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What is a relief in art?
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A relief, in art, is a sculptural form where sculpted patterns or images remain attached to a solid background. Reliefs give the illusion that the image was raised out of the background plane.
1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
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Plaster Relief
Located in London, England
Framed plaster panel of vines. Circa 1900.
H 57cm x W 34cm x D 8cm
Category
Antique Early 1900s Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Plaster
$522
Copper Cherub Relief
Located in Atlanta, GA
A captivating antique copper relief featuring a beautifully detailed composition of cherubs
Category
Antique 19th Century European Mounted Objects
Materials
Copper
$1,259
Ancient religious relief
Located in Rome, IT
Marble relief, probably made in Greece, early 20th century,. ADDITIONAL PHOTOS, INFORMATION OF THE
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
$4,499
World Relief Map
Located in Antwerp, BE
Large world relief map.
Measures: Width 232 cm.
Height 158 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Maps
Materials
Acrylic
$2,076
Female Relief Plaque
By Henri Cros
Located in Chicago, US
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HENRI CROS (1840-1907) Female Relief Plaque, polychrome enameled stoneware, c. 1895; signed in black ink
Category
Antique 1890s French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
$3,900
19th Century British Carrara Marble Roman Relief Sculpture - Antique Relief
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This Carrara marble bas relief sculpture was hand carved in England in the late 1800s, in good
Category
Antique 19th Century English Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
