Manzu's mature work dates from 1938, the year in which he turned to relief sculpture and first stated two recurring themes: the Crucifixion and the cardinal.

从1938年开始，曼祖的作品开始走向成熟，在这一年中他转过身来再次投入到浮雕创作并第一次提出了两个陈旧的主题：受难和基督。

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His relief sculpture in Shanghai Long Hua Martyrs' Cemetery can prove it.

上海龙华烈士陵园中他的浮雕可引以为证。

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During the Romanesque period (1000-1200), narration in church architecture took the form of relief sculpture.

WSJ: Enlightenment on an Intimate Scale | The Adinatha Temple at Ranakpur | Masterpiece by James S. Ackerman