas relief. The Vision of Sir Launfal And Other Poems by James Russell Lowell; Edited with an Introduction and Notes by Julian W. Abernethy, PH.D. The tall figure of Professor Fish, jumping from his compartment and turning to slam the door vehemently, struck her as oddly familiar; the man's personality stood in high relief from his surroundings. The Second Class Passenger Fifteen Stories With high relief she heard the music end. Visionaries Captain Wybrow, having dismissed his valet at eleven, was soon in a soft slumber, his face looking like a fine cameo in high relief on the slightly indented pillow. Scenes of Clerical Life The sculptures in high relief, but in more conventional proportion than these, which occur on the dividing wall between the choir and the north aisle, are thoroughly satisfactory. Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages A Description of Mediaeval Workmanship in Several of the Departments of Applied Art, Together with Some Account of Special Artisans in the Early Renaissance One of these dishes--which was brass, with ornaments in high relief--happened to be rather deep, but circular, and of small diameter. A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume Three These flowers are heavily and solidly worked in high relief. English Embroidered Bookbindings In the angles nude men, painted caryatides, jut out in such high relief that at the first glance one takes them for statues; a colossal breath swells their chests; their thighs and their shoulders writhe. Great Pictures, As Seen and Described by Famous Writers But here are we, among great mountains, rugged and cleft, fantastic shapes in high relief, in the moonlight. Through Palestine with the Twentieth Machine Gun Squadron Diffidence is usually the trait that the biographers of studious men endeavour most to put in high relief. Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men There was force in the figure, even in its first state, and there was a strange pathos in the bent head, the only part as yet in high relief. Marzio's Crucifix and Zoroaster The backs are divided into five panels, containing alternately flowers in red, blue, and green silks, and star shapes in silver thread in high relief. English Embroidered Bookbindings The war has brought this fact out in high relief. The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol. 1, January 9, 1915 What Americans Say to Europe Around its upper part it has two serpents, apparently coral snakes, attached in high relief. Unknown Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2) A Record of Five Years' Exploration Among the Tribes of the Western Sierra Madre; In the Tierra Caliente of Tepic and Jalisco; and Among the Tarascos of Michoacan Figures, in high relief, everywhere—animal, human and divine; a riot of impossible forms, impossibly intertwined; ghoulish in any aspect, and in moonlight hideously so:—bewildering, repellent, frankly obscene. Far to Seek A Romance of England and India Sculpture is more divine, and more like Nature, That fashions all her works in high relief, And that is Sculpture. Handy Dictionary of Poetical Quotations The pieces that are in high relief all over the book are edged with gold twist, and have moreover their counterparts under them closely fastened down to the satin. English Embroidered Bookbindings Then he led us to a walnut-wood bureau of late Renaissance work, profusely carved with nymphs and Cupids, and armed men, among festoons of fruits embossed in high relief. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, First Series At her confirmation the Bishop, the white-robed clergy, and the other candidates had served but as a nebulous background against which her own white-clad, kneeling figure, bowed in reverent devotion, stood out in high relief. Red Pottage The carving was often in lighter wood than the background, and was in such high relief that portions of it had often to be "pinned" together, for it seemed almost in the round. Furnishing the Home of Good Taste A Brief Sketch of the Period Styles in Interior Decoration with Suggestions as to Their Employment in the Homes of Today It was renewed, moreover, with the light of a miracle to throw it into high relief. The Altar Steps The oval is marked by a silver cord, beyond which are ornamental arabesques outlined in cord and filled in solidly, in high relief, with silver thread. English Embroidered Bookbindings The sculptors of the school of Ghiberti and Donatello, who are represented in this church, were essentially pictorial, preferring low to high relief, and relief in general to detached figures. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series Below we have a square block, bearing on each face a woman's head in high relief and crowned with a naos. Manual of Egyptian Archaeology and Guide to the Study of Antiquities in Egypt There are a few examples in existence of carving in almost as high relief as that of Grinling Gibbons, swags, etc., and in his most rococo period his carving was very elaborate. Furnishing the Home of Good Taste A Brief Sketch of the Period Styles in Interior Decoration with Suggestions as to Their Employment in the Homes of Today Among the impressions and experiences of my month in France there are naturally some that stand out in particularly high relief. Fields of Victory In the lower corners are a unicorn and an antlered stag, both recumbent, and in high relief. English Embroidered Bookbindings The visitor having examined the high reliefs on the tablets and sepulchral monuments of the ancient Egyptians, has now to examine the specimens that remain of their statuary. How to See the British Museum in Four Visits The pedestal was formed of a single square block adorned with inscriptions, or with cynocephali in high relief, adoring the sun. Manual of Egyptian Archaeology and Guide to the Study of Antiquities in Egypt The carving was in both low and high relief and was extremely beautiful, but in the later part of the period became too ornate. Furnishing the Home of Good Taste A Brief Sketch of the Period Styles in Interior Decoration with Suggestions as to Their Employment in the Homes of Today It was carved as a bas-relief, showing the schoolhouse in the foreground in high relief, with the wooded hills beyond. The Boy With the U.S. Census In the space enclosed between the top of the arch and the lower point of the oval is a bird worked in high relief in gold with a touch of red silk on his wings. English Embroidered Bookbindings On the hilt, and executed in high relief, are branches of oak surrounding the crown. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 495, June 25, 1831 And the differences in form are only those which are necessary to throw the critical points of an argument into high relief and to warm the feelings of the readers. The Making of Arguments Some chests show great freedom in the carving, St. George and the Dragon and other stories being carved in high relief. Furnishing the Home of Good Taste A Brief Sketch of the Period Styles in Interior Decoration with Suggestions as to Their Employment in the Homes of Today The whole form, shrieking and leaping high, threw at it all the plaster cones, pyramids, and fruit in high relief--not to mention ink-pots--that they could lay hands on. A Diversity of Creatures The red cloak is worked in needlepoint lace, and is in deep folds in high relief. English Embroidered Bookbindings Mark the illustrations that are massive, in high relief, with long lines in their edges. The Art of the Moving Picture It stretches the full width of the stone, and is in high relief, which has preserved it long after the accompanying inscription has vanished. In Search of Gravestones Old and Curious The tyro should not complicate his problem by combining color with high relief modelling, bringing inevitably in the element of light and shade. Architecture and Democracy The stone is of black marble, sculptured in very high relief. Seaward Sussex The South Downs from End to End Enclosing the figures are arches with columns, in high relief in silver cords and threads. English Embroidered Bookbindings She threw away the snaky stem of water-pipe, and gripped both hands on the trooper's sword, till the muscles stood out in high relief. A Master of Fortune Being Further Adventures of Captain Kettle The magnificent tomb carved in high relief did not, however, belong to the old cathedral, but was brought here when the church of S. Agnese was destroyed. Ravenna, a Study The clouds had passed, and the sun blazed down full upon him, throwing his splendid outline into high relief. The Way of an Eagle Lewes and George Eliot was another-guess sort of treat, and the days devoted to it stand out in high relief in my memory as some of the most memorable in my life. What I Remember, Volume 2 His is a realism transfigured by poetic imagination, which divines essential things and places them in high relief. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 1 Relief, prominence of a sculpture from a plain surface; works in relief are of three kinds: alto-relievo, high relief; mezzo-relievo, medium relief; basso-relievo, low relief. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge The sarcophagus dates from the end of the fourth century and is sculptured in high relief. Ravenna, a Study But in that illuminated space, fronting the children, stood out a panel of plaster, moulded in high relief, overlaid with a wash of drab-coloured paint. True Tilda Of course, in the recollections of an Englishman living during those years in Florence, Robert Browning must necessarily stand out in high relief, and in the foremost line. What I Remember, Volume 2 Some figures in Puritan costume are carved in high relief, kneeling beside a bier. Somerset The arched panels in the folding doors, and at the ends of the cabinet are in high relief, representing battle scenes, and bear some resemblance to Holbein's style. Illustrated History of Furniture From the Earliest to the Present Time "I've no objection," said Sir Bale; and he did unlock an old oak cabinet that stood, carved in high relief with strange figures and gothic grotesques, against the wall, opposite the fireplace. J. S. Le Fanu's Ghostly Tales, Volume 3 The circular font of S. Frediano, for example, carved with figures in high relief by a certain Robertus of the twelfth century, combines the Romanesque mannerism with the naïveté of mediæval fancy. Renaissance in Italy Volume 3 The Fine Arts He has also sent a singular specimen of a somewhat similar ware, but with the figures in high relief, and far inferior to the former as a work of art. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 545, May 5, 1832 In the portico are two figures in high relief, of white marble: on the sword of one is the word Durindarda; is this the effigy of Charlemagne's Orlando? The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 399, Supplementary Number The Professor's beautiful profile, like a fine steel engraving, thrown into high relief by the lamplight, seemed a part of it. Bambi On entering his bedroom, he was confronted by his disordered pillow, and a bed like a map of Switzerland in high relief. Essays in Rebellion This was a "Deposition from the Cross," in high relief, placed in a lunette over one of the side doors of S. Martino at Lucca. Renaissance in Italy Volume 3 The Fine Arts The very footstool could not keep the floor, but got upon a sofa, and there-from proclaimed itself, in high relief of white and liver-coloured wool, a favourite spaniel coiled up for repose. Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices There was no scenery to render gay this lugubrious environment, but the black interior served as the common background for the performers, throwing all their actions into high relief. Edison, His Life and Inventions Instead of a moment of high relief and of pride, as she had foreseen it, it was with a sigh of regret that she laid down her pen. Bambi On the top of the churchyard wall is a tombstone, on which are cut in high relief, two ravens, or such-like birds. Ivanhoe The ceiling is covered with gilded dragons in high relief, and the whole is supported by immense pillars. Court Life in China A sudden flare of the fire threw the grotesque figure into high relief, and Tarzan recognized her as Momaya, the mother of Tibo. Jungle Tales of Tarzan He stood back by the gate of the gardens watching the play of the leaf silhouettes on the pavement, quaint patterns of fantastic designs thrown up in high relief by the arc-light above. The Crimson Blind And in the tympanum, above the lintel, the whole legend of the Virgin Child betrothed to Jesus could be seen in high relief, set forth with a charming simplicity of faith. The Dream There the whole party of them stood, plainly though darkly drawn in high relief, against the light beyond, each poising his rifle and making his dispositions for the volley. Satanstoe Over the doorway, which has a pointed arch ornamented with a star moulding, is a semicircular compartment containing several figures in high relief, the central one of which represents the Virgin enthroned. Two Summers in Guyenne In the museum at Naples there is the wonderful Greek treatment of this theme, in sculptured high relief. A Study of Poetry And all around the dripping walls of these chambers on pedestals are grey slabs, shaped exactly like the haka in Buddhist cemeteries, and chiselled with figures of divinities in high relief. Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan First Series Long lines of blue drapery from the tall windows brought the groups below into high relief; the scarlet of the judges' robes was doubly impressive against this background. In and out of Three Normady Inns In the centre of the middle arch was an immense key-stone, on which was sculptured, in high relief, an enormous helmet, which indeed gave, among the people of the country, a title to the bridge. The Rise of Iskander Counting fathoms of rope and looking after unruly midshipmen on shore are not duties capable of bringing out in high relief the better traits of a main's character. The Three Clerks The high relief frieze on the square base of the column represents mankind heeding the call to achievement. An Art-Lovers Guide to the Exposition The art of the sculptor is abundantly illustrated in grouped statuary, single pieces, panels in low or high relief, and wood carvings. The Jewel City Against this singularly lovely, ample "cloth" branches and leaves of steadfast trees stood out in high relief. My Tropic Isle "Read that," he said, pointing to a flat stone, where every hollow letter was shown in high relief by the growth in it of a lovely moss. Malcolm She was seated on a carved chair, leaning against the tall back of it like a figure in high relief. We Can't Have Everything Diana stirred slightly, moving her head so that she could see his face showing clearly in the bright moonlight, which threw some features into high relief and left the rest in dark shadow. The Sheik In Ghiberti's high relief, breaking out often into completely detached figures, he was also a master, as we shall see at S. Lorenzo. A Wanderer in Florence His genius basked in the sunshine as he made high reliefs in the sand or charcoaled pictures on the cool, grey rocks hidden in the sound-sopping jungle. My Tropic Isle The nurse sat working beside a hooded lamp that threw her grave, strong face into high relief, but only accentuated the shadows in the rest of the room. The Bars of Iron It forms a high relief with a shallow depression on each side of it. A Practical Physiology Patricia looked in vain for her grandiose plush-covered chairs, her immaculate "tidies," and the proud yellow lambrequin, embroidered in high relief with white gardenias, which had formerly adorned the mantelpiece. The Rivet in Grandfather's Neck A Comedy of Limitations The doors are in very high relief, thus differing absolutely from Donatello's at S. Lorenzo, which are in very low. A Wanderer in Florence The dessert-plates were bordered with wreaths of flowers and fruits in high relief, all of silver. Memories of Hawthorne The later years, of cosmopolitan renown, of world-wide fame, throw into high relief the last transformation—behold the universally human spirit! Mark Twain Two Victories in high relief blew trumpets at each other across the entrance front. The Prince of India — Volume 01 We dwell upon this prince not without reason in this particular; for, amongst the Cæsars, Hadrian stands forward in high relief as a reformer of the army. The Caesars These doors could not well be more different from Ghiberti's, in the casting of which Donatello assisted; those in such high relief, these so low; those so fluid and placid, and these so vigorous. A Wanderer in Florence Her avowal to Pyotr is too abrupt, on the stage it would come out in too high relief. Letters of Anton Chekhov The carvings unearthed in the ruins are very beautiful and most of them in high relief work, representing trailing vines, stately palms, clusters of dates, roses and acanthus. Marvels of Modern Science The figures are in very high relief so that they seem almost human as you gaze upon them. Sculpture of the Exposition Palaces and Courts It looks so like a piece of high relief carved out of the rock wall. Guns of the Gods The Madonna and Child in No. 232 are peculiarly beautiful and notable both for high relief and shallow relief, and the Child in No. 193 is even more charming. A Wanderer in Florence There are a hundred temples in Hanadra, age-old all of them and carved on the outside with strange images of heathen gods in high relief, like molds turned inside out. Told in the East Each was heavily carved with the Montevarchi arms in high relief. Sant' Ilario No answer came, and no motion appeared in the dark figure that was now very plainly visible, under a bright moon, drawn in high relief against the glittering white of the tower. Jack Tier The material of the metope, as of the whole temple, is a local poros, and the work is executed in high relief. A History of Greek Art Just before Mrs. Burton left B'ludan an incident occurred which brings her character into high relief. The Life of Sir Richard Burton His latest piece of work was a medal in high relief bearing the heads of the Prince and Princess of Wales surrounded with a wreath. The Nether World Looked back on, she stood out in high relief against her somewhat graceless surroundings. Australia Felix Rose-coloured silk was stretched from the panelling up to the heavy frieze, consisting of "swags" of fruit and foliage modelled in high relief, and brilliantly coloured in their natural hues. The Days Before Yesterday The material here is a harder sort of poros, and the figures are practically in the round, though on account of the connection with the background the work has to be classed as high relief. A History of Greek Art The sculptures of the metope, on the contrary, are in high relief, frequently giving the impression of marbles detached from the background altogether. Bulfinch's Mythology: the Age of Fable There, 'neath the warm, shimmering rays of a setting sun, in high relief from a grass bordered background, were two sizable red lumps soon to turn a darker hue—one on either cheek. Epistles from Pap: Letters from the man known as 'The Will Rogers of Indiana' It has, also, a crucifixion in high relief, in a cellar, with a sun of gilded wood. Notre-Dame De Paris The type in high relief of one of these prelates a few years before the Revolution may here be found. The Modern Regime, Volume 2 Near the base is a course of boldly projecting blocks, sculptured in high relief, with a series of scenes which are probably incidents in the life of the defunct. The Malay Archipelago, the land of the orang-utan and the bird of paradise; a narrative of travel, with studies of man and nature — Volume 1 In it stood a cabinet of ebony, reaching nearly to the ceiling, curiously carved in high relief. David Elginbrod Underneath, in high relief, there are groups of children playing, then a network of richly painted beams, and seven groups of Chinese sages. Unbeaten Tracks in Japan Clustering roses were carved in high relief on its wooden panels, and luscious putti wallowed among the roses. Crome Yellow —Among other episcopal lives, that of Cardinal Pie, bishop of Poitiers, presents the order of devotion in high relief. The Modern Regime, Volume 2 Realization of the dangers to which he must be daily exposed, now stood forth in high relief. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Sculpture is more divine, and more like Nature, That fashions all her works in high relief, And that is sculpture. The Complete Poems of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Certain splashes of white show in high relief upon his dirty face, and he scrapes his one eyebrow with the handle of the brush. Bleak House |
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