Illustration - Fontainebleau

Illustration - Fontainebleau

FRANCE. SEINE-ET-MARNE (77). FONTAINEBLEAU. THE CASTLE. THE SECOND SAINT-LOUIS ROOM. HENRI IV DEPICTED ON HORSEBACK BY MATTHIEU JACQUET ON THE LARGE BAS-RELIEF ON THE FIREPLACE Photo by Jean-Francois Rollinger/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Reims

Illustration - Reims

FRANCE. MARNE (51) REIMS. BAS-RELIEF ON THE FACADE OF AN ART DECO BUILDING (12-14 PLACE D'ERLON) Photo by Pascal Stritt/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration Cinema Theatre

Illustration Cinema Theatre

FRANCE. PARIS (75) 9TH ARRONDISSEMENT. THE THEATRE - THEATRE LES FOLIES BERGERE, AT 32, RUE RICHER. IN THE CENTRE OF THE ART DECO FACADE: THE BAS-RELIEF DEPICTING A DANCER IS THE WORK OF MAURICE PICO. Photo by Jean-Francois Rollinger/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration Cinema Theatre

Illustration Cinema Theatre

FRANCE. PARIS (75) 9TH ARRONDISSEMENT. THE THEATRE - THEATRE LES FOLIES BERGERE, AT 32, RUE RICHER. IN THE CENTRE OF THE ART DECO FACADE: THE BAS-RELIEF DEPICTING A DANCER IS THE WORK OF MAURICE PICO. Photo by Jean-Francois Rollinger/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration Cinema Theatre

Illustration Cinema Theatre

FRANCE. PARIS (75) 9TH ARRONDISSEMENT. THE THEATRE - THEATRE LES FOLIES BERGERE, AT 32, RUE RICHER. IN THE CENTRE OF THE ART DECO FACADE: THE BAS-RELIEF DEPICTING A DANCER IS THE WORK OF MAURICE PICO. Photo by Jean-Francois Rollinger/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration Cinema Theatre

Illustration Cinema Theatre

FRANCE. PARIS (75) 9TH ARRONDISSEMENT. THE THEATRE - THEATRE LES FOLIES BERGERE, AT 32, RUE RICHER. IN THE CENTRE OF THE ART DECO FACADE: THE BAS-RELIEF DEPICTING A DANCER IS THE WORK OF MAURICE PICO. Photo by Jean-Francois Rollinger/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration Cinema Theatre

Illustration Cinema Theatre

FRANCE. PARIS (75) 9TH ARRONDISSEMENT. THE THEATRE - THEATRE LES FOLIES BERGERE, AT 32, RUE RICHER. IN THE CENTRE OF THE ART DECO FACADE: THE BAS-RELIEF DEPICTING A DANCER IS THE WORK OF MAURICE PICO. Photo by Jean-Francois Rollinger/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration Cinema Theatre

Illustration Cinema Theatre

FRANCE. PARIS (75) 9TH ARRONDISSEMENT. THE THEATRE - THEATRE LES FOLIES BERGERE, AT 32, RUE RICHER. IN THE CENTRE OF THE ART DECO FACADE: THE BAS-RELIEF DEPICTING A DANCER IS THE WORK OF MAURICE PICO. Photo by Jean-Francois Rollinger/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration Cinema Theatre

Illustration Cinema Theatre

FRANCE. PARIS (75) 9TH ARRONDISSEMENT. THE THEATRE - THEATRE LES FOLIES BERGERE, AT 32, RUE RICHER. IN THE CENTRE OF THE ART DECO FACADE: THE BAS-RELIEF DEPICTING A DANCER IS THE WORK OF MAURICE PICO. Photo by Jean-Francois Rollinger/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

Festival of Ukrainian winter folklore held in downtown Lviv

Festival of Ukrainian winter folklore held in downtown Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 12, 2025 - Caroling stars are seen against the background of the 12-meter symbolic stele with bas-reliefs Wave of National Revival located to the left of the monument to Taras Shevchenko, where the regional festival of Ukrainian winter folklore New Joy Has Come. Rozkoliada takes place, Lviv, western Ukraine

Festival of Ukrainian winter folklore held in downtown Lviv

Festival of Ukrainian winter folklore held in downtown Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 12, 2025 - Caroling stars are seen against the background of the 12-meter symbolic stele with bas-reliefs Wave of National Revival located to the left of the monument to Taras Shevchenko, where the regional festival of Ukrainian winter folklore New Joy Has Come. Rozkoliada takes place, Lviv, western Ukraine

President Macron Visits Notre-Dame Cathedral One Week Before Its Reopening - Paris

President Macron Visits Notre-Dame Cathedral One Week Before Its Reopening - Paris

This photograph shows the bas-relief outside of Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral in Paris, on November 29, 2024. The Notre-Dame Cathedral is set to re-open early December 2024, with a planned weekend of ceremonies on December 7 and 8, 2024, five years after the 2019 fire which ravaged the world heritage landmark and toppled its spire. Some 250 companies and hundreds of experts were mobilised for the five-year restoration costing hundreds of millions of euros. Photo by Stephane De Sakutin/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

President Macron Visits Notre-Dame Cathedral One Week Before Its Reopening - Paris

President Macron Visits Notre-Dame Cathedral One Week Before Its Reopening - Paris

This photograph shows part of bas-relief outside of Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral in Paris, on November 29, 2024. The Notre-Dame Cathedral is set to re-open early December 2024, with a planned weekend of ceremonies on December 7 and 8, 2024, five years after the 2019 fire which ravaged the world heritage landmark and toppled its spire. Some 250 companies and hundreds of experts were mobilised for the five-year restoration costing hundreds of millions of euros. Photo by Stephane De Sakutin/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

President Macron Visits Notre-Dame Cathedral One Week Before Its Reopening - Paris

President Macron Visits Notre-Dame Cathedral One Week Before Its Reopening - Paris

This photograph shows part of bas-relief outside of Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral in Paris, on November 29, 2024. The Notre-Dame Cathedral is set to re-open early December 2024, with a planned weekend of ceremonies on December 7 and 8, 2024, five years after the 2019 fire which ravaged the world heritage landmark and toppled its spire. Some 250 companies and hundreds of experts were mobilised for the five-year restoration costing hundreds of millions of euros. Photo by Stephane De Sakutin/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

President Macron Visits Notre-Dame Cathedral One Week Before Its Reopening - Paris

President Macron Visits Notre-Dame Cathedral One Week Before Its Reopening - Paris

This photograph shows part of bas-relief outside of Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral in Paris, on November 29, 2024. The Notre-Dame Cathedral is set to re-open early December 2024, with a planned weekend of ceremonies on December 7 and 8, 2024, five years after the 2019 fire which ravaged the world heritage landmark and toppled its spire. Some 250 companies and hundreds of experts were mobilised for the five-year restoration costing hundreds of millions of euros. Photo by Stephane De Sakutin/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

President Macron Visits Notre-Dame Cathedral One Week Before Its Reopening - Paris

President Macron Visits Notre-Dame Cathedral One Week Before Its Reopening - Paris

This photograph shows part of bas-relief outside of Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral in Paris, on November 29, 2024. The Notre-Dame Cathedral is set to re-open early December 2024, with a planned weekend of ceremonies on December 7 and 8, 2024, five years after the 2019 fire which ravaged the world heritage landmark and toppled its spire. Some 250 companies and hundreds of experts were mobilised for the five-year restoration costing hundreds of millions of euros. Photo by Stephane De Sakutin/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Historical Site Persepolis Takht-e Jamshid - Iran

Historical Site Persepolis Takht-e Jamshid - Iran

View of Bas-relief depicting Persian guards in the ruins of Persepolis or Takht-e Jamshid, a UNESCO World Heritage site near Shiraz, Iran, on May 18, 2024. Founded by Darius I in 518 B.C., Persepolis was the capital of the Achaemenid Empire. It was built on an immense half-artificial, half-natural terrace, where the king of kings created an impressive palace complex inspired by Mesopotamian models. Takht-e Jamshid in Persian and 'Persepolis' in Greek, this site has earned global recognition. The columns, column heads, inscriptions, reliefs, palaces, and gates that remain in the Persepolis area are among the world's most celebrated works of civilization. As the Persepolis area is known, the' Land of Persia' draws tourists worldwide to Shiraz every year. Photo by Moe/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Historical Site Persepolis Takht-e Jamshid - Iran

Historical Site Persepolis Takht-e Jamshid - Iran

View of Bas-relief in the ruins of Persepolis or Takht-e Jamshid, a UNESCO World Heritage site near Shiraz, Iran, on May 18, 2024. Founded by Darius I in 518 B.C., Persepolis was the capital of the Achaemenid Empire. It was built on an immense half-artificial, half-natural terrace, where the king of kings created an impressive palace complex inspired by Mesopotamian models. Takht-e Jamshid in Persian and 'Persepolis' in Greek, this site has earned global recognition. The columns, column heads, inscriptions, reliefs, palaces, and gates that remain in the Persepolis area are among the world's most celebrated works of civilization. As the Persepolis area is known, the' Land of Persia' draws tourists worldwide to Shiraz every year. Photo by Moe/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

National Museum of Ukrainian Pottery in Opishnia

National Museum of Ukrainian Pottery in Opishnia

OPISHNIA, UKRAINE - JUNE 26, 2024 - A bas-relief is pictured at the National Museum of Ukrainian Pottery in Opishnia, Poltava region, central Ukraine.

Treasures of Crimea. Return exhibition in Kyiv

Treasures of Crimea. Return exhibition in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - JUNE 28, 2024 - A bas-relief is part of more than 500 artefacts, known as the "Scythian gold" that Russia attempted to illegally appropriate but was returned to Ukraine after ten years of legal proceedings in the Netherlands, displayed at the Treasures of Crimea. Return exhibition at the Treasury of the National Museum of the History of Ukraine, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Treasures of Crimea. Return exhibition in Kyiv

Treasures of Crimea. Return exhibition in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - JUNE 28, 2024 - A bas-relief is part of more than 500 artefacts, known as the "Scythian gold" that Russia attempted to illegally appropriate but was returned to Ukraine after ten years of legal proceedings in the Netherlands, displayed at the Treasures of Crimea. Return exhibition at the Treasury of the National Museum of the History of Ukraine, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Treasures of Crimea. Return exhibition in Kyiv

Treasures of Crimea. Return exhibition in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - JUNE 28, 2024 - Bas-reliefs are part of more than 500 artefacts, known as the "Scythian gold" that Russia attempted to illegally appropriate but was returned to Ukraine after ten years of legal proceedings in the Netherlands, displayed at the Treasures of Crimea. Return exhibition at the Treasury of the National Museum of the History of Ukraine, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Treasures of Crimea. Return exhibition in Kyiv

Treasures of Crimea. Return exhibition in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - JUNE 28, 2024 - A bas-relief is part of more than 500 artefacts, known as the "Scythian gold" that Russia attempted to illegally appropriate but was returned to Ukraine after ten years of legal proceedings in the Netherlands, displayed at the Treasures of Crimea. Return exhibition at the Treasury of the National Museum of the History of Ukraine, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Treasures of Crimea. Return exhibition in Kyiv

Treasures of Crimea. Return exhibition in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - JUNE 28, 2024 - Bas-reliefs are part of more than 500 artefacts, known as the "Scythian gold" that Russia attempted to illegally appropriate but was returned to Ukraine after ten years of legal proceedings in the Netherlands, displayed at the Treasures of Crimea. Return exhibition at the Treasury of the National Museum of the History of Ukraine, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Treasures of Crimea. Return exhibition in Kyiv

Treasures of Crimea. Return exhibition in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - JUNE 28, 2024 - A bas-relief is part of more than 500 artefacts, known as the "Scythian gold" that Russia attempted to illegally appropriate but was returned to Ukraine after ten years of legal proceedings in the Netherlands, displayed at the Treasures of Crimea. Return exhibition at the Treasury of the National Museum of the History of Ukraine, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Treasures of Crimea. Return exhibition in Kyiv

Treasures of Crimea. Return exhibition in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - JUNE 28, 2024 - A bas-relief is part of more than 500 artefacts, known as the "Scythian gold" that Russia attempted to illegally appropriate but was returned to Ukraine after ten years of legal proceedings in the Netherlands, displayed at the Treasures of Crimea. Return exhibition at the Treasury of the National Museum of the History of Ukraine, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Treasures of Crimea. Return exhibition in Kyiv

Treasures of Crimea. Return exhibition in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - JUNE 28, 2024 - Bas-reliefs are part of more than 500 artefacts, known as the "Scythian gold" that Russia attempted to illegally appropriate but was returned to Ukraine after ten years of legal proceedings in the Netherlands, displayed at the Treasures of Crimea. Return exhibition at the Treasury of the National Museum of the History of Ukraine, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Architecture of Dnipro CityArchitecture of Dnipro City

Architecture of Dnipro CityArchitecture of Dnipro City

DNIPRO, UKRAINE - MAY 30, 2024 - A religious bas-relief is pictured in Dnipro, east-central Ukraine.

Remembering Roman Shukhevych in Lviv

Remembering Roman Shukhevych in Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - MARCH 5, 2024 - A film covers a bas-relief on the ruins of the Shukhevych during a commemorating event for Roman Shukhevych, the military leader of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), on the 74th anniversary of his death, Lviv, western Ukraine. The Roman Shukhevych Memorial Museum caught fire on the morning of January 1, 2024, in the settlement of Bilohorshcha on the outskirts of Lviv as a result of falling Shahed drone debris.

Opening of Sorrowful Way of Bakhmut exhibition in Kyiv

Opening of Sorrowful Way of Bakhmut exhibition in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 8, 2024 - A bas-relief carved on ostrich eggshells illuminated from within is displayed at the opening of the Sorrowful Way of Bakhmut exhibition at the Khlibnia Hall of the Saint Sophia of Kyiv National Conservation Area, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Opening of Sorrowful Way of Bakhmut exhibition in Kyiv

Opening of Sorrowful Way of Bakhmut exhibition in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 8, 2024 - A bas-relief carved on ostrich eggshells illuminated from within is displayed at the opening of the Sorrowful Way of Bakhmut exhibition at the Khlibnia Hall of the Saint Sophia of Kyiv National Conservation Area, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Opening of Sorrowful Way of Bakhmut exhibition in Kyiv

Opening of Sorrowful Way of Bakhmut exhibition in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 8, 2024 - A bas-relief carved on ostrich eggshells illuminated from within is displayed at the opening of the Sorrowful Way of Bakhmut exhibition at the Khlibnia Hall of the Saint Sophia of Kyiv National Conservation Area, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Opening of Sorrowful Way of Bakhmut exhibition in Kyiv

Opening of Sorrowful Way of Bakhmut exhibition in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 8, 2024 - A bas-relief carved on ostrich eggshells illuminated from within is displayed at the opening of the Sorrowful Way of Bakhmut exhibition at the Khlibnia Hall of the Saint Sophia of Kyiv National Conservation Area, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Opening of Sorrowful Way of Bakhmut exhibition in Kyiv

Opening of Sorrowful Way of Bakhmut exhibition in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 8, 2024 - A bas-relief carved on ostrich eggshells illuminated from within is displayed at the opening of the Sorrowful Way of Bakhmut exhibition at the Khlibnia Hall of the Saint Sophia of Kyiv National Conservation Area, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Opening of Sorrowful Way of Bakhmut exhibition in Kyiv

Opening of Sorrowful Way of Bakhmut exhibition in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 8, 2024 - A bas-relief carved on ostrich eggshells illuminated from within is displayed at the opening of the Sorrowful Way of Bakhmut exhibition at the Khlibnia Hall of the Saint Sophia of Kyiv National Conservation Area, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Russians destroy Roman Shukhevych Museum in Lviv

Russians destroy Roman Shukhevych Museum in Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 1, 2024 - The bas-relief commemorating Roman Shukhevych, the military leader of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), is seen on the premises of the museum ruined in the Russian drone attack in Bilohorshcha on the outskirts of Lviv, western Ukraine. According to preliminary reports, 10 Russian Shahed drones attacked the Lviv community on New Years Eve. The falling debris of a Russian drone caused a fire at the Shukhevych Museum.

Russians destroy Roman Shukhevych Museum in Lviv

Russians destroy Roman Shukhevych Museum in Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 1, 2024 - The bas-relief commemorating Roman Shukhevych, the military leader of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), is seen on the premises of the museum ruined in the Russian drone attack in Bilohorshcha on the outskirts of Lviv, western Ukraine. According to preliminary reports, 10 Russian Shahed drones attacked the Lviv community on New Years Eve. The falling debris of a Russian drone caused a fire at the Shukhevych Museum.

Russians destroy Roman Shukhevych Museum in Lviv

Russians destroy Roman Shukhevych Museum in Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 1, 2024 - The bas-relief commemorating Roman Shukhevych, the military leader of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), is seen on the premises of the museum ruined in the Russian drone attack in Bilohorshcha on the outskirts of Lviv, western Ukraine. According to preliminary reports, 10 Russian Shahed drones attacked the Lviv community on New Years Eve. The falling debris of a Russian drone caused a fire at the Shukhevych Museum.

Russians destroy Roman Shukhevych Museum in Lviv

Russians destroy Roman Shukhevych Museum in Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 1, 2024 - The bas-relief commemorating Roman Shukhevych, the military leader of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), is seen on the premises of the museum ruined in the Russian drone attack in Bilohorshcha on the outskirts of Lviv, western Ukraine. According to preliminary reports, 10 Russian Shahed drones attacked the Lviv community on New Years Eve. The falling debris of a Russian drone caused a fire at the Shukhevych Museum.

Russians destroy Roman Shukhevych Museum in Lviv

Russians destroy Roman Shukhevych Museum in Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 1, 2024 - The bas-relief commemorating Roman Shukhevych, the military leader of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), is seen on the premises of the museum ruined in the Russian drone attack in Bilohorshcha on the outskirts of Lviv, western Ukraine. According to preliminary reports, 10 Russian Shahed drones attacked the Lviv community on New Years Eve. The falling debris of a Russian drone caused a fire at the Shukhevych Museum.

Russians destroy Roman Shukhevych Museum in Lviv

Russians destroy Roman Shukhevych Museum in Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 1, 2024 - The bas-relief commemorating Roman Shukhevych, the military leader of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), is seen on the premises of the museum ruined in the Russian drone attack in Bilohorshcha on the outskirts of Lviv, western Ukraine. According to preliminary reports, 10 Russian Shahed drones attacked the Lviv community on New Years Eve. The falling debris of a Russian drone caused a fire at the Shukhevych Museum.

Russians destroy Roman Shukhevych Museum in Lviv

Russians destroy Roman Shukhevych Museum in Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 1, 2024 - The bas-relief commemorating Roman Shukhevych, the military leader of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), is seen on the premises of the museum ruined in the Russian drone attack in Bilohorshcha on the outskirts of Lviv, western Ukraine. According to preliminary reports, 10 Russian Shahed drones attacked the Lviv community on New Years Eve. The falling debris of a Russian drone caused a fire at the Shukhevych Museum.

Autumn in Lviv

Autumn in Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 17, 2023 - A religious bas-relief adorns a building as seen in autumn, Lviv, western Ukraine.

Maniava Skete

Maniava Skete

MANIAVA, UKRAINE - AUGUST 27, 2023 - A bas-relief commemorates Saint Job of Maniava (Ivan Kniahynytskyi) who is the founder Maniava Skete of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, also known as Ukrainian Athos, a 17th-century Orthodox solitary-cell male monastery in the Carpathian Mountains, Maniava village, Ivano-Frankivsk Region, western Ukraine.

The Plaque of Honour of the Council of Europe, bas-relief representing goddess Europe standing next to bull/Zeus

The Plaque of Honour of the Council of Europe, bas-relief representing goddess Europe standing next to bull/Zeus

The Plaque of Honour awarded by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in 2000, in Schladming, a small town and a large winter-sports resort, a popular tourist destination, in River Enns valley in Schladming Dachstein Region, northwest Styria, Austria, on January 31, 2019. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)