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Relief sculptures are categorized by the percentage of protrusion from the base structure that the sculpture features. The general distinction that is made, being somewhat subjective, is between high and low reliefs.
 
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*...the [[Streets|2650 streets]] of Venice are connected by [[Bridges|433 bridges]]?
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Welcome to Venipedia
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What is Venipedia?

Venipedia is a non-commercial wiki-based website dedicated to providing original information and data about the city of Venice, Italy. With the goal of cataloging and understanding every aspect of the unique culture, organization, and history, Venipedia seeks to provide English-speakers with a definitive compendium of up-to-date data on the incredible examples of human achievement found in Venice. Venipedia aims to fill the information gap left by other online knowledge bases by serving as a more detailed and data-oriented primary resource. Whether you are a curious individual or an official organization conducting research, Venipedia is dedicated to preserving all that Venice has to offer the world, and making it available to you.

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Featured Article: Sculptures

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Total Number 175
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Purpose Decorative


A sculpture is any decorative image or figure that has been crafted out stone, metal, wood, or some other medium. Sculptures are also a sub-set of material culture. This broad definition encompasses most of the Venetian decorative artifacts, so generally the term sculpture is used to refer to statues. Statues are often found accentuating the roofs of important buildings and churches and add figurative, often human, elements to the building’s architecture, ..→

Featured Article: Relief

This page contains information about a typical Venetian relief.

For a list of reliefs, see Reliefs.

Types

<figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb">[1]<figcaption>A relief depicting the column and lion in the Piazza San Marco</figcaption></figure> Relief sculptures are categorized by the percentage of protrusion from the base structure that the sculpture features. The general distinction that is made, being somewhat subjective, is between high and low reliefs.

Low Relief

A low relief (bas-relief or bassorilievi) is one in which the depth of the sculpture is quite shallow and remains in close proximity to ..→

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