stiacciato

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stiacciato

(ˌstiːəˈtʃɑːtəʊ)

a flat or low relief popular with 15th- and 16th-century Italian sculptors

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The former includes Andrea del Castagno's monumental frescos of Illustrious Men and Women (1448-49) from the loggia of the Villa Carducci, while the latter displays two of Donatello's stiacciato relief masterpieces, St George and the Dragon (c.

Budding genius: the initial stages of Florence's cultural flowering are examined in the Palazzo Strozzi's outstanding show

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Technical vocabulary such as cloisonnisme and stiacciato are defined as they are used; diagrams illustrate perspective; maps trace the travels of the artists.