Compare relief sculpture to free standing sculpture. what do you think the benefits are of making a relief over a free-standing one? what might be a drawback

relief sculpture - images are set against a flat background.

a coin is a good example: the inscription, the date, and the figure are slightly raised above a flat surface. the ancient egyptians sometimes carved figures into a flat surface.  

pro: they take significantly less time to make and do not require as much tools or skills as free-standing

cons: not nearly as realistic, as it is not fully 3-d, and does not have the details that a free-standing one does.

freestanding sculptures (also called  carved in the round) are not attached to any  background.   they are 3-dimensional  and fully rendered.

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it is system invented in 1872 that produced the first illusion of movement. basically it was a disk with a series of drawings around the edge, showing the same object in slightly different poses. when it was spun, it created the illusion of movement.

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