Definition of "rilievo" []

• Same as relief, n., 5. (noun)

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• "The Egyptians also were perfectly acquainted with working in cameo (anaglyph) and rilievo, as may be seen in the cavo rilievo of the finest of their hieroglyphs."
• "These temples seem to rest upon a fantastic base in which are carved in alto rilievo all the gods of"
• "For, as Flaxman remarks, the styles of different hands are sufficiently evident in the alto and basso rilievo."