1media/medieval high relief_thumb.jpeg2022-11-15T08:24:01-08:00Jayme Anastasibce4f3ecb8808bccbc1ff78698d4a9e2d176293c394472Detail of roundel marble medieval high relief outside the Baptistery in Parma, Italy from a similar time periodplain2022-11-16T10:30:27-08:00Zatletic | Dreamstime.comJayme Anastasibce4f3ecb8808bccbc1ff78698d4a9e2d176293c
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12022-11-14T15:56:50-08:00How was the Relief with Addorsed Ducks made?7plain2022-11-16T10:30:07-08:00The Relief with Addorsed Ducks is carved from marble in the technique of bas-relief. Bas-relief, also referred to as low relief, is characterized by the depictions of figures that are raised only slightly from the surface of their background. The projection of the ducks, oak leaves, and other forms of natural imagery that decorate this relief panel are structured in this way. Due to its quality as a stone that could be easily and intricately carved, marble has been the preferred carving material since the times of the ancient Greeks. Most relief carvings were done using hand tools such as chisels. Figures inhabit a space defined by the solid forms of the figures themselves and is limited by the background plane. In medieval Europe at this time, religious art mostly presented itself in the form of architecture. The construction and decoration of Christian worship spaces were often financed by the Christian Church in Rome. Magnificently carved pieces of statuary and relief sculpture decorate the portals and entryways (tympana) of Romanesque cathedrals in prominent European countries.
