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Record 1 1997-06-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sculpture
  • Architectural Styles
DEF

Sculpture relief work in which the figures project more than half their thickness.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sculpture
  • Styles en architecture
DEF

Sculpture réalisée sur un fond avec des reliefs très prononcés, quasiment en ronde-bosse, sans qu'aucun élément ne soit cependant entièrement détaché du fond.

OBS

Pluriel : des hauts-reliefs.

OBS

Ronde-bosse : ouvrage de sculpture (statue, groupe) pleinement développé dans les trois dimensions, au lieu d'être lié à un fond comme le haut-relief ou aplati comme le bas-relief.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Escultura
  • Estilos arquitectónicos
DEF

Esculturas que sobresalen de un plano general donde las figuras salen del plano más de la mitad de su volumen.

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