Relief
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A '''relief''' is a [[sculpture]]d [[art|artwork]] where a modeled form is raised (or alternatively lowered) from a flattened background without being disconnected from it. Reliefs are common throughout the world, for example on monumental buildings. The [[frieze]] in the classical [[Corinthian order]] is often enriched with [[bas-relief]] (low relief). [[Alto-relievo]] (high-relief) may been seen in the pediments of classical temples, e.g., the [[Parthenon]]. Occasionally, several reliefs together represent a sequence of events.
==Types of relief==
Liegende Hetäre. around 2nd century, Head is missing
*Bas-relief = ('bah relief") is where the overall depth of a projecting image is shallow. The background is compressed to such an extent it may be flat, as on coins.
*Alto-relievo Alto-relief is where the image is highly undercut and rendered almost in the round against the background. Images are usually near natural depth. The background is detailed and deeper.
*Sunken-relief, also known as intaglio or hollow-relief, is where the "background" is flat, but is nearest the viewer, while the image is deeper, carved into the flat surface.
==Famous reliefs==
Famous examples of reliefs include:
* Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Keystone, South Dakota
* Great Altar of Pergamon, now at the Pergamon Museum, Berlin
* Lions and dragons from the Ishtar Gate,Babylon
* Temple of Karnak in Egypt
* Angkor Wat in Cambodia
* The images of the elephant, horse, bull and lion at the bottom of the Lion Capital of Asoka, the national symbol of India (the Capital itself is a full sculpture
* glyphs and artwork of the Maya civilization
* The monument to the Confederacy at Stone Mountain, Georgia
* Borobudur temple, Java Island Java, Indonesia
* The Elgin Marbles from the Parthenon now housed at the British Museum.
* The representation of Monticello on a US Nickel (U.S. coin)|nickel.
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Image:Qajari relief.jpg|Persian [[relief]] from [[Qajar]] era in the style of [[Persepolis]], located at [[Tangeh Savashi]].
Image:Clonfert angels-north (ajusted) 20006-06-21.jpg|Angels from [[Clonfert Cathedral]], Co Galway, Ireland (adjusted to highlight relief)
Image:Mayapanel1.JPG|[[Yaxchilan]] [[Lintel (architecture)|Lintel]] 24, a [[Mayan]] carving depicting a [[blood sacrifice]]
Image:5 Dynasties 10 Kingdoms Relief.JPG|[[China|Chinese]] lady musicians from the [[Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms]] period (907-960 AD)
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==See also==
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*[[Alto-relievo]]
*[[Bas-relief]]
*[[Sunken-relief]]
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