Battle and War Reliefs

Reliefs depicting historical battles and heroic figures, capturing intense moments and dramatic scenes in sculptural form.

The Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia (Catedral de la Santa Creu i Santa Eulàlia, Spanish: Catedral de la Santa Cruz y Santa Eulalia), also known as Barcelona Cathedral. The cathedral was constructed from the 13th to 15th centuries, with the principal work done in the 14th century. The cloister, which encloses the Well of the Geese (Font de les Oques) was completed in 1448.2 In the late 19th century, the neo-Gothic façade was constructed

Emperor Charles V at the Battle of Pavia in 1525 (Italian War). Relief by Niccolo Da Corte, 1547. Facade of Palace of Charles V. Granada. Andalusia. Spain. Renaissance style.

Mausoleum at Halicarnassus. 353-350 BC. Tomb for Mausolus, satrap in the Persian Empire. Amazonomachy. Eastern facade. From Turkey. British Museum. London. United Kingdom.

Church of Perrecy les Forges. Tympanum. Sculptures of the Last Judgment. France.

Parthenon Frieze. Elgin Marbles. Horsemen. 5th cent. BC. By Phidias.

Jonah and the whale. 3rd cent. AD. Roman period. Reliief.

Alhambra Carlos V marble wall sculptures in Granada of Andalusia Spain

Stone sculptures at the entrance to the Alhambra, Granada, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

The Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia (Catedral de la Santa Creu i Santa Eulàlia, Spanish: Catedral de la Santa Cruz y Santa Eulalia), also known as Barcelona Cathedral. The cathedral was constructed from the 13th to 15th centuries, with the principal work done in the 14th century. The cloister, which encloses the Well of the Geese (Font de les Oques) was completed in 1448.2 In the late 19th century, the neo-Gothic façade was constructed

Deatil of Trajans Column Rome 2013. Commenmorating Roman Emperor Trajans victory in the Dacian Wars.

parthenon frieze parthenon frieze, British museum, London, England, Great Britain Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 21633068

Roman altar depicting myth of origins of Rome from excavations of Ostia, Lazio Region, Italy

Chariot with horses, Roman relief, 2nd century, external walls of the Cathedral of the assumption of Virgin Mary, Maria Saal, Carinthia, Austria.

Helios in Battle. Relief from the Pergamon Altar, reconstructed in the Pergamon Museum in Berlin. The Pergamon Altar as reconstructed in the Pergamon Museum in Berlin, a monumental construction built during the reign of Greek King Eumenes II in the first half of the 2nd century BC in the ancient Greek city of Pergamon in Asia Minor.

Relief, Triumphtor, Winzerberg, Schopenhauerstrasse, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany, Europe

Relief depicting Centaur and Nike, sarcophagus of Julius Larcius Sabinus, Monumental Cemetery of Pisa (UNESCO World Heritage Site, 1987), Tuscany, Italy, Roman civilization, 2nd century. Detail.

Greek Art. Parthenon. 5th century B.C. A boy helps a rider to adjust the length of his tunic while another horseman waits in readiness. North frieze XLVII. It comes from the Acropolis in Athens. British Museum. London. England. UK.

APOLLODORUS OF DAMASCUS (60-129). Column of Trajan. 110. ITALY. Rome. Forum of Trajan. 2nd Dacian War. II campaign. War machines with three wheels. Roman art. Early Empire. Relief on marble.

Antoninus Pius (86-161). Roman emperor from 138-161. Give Good Emperors. Nerva-Antonine dynasty. Base of the Column of Antoninus Pius, 161 C.E. Marble. Vatican Museums.

Testudo formation, detail of cast from Trajan's Column, (1st century), c20th century. Artist: Unknown.

ARTE ROMANO. ITALIA. COLUMNA TRAJANA, erigida en el 113 para conmemorar la victoria del emperador sobre los Dacios (101-106). Detalle de los RELIEVES. FORO DE TRAJANO. ROMA.

Roman Art. Arch of Constantine. Triumphal arch erected in the 4th century (315) by the Senate in honor of the Emperor Constantine after his victory over Maxentius at the Battle of Milvian Bridge (312). Relief. Rome. Italy.

Alhambra Carlos V marble wall sculptures in Granada of Andalusia Spain

Cambodia, Angkor Wat. Angkor Thom, Bayon. Bas relief carving of battle scene, with elephant. (Large format sizes available)

Alexander Sarcophagus. 4th century BC. Long side depicting Alexander and the Macedonians hunting lions with Abdalonymus and the Persians. Pentelic marble. From the Royal Necropolis of Sidon. Archaeological Museum. Istanbul. Turkey.

Trajans Column is a Roman column commemorating the Roman Emperor Trajans victory in the Dacian Wars. Located in Trajans Forum, north of the Roman Forum. The spiral Bas Relief artistically describes the epic battles between the Romans and Dacians. Completed in 113 AD. Rome. Italy 2013

Roman sarcophagus. Oenomaus and Pelops. 4th century AD. Relief. Detail. National Archaeological Museum.

Phoenician. Lycian Sarcophagus. 5th BC. Made out of Paros marble. Detail. Batlle of centaurs and Lapiths. Hero Caeneus. Royal Necropolis of Sidon. Lebanon. Istanbul Archaeological Museum. Turkey.

Deatil of Trajans Column Rome 2013. Commenmorating Roman Emperor Trajans victory in the Dacian Wars.

Sarcophagus. Dionysus unveiling Arianna and dionysiac scenes. Marble. 160-180 Ad. Rome. Via Appia. National Roman Museum. Baths of Diocletian. Rome. Italy.

Relief of Achilles at the Achillion Palace near Gastouri, eastern Corfu, Corfu Island, Ionian Islands, Greece, Southern Europe, Europe

Greek Art. Parthenon. 5th century B.C. North frieze. XLI. Riders. It comes from the Acropolis in Athens. British Museum. London. England. UK.

Relief sculpture of the battle of the Olympian gods against The Giants, Gigantomachy, Delphi Museum, Delphi, Greece

Trajans Column is a Roman column commemorating the Roman Emperor Trajans victory in the Dacian Wars. Located in Trajans Forum, north of the Roman Forum. The spiral Bas Relief artistically describes the epic battles between the Romans and Dacians. Completed in 113 AD. Rome. Italy 2013

PALACIO DE LOS DAVILA. DETALLE RELIVE.

Sculpted lunette containing a scene depicting the Vision of Constantine, by Emilio Zocchi, over the right door of Basilica of Santa Croce Basilica of the Holy Cross - famous Franciscan church in Florence, Italy Sculpted lunette containing a scene depicting the Vision of Constantine, by Emilio Zocchi, over the right door of Basilica of Santa Croce Basilica of the Holy Cross - famous Franciscan church in Florence, Italy Copyright: xZoonar.com/ZvonimirxAtletix 20667004

Deatil of Trajans Column Rome 2013. Commenmorating Roman Emperor Trajans victory in the Dacian Wars.

Pergamon Altar. Built by order of Eumenes II Soter. 164-156 BC by artists of the school of Pergamon. Marble and limestone. East frieze. Gigantomachy. Artemis fights with Otos (probably) while her mother Leto fights using a torch against titan Tityos. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germany.

Medieval gravestone, on the exterior facade of St. Michael's Church, Voitsberg, Styria, Austria, Europe

Frieze from the treasury of the Cnidians at Delphi, archaic, Greek , Greek temples, Antiquities, Sculpture, Friezes Entablature components, Cnidian Lesche Delphi. Nicholas Catsimpoolas Collection

Italy, Campania, Naples, Maschio Angioino or Castel Nuovo, entrance details

Greece. Athens. Acropolis. Parthenon. Classical temple dedicated to Athena. 447 BC-432 BC. Doric order. Architects: Iktinos and Callicrates. Frieze. High-reliefs under direction of Phidias. Cavalcade. Replica.

Pergamon Altar. Yadegar Asisi (born 1955). Artistic attempt to restore the North Frieze using the part of the frieze not shown in the panorama in order to complete the figures and scenes. Gigantomachy. The sea god Poseidon emerging from the sea with his carriage drawn by the seahorses, fighting with a giant. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germany.

Etruscan cinerary urn depicting a frieze showing a battle scene. 3rd Century BC

Victoria and Albert museum, London, U.K. Ruddock family cast court. Cast of Rome's Trajan column (detail)

Deatil of Trajans Column Rome 2013. Commenmorating Roman Emperor Trajans victory in the Dacian Wars.

ASIA, CHINA, BEIJING, TIEN'ANMEN SQUARE, MONUMENT

Ankor Wat, a 12th century historic Khmer temple and UNESCO world heritage site. Arches and carved stone bas relief panels with scenes from Khmer cultural history.

Moderno, The Resurrection of Christ, late 15th early 16th century The Resurrection of Christ

France, Paris, Place Charles-de-Gaulle, formerly Place de l'etoile, Arc de Triomphe de l'etoile, The Departure of the Volunteers of 1792, stone high relief entitled La Marseillaise, or the song of departure, Francois Rude

This alabaster relief dates to 884-859 B.C. It shows troops belonging to the Assyrian king Asurnasirpal III crossing a river.

Trajans Column is a Roman column commemorating the Roman Emperor Trajans victory in the Dacian Wars. Located in Trajans Forum, north of the Roman Forum. The spiral Bas Relief artistically describes the epic battles between the Romans and Dacians. Completed in 113 AD. Rome. Italy 2013

Battle scene celebrating the Julia family, bas-relief of the socle of the mausoleum, ca 20-30 AD, Les Antiques, entrance to the Roman archaeological site of Glanum, Saint-Remy-de-Provence, France.

APOLLODORUS OF DAMASCUS (60-129). Column of Trajan. 110. ITALY. Rome. Forum of Trajan. Detail of the reliefs with scenes of the military campaigns of Trajan against the Dacians. Roman art. Early Empire. Relief on marble.

Battle of York Town and gallantry of Hamilton Oct. 1781. 1850 - 1930. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Washington (D.C.), Capitols , Washington (D.C.), United States , Capital and capitol

Victoria and Albert museum, London, U.K. Plaster cast of the Schreyer-Landauer monument funerary memorial by Adam Kraft (about 1460-1509). Christ's entombment (detail)

Napoleon Horse Battle Abukir Arc de Triomphe, Paris, France. Site of French Unknown Soldier. Napoleon defeated Ottoman Empire Battle of Abukir in Egypt

four men (20-23) lean in a relaxed fashion on their staves in front of four divinities (24-27) seated on stools. Like the two men on the preceding block III, they are usually identified as the eponymous heroes, founders of the attic tribes

ALTORRELIEVE CONOCIDO COMO LA MARSELLESA QUE REPRESENTA LA PARTIDA DE VOLUNTARIOS EN 1792. Author: FRANÇOIS RUDE (1784-1855). Location: ARCO DE TRIUNFO. France.

Massacre of the Innocents, walnut wood relief, 16th century, Valladolid Museum , Castile and Leon, Spain.

Piltz, les Rois Mages. Probably James Anderson (British, 1813 - 1877)

PLACA DE PLATA REPUJADA-1781- ORACION EN EL HUERTO. Author: JOSE GIARDONI (1744-1804). Location: MUSEE D'ARTS DECORATIFS. MADRID. SPAIN. JESUS.

Relief detail of the delegation of nations bringing gifts to Darius on the steps of Apadana Palace, Persepolis, Persepolis, Iran, Asia

Greece. Athens. Acropolis. Parthenon. Classical temple dedicated to Athena. 447 BC-432 BC. Doric order. Architect: Iktinos and Callicrates. Sculptor Phidias. Frieze decorated with triglyphs and metopes. Detail, relief depicting a Lapith fighting a centaur. Replica.

James Anderson, Decursio Relief, Column of Antoninus Pius, Vatican Courtyard, late 1850's, Saltprint from wet collodion negative.

Bas Relief of the Arc de l ' Etoile. 1850 - 1859. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. France, Bas-reliefs , France , Paris , 1800-1899, War, Arc de Triomphe (Paris, France)

France, 16th arrondissement of Paris, Palais de Tokyo and "Allegorie a la Gloire des Arts" bas-relief by Alfred Janniot

relief , from the Pergamon Altar, reconstructed in the Pergamon Museum in Berlin. The Pergamon Altar as reconstructed in the Pergamon Museum in Berlin, a monumental construction built during the reign of Greek King Eumenes II in the first half of the 2nd century BC in the ancient Greek city of Pergamon in Asia Minor.

Dirce's torment, bronze statuette by Pietro da Barga (copy of Farnese Bull)

Portonaccio sarcophagus. 180 AD. Batlle between Romans and Germanics in Marcomannics Wars. National Roman Museum. Palace Massimo. Rome. Italy.

Winzerer monument, relief, prisoners under Emperor Napoleon III at Sedan 1870, Bad, Toelz, Upper Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Greek Art. Metope on the south side of the Parthenon. 5th century B.C. A centaur is raised to strike a Lapith that defends himself with his hands and feet. Metope XXVI. It comes from the Acropolis in Athens. British Museum. London. England. UK.

Victoria and Albert museum, London, U.K. Christ bearing his cross, plaster cast from a large oak altarpiece by Hans Bruggeman (about 1514-21)

Amazon on horseback (possibly Queen Antiope), depicted in part of the Parthenon friezes at the Parthenon/Acropolis museum, Athens

Greek Art. Metope on the south side of the Parthenon. 5th century B.C. A Centaur holding a fighter defeated. Metope XXIX. It comes from the Acropolis in Athens. British Museum. London. England. UK.

The youthful Bacchus carried by two companions 1770-90 Style of Piat Joseph Sauvage Flemish. The youthful Bacchus carried by two companions 189524 Artist: Style of Piat Joseph Sauvage, Flemish, Tournai 17441818 Tournai, The youthful Bacchus carried by two companions, 177090, Canvas, 30-3/4 x 30-3/4 in. (78.1 x 78.1 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1906 (07.225.252)

African American History Monument at State Capitol Building in Columbia, South Carolina, USA.

Iran, Persepolis, Apadana Staircase, Carving, King'S New Year'S Reception:Medes,Persians,Elamites

masterpiece of traditional Thai style stucco art old about Ramayana story on temple decorative wall at Wat Panan Choeng temple, Ayutthaya, Thailand. World Heritage Site

Alfonso V of Aragon (1396-1458). King of Aragon, Naples and Sicily. Detail of a triumphal arch depicting a quadriga carrying the king Alfonso V of Aragon (1396-1458) in their entrance to Naples, 1443. By Francesco Laurana (1430-1502), 1452-1456. Castel Nuovo. Naples. Italy.

Agriculture from the workshop of Andrea Pisano, Relief on Giotto Campanile of Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Flower, Florence, Italy Agriculture from the workshop of Andrea Pisano, Relief on Giotto Campanile of Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Flower, Florence, Italy Copyright: xZoonar.com/ZvonimirxAtletix 20141456

Abuse relief around 1380, the so-called Judensau at the Sebalduskiche, Nuremberg, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Metope of Treasury of Sikyon. ca. 560 BC. Third meope of the treasure. Depiction of the Dioscurus stealing cattle in the Arcadia. Castor, followed by Idas and Pollux. Archaic Greek art. Relief on marble. GREECE. CENTRAL GREECE. PHOCIS. Delphi. Delphi Museum.

Italy. Pisa. Campo Santo. Stone sarcophagus. Relief of a roman officer with a prisioners. Roman imperial era.

Deatil of Trajans Column Rome 2013. Commenmorating Roman Emperor Trajans victory in the Dacian Wars.

Overdoor (Dessus de porte) 18th century French. Overdoor (Dessus de porte). French. 18th century. Carved wood, painted white. Woodwork

Relief depicting a scene of wheeled transport from Lower Moesia and Thrace. Marble. Early 4th century BC. Sarcophagus of Shapla-dere, Maritsa River delta, Northern Greece. National Archeological Museum. Sofia. Bulgaria.

Italy, Calabria, Reggio Calabria, National Museum, Magna Grecia, Pinax From Mannella Sanctuary in Locri Epizefiri, Terracotta Votive Small Plank, a Warrior with his Horse.

Endymion as a youthful lover, sarcophagus, marble, 2nd century A. C. Palazzo Duccale, royal palace, Castle San Giorgio, Mantua, Lombardy, Italy, Mantua, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

Carving by Caius Gabriel Cibber London Monument Detail of carving done in 1688 by Caius Gabriel Cibber on base of The Monument to Great Fire of London in 1666 Copyright: xZoonar.com/StevexHeapx 5259007

Trajans Column is a Roman column commemorating the Roman Emperor Trajans victory in the Dacian Wars. Located in Trajans Forum, north of the Roman Forum. The spiral Bas Relief artistically describes the epic battles between the Romans and Dacians. Completed in 113 AD. Rome. Italy 2013

Relief with Apsara dancers, Banteay Kdei temple complex, Angkor, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Gladiators. Relief showing a fight between a secutor (shied, short sword, gladius or dagger) and retiarius (net, trident and dagger). Rome. Mausoleum of Cecilia Metella, Via Appia. 3rd century. National Roman Museum. Baths of Diocletian. Rome. Italy.

Schenkendorf, Christian Gottfried Koerner, Adolf Freiherr von Luetzow, Karl-Theodor Koerner, Justus von Gruner, on the equestrian statue for the Prussian King Friedrich Wilhelm III, Heumarkt square, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe, PublicGround, Europe

8th - 10th century AD; Erotic sculpted reliefs from the Khajuraho Group of Monuments (a group of Hindu and Jain temples) in Madhya Pradesh, Indi

American Civil War frieze, Washington, DC.

Centaur and Lapith tussle like wrestlers Centaur and Lapith tussle like wrestlers, parthenon frieze, British museum, London, England, Great Britain Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 21633101

Cambodia: In the Khmer army's camp a man blows on a fire to cook some food next to an oxcart, bas-relief Eastern Wall, southern section, The Bayon, Angkor Thom. The Bayon was originally the official state temple of the Mahayana Buddhist King Jayavarman VII. The Bayon, at the centre of Angkor Thom (Great City), was established in the 12th century by King Jayavarman VII. Angkor Thom, meaning The Great City, is located one mile north of Angkor Wat. It was built in the late 12th century CE by King Jayavarman VII.

Hades abducting Persephone, relief from Naiskos pediment

ARTE S. XIX. FRANCIA. ARCO DE TRIUNFO. Detalle del RELIEVE con la REPRESENTACION DE LA PARTIDA DE LOS VOLUNTARIOS DE 1792, conocido como LA MARSELLESA, obra de François RUDE. PARIS.

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