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relief

URI
https://nomenclature.info/nom/12972 (opens semantic view)
Definition
Sculpture in which the ornaments or figures are attached to a background from which they stand out to a greater or lesser degree. Reliefs are often used as architectural decoration and because of their capacity for narration they are often used for pictorial narrative purposes.
Definition source(s)
  • The J. Paul Getty Trust, and Getty Research Institute. n.d. “Art & Architecture Thesaurus Online.” Accessed January 12, 2022. http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabularies/aat/.
English
Term (International)
relief
French
Term (International)
relief
Term gender (International)
masculine
Spanish
Term
relieves (escultura)
External term source
Art & Architecture Thesaurus Online
Date created
2010-01-01
Date updated
2022-02-24
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URL
https://page.nomenclature.info/nom/12972 (reopens this page)
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Data source Label Language Match
Art & Architecture Thesaurus reliefs (sculptures) (Art & Architecture Thesaurus) English Exact
Wikidata relief sculpture (Wikidata) English Exact
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