Roman, Denarius, Septimius Severus (Emperor 193-211 CE),
silver. See numismatics.
Sassanian Iran, Dish, Shapur II Hunting Lions, 4th century
CE,
silver, gilding, diameter
29.9 cm, Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.
Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, 1475-1564),
Madonna of the Stairs, 1489-92, marble bas-relief, 21 3/4 x 15 3/4 inches
(height 55.5 cm), Casa Buonarroti, Florence. Probably the earliest
of his sculptures to survive, Michelangelo conceived and executed
this bas-relief when he was between fourteen and seventeen years
old. Also see Renaissance.
Henri Matisse (French, 1869-1954), Back I, 1909 / 1950, bronze cast
in the lost-wax technique,
190 x 116 x 17 cm, Georges Pompidou Center, Paris.
Henri Matisse, Back II, 1913, bas-relief in bronze, with dark brown patina,
188 x 116 x 14 cm, Georges Pompidou Center, Paris.
bas-relief
- A French term meaning "low-raised work." This art,
along with high
relief, is known collectively as relief
sculpture -- meant to be seen
primarily from one direction -- as opposed to sculpture which
is in the round or full round. (pr. bah'ruh-leef')
