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The bas-relief, which originally measured 1.20 m by 0.685 m, depicted the sacrifice of a bull. However, it is now "very incomplete," [B 13] with only the left part remaining. The surviving part is irregular in shape, [C 3] measuring 0.684 m by 0.386 m on one side and 0.524 m by 0.230 m on another. [B 12] Only a third of the sculpture has been ...
On both faces of the bas-relief are represented, with an excellent artistic workmanship far superior to that of the usual Mithraic sculptures, [2] the typical scenes of the cult of Mithras: Obverse of the bas-relief: the tauroctony. On the obverse there is the tauroctony that is the ritual and symbolic killing of a bull by the god Mithras.
The Back Series is a series of four bas-relief sculptures, by Henri Matisse. They are Matisse's largest and most monumental sculptures. The plaster originals are housed in the Musée Matisse in Le Cateau-Cambrésis, France. They were modeled between 1909 and 1930.
CIMRM 641: Tauroctony scene on side A of a two-sided Roman bas-relief. 2nd or 3rd century, found at Fiano Romano, near Rome, now on display in the Louvre. In the upper corners are Helios with the raven, and Luna. Tauroctony is a modern name [1] given to the central cult reliefs of the Mithraic Mysteries in the Roman Empire.
Positioned in the entrance lounge, and behind the reception desk, this 10 ft 5 in (3.175 m) × 16 ft (4.877 m) bas-relief was carved in situ from Portland stone by Eric Gill with Laurie Cribb carrying out the lettering. The bas-relief has the inscription "There is good hope that thou mayest see thy friends", and "Homer/Ody" in smaller capitals.
The historic panel of the base, 5.65 metres long, 0.80 metres high and 0.015 metres thick, is a bas relief of Parian marble, depicting the different stages in a census of the Roman citizen body. [3] The relief, which is one of the first examples of the continuous narrative style, [m 3] is read from left to right and can be divided into three ...
[3] The Robert Gould Shaw Memorial after the completed restoration project in 2021. In celebrating Shaw, Saint-Gaudens depicted Shaw on horseback, while the Massachusetts 54th is depicted in bas-relief, thus creating a "stylistically unprecedented" and "hybrid" work that modifies the traditional Western equestrian monument. [2]
Three muses (NAMA 215) From left to right; Apollo, a servant in Scythian dress, and Marsyas (NAMA 216) Three muses (NAMA 217) The Mantineia Base is an ensemble of three ancient Greek bas relief plaques, one of which depicts Apollo, Marsyas, and a slave, and the other two of which each show a group of three Muses.