“Relief Under Cybele”

“Relief Under Cybele” By: Artus Quellinus (1653)

This sculpture is done in the form of a relief as it is flat on one side and therefore made to be seen from one side only

There is a pattern creating a boarder around the different food items. The right side of the boarder is darker and more triangular than the other three sides.

There is an element of randomness in the way that the tools and food or displayed.

What gives this piece unity is that every element has to do with food and the tools needed to cultivate that food.

The variety of the foods and tools- wheat, grapes, as shovel, a plate- add great variety to this sculpture which keeps the viewer interested