bas-relief

Isaac Kremer/ January 14, 2018/ / 0 comments

A form of sculpture in which the figures project but slightly form the general background; low relief; as, for example, in the frieze of the Parthenon. Any sculptured work thus executed in low relief. Bas-relief is especially used as an adjunct to architecture. The contrasting treatment of sculpture is high relief or alto-rilievo. Photo from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2019. (Jones, 1992)