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Feast of Herod

Donatello
Circa 1435
1cm of perspective

Here's a sculpture... in two dimensions! A work like this is called a bas-relief or a low relief. The sculptor carves the surface of a slab of marble so that the patterns stand out. Composed like a painting, this work gives the impression of depth thanks to the use of perspective. Here's how...

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Feast of Herod
Donatello
Circa 1435

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