relievo
- noun
- /rɪˈliːvoʊ/
- Specialized
:
relieve
- Look at that relievo!
Examples
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The artist spent months crafting the intricate details of the relievo.
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A marble relievo adorned the facade of the historic building.
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The museum features a remarkable relievo depicting scenes from ancient mythology.
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The relievo is stunning.
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The artist created a stunning relievo that depicted a historical battle scene.
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The ancient temple featured intricate relievo sculptures that told stories of its builders.
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In the museum, visitors admired the relievo on the wall, which portrayed mythical creatures.
Synonyms
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A carved design that stands out from a flat surface, like on a coin
A raised image carved into a flat surface that stands out from the background
A deep sculpture where carved figures stand out from the background
A carving where people and objects are raised a medium amount from the background
Figures carved to stand out partly from a flat wall or stone background
A design with shallow figures raised slightly from a flat surface
A shallow carving in which figures just slightly stand out from the background
A raised design on a surface made by pressing or stamping
Compounds
- Specialized
A form of sculpture where figures stick out far from a flat background to look three-dimensional
- Specialized
Figures carved to stand out partly from a flat wall or stone background
How Raised
Surface Forms
Etymology
Relievo comes from Italian parts re- and levare, where levare means 'to lift' and re- means 'again', so the idea is 'lifted up'. Think of a relievo as a picture or design 'lifted' out of a flat surface, like the English word relief, and that's why it names sculpture that stands out from its background.