Bas-relief
Bas-relief[1] is a type of sculpture that has less depth to the faces and figures than they actually have, when measured proportionately (to scale). This technique retains the natural contours of the figures, and allows the work to be viewed from many angles without distortion of the figures themselves.
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Hellenist-influenced Indian Buddhist bas-relief. Template:3d glasses
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Greek bas-relief of girl with dove. Template:3d glasses
There is a continuum of the bas-relief technique into the next category, alto-relievo, or high relief. That technique combines the rounded figures with significantly deeper backgrounds. Instead of backgrounds being between a fraction of an inch to few inches deep as they are in bas-relief, they may be a foot to several feet deep in alto-relievo.
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- ↑ This expression is probably derived from the Italian basso rilievo, the literal translation meaning "low contrast" as opposed to "alto rilievo" ("high contrast") and "haut-relief" ("high relief") in French. It is pronounced [ˈbaʁəˌlif], French for "low relief"
