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| armature |
in sculpture, a framework providing a core for modeling materials such as wax, clay, and plaster. [1/4 definitions] |
| bas-relief |
sculpture in which the carved parts are raised only slightly from a flat background. |
| bust1 |
a sculpture or other representation of the upper portion of the human body from the head to the shoulders or chest. [1/2 definitions] |
| crucifixion |
a painting, sculpture, or the like representing the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. [1/3 definitions] |
| cubism |
an early twentieth-century movement in painting and sculpture in which objects were represented abstractly by geometrical forms. |
| depict |
to portray or represent, as in a painting, sculpture, or written work. |
| depiction |
the way in which something is shown or represented, as in a painting, sculpture, or written work. |
| festoon |
a representation of such a chain, as in sculpture or pottery. [1/4 definitions] |
| figure |
a crafted representation, such as a sculpture of a human, animal, or other form. [1/16 definitions] |
| foliage |
a decorative representation, as in sculpture, of leaves and branches. [1/3 definitions] |
| freestanding |
standing alone; not attached to or supported by other objects or members, as a sculpture or structure. |
| frieze |
in architecture, an ornamental band with lettering, design, or sculpture, as above the columns in a classic temple, between the architrave and the cornice, or around the top of a room or building. |
| gargoyle |
a macabre or grotesque sculpture of an animal or person, often carved as an architectural ornament. [1/2 definitions] |
| Gothic |
of or relating to the style of art, sculpture, furniture, or the like that was popular during this period. [1/7 definitions] |
| granite |
a coarse-grained igneous rock usu. composed of silica-rich minerals such as quartz, feldspar, and small amounts of mica or amphibole, commonly used for building, sculpture, and the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| image |
a visual representation of something such as can be seen in a photograph, sculpture, or painting. [2/10 definitions] |
| imagery |
visual representation, as by paintings or sculpture. [1/3 definitions] |
| line1 |
(pl.) shape or contour, as of a building, sculpture, or the like. [1/21 definitions] |
| maquette |
a small model of a planned building, sculpture, or the like. |
| marble |
something made of this stone, such as a sculpture or other ornamental object. [1/7 definitions] |
| Pietà |
(sometimes l.c.) a depiction, as in sculpture or painting, of Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ, holding him in grief following the Crucifixion. |
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