Relief images are created by carving, molding or embossing, depending on the material, which can be clay, stone or wood. The difference between bas-relief, high relief, correlator and koyanagi is the ratio of the volume image and background.

Bas



Relief another name for "low relief". On this terrain relief acts over the background of half of its own volume or less. If you imagine that the image is a collection full of sculptural shapes and the background sand, in which they are partially immersed, then the relief they are "immersed" in half or even deeper "on the surface" remains a smaller part.

The first of the reliefs appeared in the stone age – these were the images carved on the rocks. The bas-reliefs are found in almost all cultures of the Ancient world: Egypt, Mesopotamia, Assyria, Persia, India. In Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome, bas-reliefs most often were placed on the pediments of temples, becoming like a "business card" places of worship. There was a bas-relief and art in the Middle ages and in modern times.

The bas-reliefs have used and continue to use for decoration of coins, medals, buildings, pedestals of monuments, memorial plaques.

The relief



In contrast to the bas-relief called "high relief. The picture here is above the plane by more than half of its volume. Individual figures can even be completely separated from the background. The high relief in a greater degree than the bas-relief, suitable for images of landscapes and scenes, comprising many figures.

Examples of high relief can be found in ancient art. One of the most famous examples is the Pergamon altar, related to the 2nd century BC the Relief depicts the ancient Greek myth – the battle of the Olympian gods with the titans.

In Ancient Rome, the reliefs are often decorated with triumphal arches. This tradition was resurrected in the modern age – the triumphal arch in Paris, there are also high relief.

Other types of relief


The sunk relief is a sort of negative of the bas-relief, his impression of depth at the background. The sunk relief used in the matrices and seals. A different understanding of the counter-reliefs can be seen in avant-garde art of the 20th century, particularly in the works of Vladimir Tatlin. Here counter-reliefs is interpreted as "exaggerated" relief, completely free from background exposure of real objects.

Koyanagi is an image, carved on the plane. It does not protrude from the background and does not delve into it – only deepen the outlines of the figures. This image compares favorably with bas-relief and high relief that has no risk of chipping, hence it is best preserved. Koyanagi found in the art of Ancient Egypt and other civilizations of the Ancient East.