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... relief came into fashion , and in the 18th and early 19th Dynasties it was employed to great effect . The background was not cut away as in low relief to leave the figures standing above the level of the rest of the surface . Instead the ...
... relief came into fashion , and in the 18th and early 19th Dynasties it was employed to great effect . The background was not cut away as in low relief to leave the figures standing above the level of the rest of the surface . Instead the ...
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... relief and painting . Before any carving in relief or painting could be done the ground , whether stone or wood , had to be prepared . If the surface was good , smoothing was often enough , but any flaws had to be masked with plaster ...
... relief and painting . Before any carving in relief or painting could be done the ground , whether stone or wood , had to be prepared . If the surface was good , smoothing was often enough , but any flaws had to be masked with plaster ...
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Lawrence Gowing. A momentous meeting of the gods : the rock relief at Yazilikaya ; c1450-1200 BC . Relief carvings on a staircase of the Palace of Darius. neath the borrowed winged sun disk , guided under the pro- tecting arm of his ...
Lawrence Gowing. A momentous meeting of the gods : the rock relief at Yazilikaya ; c1450-1200 BC . Relief carvings on a staircase of the Palace of Darius. neath the borrowed winged sun disk , guided under the pro- tecting arm of his ...
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