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Classification

The broad division of sculpture into relief and sculpture in the round.

Short Definition

The broad classification of sculpture as Relief or Ronde-bosse.

Related Terms

In this traditional classification, sculpture is divided into two principal forms: Relief, in which the sculpted forms remain connected to a background plane, and Ronde-bosse, or sculpture in the round, in which the work is developed freely in three dimensions.

References

  • Pierres-Info, L’Approche de la réalisation, https://www.pierres-info.fr/approche/index.html