- Is a sculptural technique where the sculpted elements remain attached to a solid background of the same material.
What does relief sculpture mean?
- Relief, also called relievo, (from Italian relievare, “to raise”), in sculpture, any work in which the figures project from a supporting background, usually a plane surface.
What are relief sculptures made of?
- In other materials such as metal, clay, plaster stucco, ceramics or papier-mâché the form can be just added to or raised up from the background, and monumental bronze reliefs are made by casting.
