<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">reliefs</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>bas-reliefs</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>high reliefs</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>sculpture by technique</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>relief</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>relief sculpture</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Sculptures in which the ornaments or figures are attached to a background from which they stand out to a greater or lesser degree. Reliefs are often used as architectural decoration and because of their capacity for narration they are often used for pictorial narrative purposes. ]]></note></mads>