What is the bas -relief?

Basrelief is a form of a sculpture in which a solid piece of material is carved, so the objects project from the background, almost as if they were trapped in stone, metal, wood or other materials used. This carving technique is quite ancient and has been used independently in many cultures from Mesoamerica to India. Numerous very beautiful examples of bas-reliefs can be seen in museums and also in-sit in various archaeological places. You can also hear that this artistic form referred to as a "low relief" refers to the fact that objects will not show too far from the background. In cases where objects protrude more prominently, bas -relief is known as "high relief". The statue can be made by carving wood, hammer or casting metal and casting materials such as ceramics. It can also be made in a stone, including gems of gems,

in typical bass-reliefs, objects excel from the background. When this standard is reversed, it is known as a sunken relief, a type of relief where the characters are created by shadows carved intothe background, with the background raised or projected. The sunken relief can be quite beautiful and also quite resistant, because the fine details are retained in a sunken stone than to be projected into space.

This form of the statue was often used as an architectural accent. Bas -relief panels could be attached to the structure or integrated into its structural supportive support, depending on the desires and architectural trends. Many temples around the world contain the bas -reliefs of scenes of religious significance, depicting various characters and events in religious history and stunning geometric and floral patterns can also be seen in Muslim architecture.

It is also possible to find bas -relief on smaller buildings, similarly to furniture and a large part of the arts exhibited in museums is this type. In other cases, the sections of architectural bas -reliefs were removed and renewed to display in the MUZeech. This practice is controversial because some people feel that architecture and statue should remain in its nation of origin, and many artifacts of historical, religious and cultural importance find their way to American and European museums, regardless of their country of origin.