Which of the following is a characteristic of ancient Roman relief sculpture?

Sculptures are carved into the marble surfaces of column shafts.

Artists added details using a thin veneer of richly colored tesserae.

Figures are carved in high relief with deep undercutting.

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Darnell Ellis

7 January, 21:12

Which of the following is a characteristic of ancient Roman relief sculpture?

Sculptures are carved into the marble surfaces of column shafts.

Artists added details using a thin veneer of richly colored tesserae.

Figures are carved in high relief with deep undercutting.

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A characteristic of ancient Roman relief sculpture is that "figures are carved in high relief with deep undercutting". High relief refers to t he forms project which have at least half or more of their natural circumference from the background and may in parts be completely disengaged from the ground.

Which of the following is a characteristic of ancient Roman relief sculpture?Sculptures are carved into the marble surfaces of column shafts.Artists added details using a thin veneer of richly colored tesserae.Figures are carved in high relief with deep undercutting.

Which of the following is a characteristic of ancient Roman relief sculpture?

Sculptures are carved into the marble surfaces of column shafts.

Artists added details using a thin veneer of richly colored tesserae.

Figures are carved in high relief with deep undercutting.