Bas Reliefs Collection (#2)

Life of infant Jesus. Facade of the Strasbourg cathedral (relief)
8711399 Life of infant Jesus. Facade of the Strasbourg cathedral (relief); (add.info.: Strasbourg Cathedral. Western facade. Life of infant Jesus. Strasbourg. France.); © Pascal Deloche/Godong

The last Judgment. Tympanum. Auxerre cathedral. (relief)
8711175 The last Judgment. Tympanum. Auxerre cathedral. (relief); (add.info.: Auxerre Cathedral. West front. The last Judgment. Tympanum. Auxerre. France.); © Pascal Deloche/Godong

The passion of our Lord. Strasbourg (relief)
8711120 The passion of our Lord. Strasbourg (relief); (add.info.: Strasbourg Cathedral. Western facade. The passion of our Lord. Strasbourg. France.); © Pascal Deloche/Godong

Characters of the old testament (low relief)
8617828 Characters of the old testament (low relief); Cite de l'architecture et du patrimoine, Paris, France; (add.info.: Characters of the old testament)

Characters of the old testament (low relief)
8617822 Characters of the old testament (low relief); Cite de l'architecture et du patrimoine, Paris, France; (add.info.: Characters of the old testament)

Relief from the palace showing a lion hunted to death. 2nd millennium BC
529026 Relief from the palace showing a lion hunted to death. 2nd millennium BC.; (add.info.: Nineveh ancient city of Assyria, near modern-day Mosul, in the Ninawa Governorate of Iraq)

Lintel, from western Prasat Chikreng, Siem Reap, angkorian period, Baphuon style, 11th century, sandstone
930457 Lintel, from western Prasat Chikreng, Siem Reap, angkorian period, Baphuon style, 11th century, sandstone, national museum of Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Cambodia; Photo © Stefano Baldini

Cow Suckling a Calf, c.900 (sandstone)
5862064 Cow Suckling a Calf, c.900 (sandstone) by Indian School, (9th century); The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; (add.info.: Madhya or Uttar Pradesh)

David and Goliath, relief, Gate of Paradise of the Baptistery of San Giovanni, Flor... 2015 (photo)
8858727 David and Goliath, relief, Gate of Paradise of the Baptistery of San Giovanni, Flor... 2015 (photo) by Ghiberti, Lorenzo (1378-1455); Baptistery, Florence

Empress Cunigunde of Luxembourg, Kaufungen, 1513 (relief)
8766507 Empress Cunigunde of Luxembourg, Kaufungen, 1513 (relief) by Riemenschneider, Tilman (c.1460-1531); (add.info.: Empress Cunigunde (Empress Cunigunde of Luxembourg, in German: Kunigunde)

Old stairs of the Rood Screen, 1518 (sculpture)
8617842 Old stairs of the Rood Screen, 1518 (sculpture); Cite de l'architecture et du patrimoine, Paris, France; (add.info)

Characters of the old testament (low relief)
8617831 Characters of the old testament (low relief); Cite de l'architecture et du patrimoine, Paris, France; (add.info.: Characters of the old testament)

Half Spandrels decorated with Foliage, 1140 (low relief)
8617810 Half Spandrels decorated with Foliage, 1140 (low relief); Cite de l'architecture et du patrimoine, Paris, France; (add.info.: Half Spandrels decorated with Foliage)

Plaque depicting an Egyptian man holding a lotus flower, Phoenician art from Nimrud, Mesopotamia
3288402 Plaque depicting an Egyptian man holding a lotus flower, Phoenician art from Nimrud, Mesopotamia, c.9th-8th century BC (ivory); Iraq Museum, Baghdad; Photo © Zev Radovan

Thuner
5304621 Thuner.; (add.info.: Thuner circa 1728 - 1730, by John Michael Rysbrack (1694-1770). Thuner, the god of thunder, was one of the seven Saxon gods that Rysbrack made for Lord Cobham's

Pagoda of Chidambaram, Hindu temple, with illustration of the gopuram tower and plan of the central structure
FLO4623824 Pagoda of Chidambaram, Hindu temple, with illustration of the gopuram tower and plan of the central structure. Handcoloured copperplate drawn

South-east view of the Kailasa temple, Ellora rock cut temple caves, India
FLO4623819 South-east view of the Kailasa temple, Ellora rock cut temple caves, India. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient

Ancient temples and shrines covered with bas relief in the city of Mahabalipuram, India
FLO4623781 Ancient temples and shrines covered with bas relief in the city of Mahabalipuram, India. Handcoloured copperplate drawn

Angel statue Anonymous sculpture in golden and painted wood from the beginning of the 19th century. Dim
JEB4846643 Angel statue Anonymous sculpture in golden and painted wood from the beginning of the 19th century. Dim. 86x30x50 cm Church of the Nativite of Notre Dame

Gorgoneion, 1st-2nd century (sculpture)
7485508 Gorgoneion, 1st-2nd century (sculpture); (add.info.: Gorgoneion: Gorgon's head (Medusa) recognizable by its headdress and large eyes

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Universal Exhibition, Philippon Pavilion, Canada
LUX4782247 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Universal Exhibition, Philippon Pavilion, Canada, with statue of Indian on horseback and many visitors, 1900; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France)

Statue representing a lion. Sculpture from the Albani Collection. Rome, I century. Paris, Musee du Louvre
ETI4397633 Statue representing a lion. Sculpture from the Albani Collection. Rome, I century. Paris, Musee du Louvre.; (add.info.: Statue representing a lion. Sculpture from the Albani Collection)

Sculpture of Saint Portrait, Saint martyr of the 2nd century associates with Saint Gervais
JLJ4581572 Sculpture of Saint Portrait, Saint martyr of the 2nd century associates with Saint Gervais, Church of Saint Gervais and Saint Protais, Paris (wood); Church of St

View of the crosses of the Hill of the Crosses, a place of pilgrimage reminding the Lithuanian struggle for
IMB4860933 View of the crosses of the Hill of the Crosses, a place of pilgrimage reminding the Lithuanian struggle for independence since the 16th century, near the city of Siauliai in Lithuania

Pair of Modillons, Romanesque era. Dim: 46x20x35cm. Pierre. Musee de l'hospice Saint-Roch, Issoudun
JEB4897022 Pair of Modillons, Romanesque era. Dim: 46x20x35cm. Pierre. Musee de l'hospice Saint-Roch, Issoudun. Mandatory mention; Musee de l'Hospice Saint-Roch, Issoudun

Literature. The german poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Postcard by J.A. Tischbein, Germany, c.1900 (postcard)
3433993 Literature. The german poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Postcard by J.A. Tischbein, Germany, c.1900 (postcard); (add.info.: Litterature. Coll. Part. Literature)

Ivory Okimono of Wrestlers, Japanese, 19th century
BAL58451 Ivory Okimono of Wrestlers, Japanese, 19th century; Private Collection

Jardin Du Palais-Royal, Bas-Reliefs, Architecte, Louis (b/w photo)
8642712 Jardin Du Palais-Royal, Bas-Reliefs, Architecte, Louis (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jardin Du Palais-Royal, Bas-Reliefs, Architecte)

The last Judgment. Tympanum. Auxerre cathedral (relief)
8711257 The last Judgment. Tympanum. Auxerre cathedral (relief); (add.info.: Auxerre Cathedral. West front. The last Judgment. Tympanum. Auxerre. France.); © Pascal Deloche/Godong

Adoration of the Magi. 16 th century. Colmar (Polychrome wood)
8711605 Adoration of the Magi. 16 th century. Colmar (Polychrome wood); Unterlinden Museum, Colmar, France; (add.info.: Unterlinden Museum. Nativity)

The passion of our Lord. Facade of the Strasbourg cathedral (relief)
8711570 The passion of our Lord. Facade of the Strasbourg cathedral (relief); (add.info.: Strasbourg Cathedral. Western facade. The passion of our Lord. Strasbourg)

Life of Jesus. Auxerre.(relief)
8711058 Life of Jesus. Auxerre.(relief); (add.info.: Auxerre Cathedral. West front. Tympanum. Life of Jesus. Auxerre. France.); © Pascal Deloche/Godong

The passion of Jesus Christ. Tympanum of the Strasbourg cathedral (relief)
8711284 The passion of Jesus Christ. Tympanum of the Strasbourg cathedral (relief); (add.info.: Strasbourg Cathedral. Western facade. Tympanum. The passion of Jesus Christ. Strasbourg)

The Galley, 15th century (High relief)
8617853 The Galley, 15th century (High relief); Cite de l'architecture et du patrimoine, Paris, France; (add.info.: High relief from the Chamber known as "The Galleys")

The last judgement, 12th century (low relief)
8617813 The last judgement, 12th century (low relief); Cite de l'architecture et du patrimoine, Paris, France; (add.info.: Casts of the tympan of the portal of the occidental facade)

Details of the portal of the Cathedral of St. Lawrence in Trogir (photo)
8766850 Details of the portal of the Cathedral of St. Lawrence in Trogir (photo) by Radovan (fl.1240); (add.info.: Details of the West portal of the Cathedral of St)

Details of the portal of the Cathedral of St. Lawrence in Trogir (photo)
8766849 Details of the portal of the Cathedral of St. Lawrence in Trogir (photo) by Radovan (fl.1240); (add.info.: Details of the West portal of the Cathedral of St)

Moses receives the Tablets of the Law, relief, Gate of Paradise of the Baptistery o... 2015 (photo)
8858726 Moses receives the Tablets of the Law, relief, Gate of Paradise of the Baptistery o... 2015 (photo) by Ghiberti, Lorenzo (1378-1455); Baptistery, Florence

Relief of Esau and Jacob, Gate of Paradise of the Baptistery of San Giovanni, Flore... 2015 (photo)
8858724 Relief of Esau and Jacob, Gate of Paradise of the Baptistery of San Giovanni, Flore... 2015 (photo) by Ghiberti, Lorenzo (1378-1455); Baptistery, Florence

Switzerland, Canton of Bern, Bern: a medieval fountain representing a man in armor accompanied by a bear
LUX4795103 Switzerland, Canton of Bern, Bern: a medieval fountain representing a man in armor accompanied by a bear, in the centre of a street in old Bern, 1895; (add.info.: Switzerland)

Daibutsu, Kamajura Bronze Buddha - Daibutsu, bronze image at Kamakura - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo
CSO4980061 Daibutsu, Kamajura Bronze Buddha - Daibutsu, bronze image at Kamakura - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info.: Daibutsu, Kamajura Bronze Buddha - Daibutsu)

Kyoto - Pagoda a Kyoto - Japan 1880-1910
CSO4979646 Kyoto - Pagoda a Kyoto - Japan 1880-1910 -; (add.info.: Kyoto - Pagoda a Kyoto - Japan 1880-1910 -); Photo © DDF. All rights reserved 2024

The Daibutsu of the Kotoku Temple in a Kamakura - Daibutsu at Kamakura - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo
CSO4982435 The Daibutsu of the Kotoku Temple in a Kamakura - Daibutsu at Kamakura - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info)

Shintoism: Stone Idols at Nikko - Stone Idol's at Nikko - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo
CSO4982576 Shintoism: Stone Idols at Nikko - Stone Idol's at Nikko - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info.: Shintoism)

Daibutsu from Kyoto - Japan 1880-1910
CSO4980908 Daibutsu from Kyoto - Japan 1880-1910 -; (add.info.: Daibutsu from Kyoto - Japan 1880-1910 -); Photo © DDF. All rights reserved 2024

View of Gion shopping street in Kyoto - Gion street, Kioto - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo
CSO4980362 View of Gion shopping street in Kyoto - Gion street, Kioto - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info.: View of Gion shopping street in Kyoto - Gion street)

Parish church (Parochiekerk Onze-Lieve-Vrouw). Interior. Baptismal font. Romanesque. 11th century
7142066 Parish church (Parochiekerk Onze-Lieve-Vrouw). Interior. Baptismal font. Romanesque. 11th century.; (add.info.: Parochiekerk Onze-Lieve-Vrouw, Dendermonde, Oost-Vlaanderen)

Bas-relief, Votive painting by Colars d'Avesnes, Jacques d'Avesnes and Catherine de Crespelaines, 1404-1410
7242372 Bas-relief, Votive painting by Colars d'Avesnes, Jacques d'Avesnes and Catherine de Crespelaines, 1404-1410; Tournai

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Bas-reliefs are a fascinating form of art that have captivated audiences for centuries. These intricate sculptures, with their shallow depth and detailed carvings, tell stories and depict scenes from various cultures and time periods. One such example is the Saint Jerome and the Lion Bronze sculpture by Bartolomeo Bellano. Created in 1490, this masterpiece can be found in the Louvre Museum in Paris. It beautifully captures the moment when Saint Jerome tames a ferocious lion, symbolizing his ability to conquer his own inner demons. Another remarkable bas-relief is the Consular diptych of Boethius, an ivory relief dating back to 487. This exquisite piece showcases intricate detailing and depicts important figures from ancient Rome's political landscape. Moving forward in time, we encounter George Scott Winslow's work created by Edmonia Lewis in 1866. This bas-relief sculpture portrays Winslow as a heroic figure, paying homage to his accomplishments during the Civil War. Traveling to Italy, we find Emperor Nero immortalized in marble at Certosa di Pavia in Lombardy. This impressive bas-relief captures Nero's regal presence while showcasing the skillful craftsmanship of Italian artists. Venturing further east to India, we discover stunning bas-reliefs adorning temple complexes like those found at Humpi. These intricately carved stone panels depict mythological tales and religious narratives that continue to inspire awe among visitors. In England's countryside lies Cold Ashton Manor framed by an elaborate gate—a scene captured through a black-and-white photograph featured in The English Manor House publication. The image highlights how bas-reliefs can enhance architectural beauty even on smaller scales. Similarly captivating is L'Enfant Pleureur (The Weeping Child), a stone sculpture by Bouchardon located at Herstmonceaux Castle in East Sussex—an evocative piece showcased through another monochromatic photograph from The English Country House.