Sock relief sock relief

Present since Antiquity, sock-relief sculpture is common today on the facades of monuments and public buildings in large cities like Montreal, to present an important historical moment in the life of a person or place.

J. Grécore’s depiction of Jacques Cartier takes us back to his initial exploration of the Montreal region during his second voyage in 1535. Recounted in his travel diaries, Cartier and his crew, in September, ...