mezzo-relievos

Variant of mezzo-relievo

mezzo-relievo definition

mezzo-relievo (-ri lē′vō)

noun pl. mezzo-relievos -·vos′ (-vōz′)

sculpture in which the figures project halfway from the background

Etymology: It mezzo rilievo: see mezzo & relief

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