03 — ARTWORK
Herodotus
MOITTE, Jean-Guillaume · 1806 →
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COMMENTARY
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This reliefA sculptural work in which all or part projects from the flat surface. There are three basic forms: low relief (bas-relief, basso rilievo), in which figures project less than half their depth from the background; medium relief (mezzo-rilievo), in which figures are seen half round; and high relief (alto rilievo), in which figures are almost detached from their background. is on the right of the left window, right part of the west façadethe front or principal face of a building, especially one elaborately constructed; a blind façade is a façade that is purely decorative and does not relate to the structure of the building. of the Cour Carrée in the Louvre Palace.
Herodotus (c. 484 BC-c. 425 BC) was an ancient Greek historian who was born in Halicarnassus in the Persian Empire. He is known for having written the book The Histories, a detailed record of his "inquiry" on the origins of the Greco-Persian Wars.
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author = {Krén, Emil and Marx, Daniel},
title = {Herodotus by MOITTE, Jean-Guillaume},
organization = {{Web Gallery of Art}},
date = {2026-09-12},
url = {https://beta.wga.hu/artists/moitte-jean-guillaume-r2f7bbb98598b21/herodotus-rb3209137a2bfa2},
urldate = {2026-09-12},
langid = {english}
}ACCESSED 2026-09-12. REPLACE THE AUTHOR FIELD WITH THE COMMENTARY AUTHOR WHERE ONE IS NAMED.
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