noun
- sculptural relief; a work of art in which forms project from a flat background
Usage: art term; also spelled ‘rilievo’
Examples
- The ancient temple featured beautiful relievo carvings on its walls.
- The artist specialized in creating relievo sculptures from marble.
- Students studied the relievo technique in their art history class.
- The museum’s collection included several Renaissance relievo works.
- The bronze relievo depicted scenes from classical mythology.