half-relief

• Relieve escultórico que ocupa una posición intermedia entre el bajorrelieve y el altorrelieve, con figuras que sobresalen de manera moderada.

A sculptural relief that is intermediate between low relief (bas-relief) and high relief, where the projection of figures is moderate.

1. C1formalart

   A type of sculptural relief where the figures project from the background by about half their natural depth, creating a moderate sense of three-dimensionality.

   Medio relieve

   • The ancient temple featured intricate half-relief carvings of mythological scenes.
   • The artist used half-relief to give the figures a subtle sense of depth without fully detaching them from the stone.
   • Half-relief is often used in architectural decoration to balance visual impact with structural integrity.

   Sinónimosmezzo-relievomezzo-rilievo