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| 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. |
| plaster cast |
a copy or mold of a piece of sculpture that is produced in plaster of Paris. [1/2 definitions] |
| plaster of Paris |
any of several white gypsum powders that form a paste and harden quickly when added to water, and are used for making casts, molds, and sculpture. |
| plastic art |
an art, such as sculpture, in which forms are carved or modeled in three dimensions. [1/2 definitions] |
| portrait |
a painting, drawing, photograph, or sculpture of a person, esp. a person's face. [1/2 definitions] |
| Romanesque |
of, designating, or describing painting, sculpture, and other arts of this period. [1/2 definitions] |
| sculpt |
to make (a sculpture), as by carving, chiseling, or molding. [2 definitions] |
| sculptor |
an artist who produces sculpture. |
| sculptress |
a female artist who produces sculpture. |
| sculpture |
to produce (a sculpture), as by carving, chiseling, or molding. [3/7 definitions] |
| sculpturesque |
like or suggestive of sculpture, as a shapely woman. |
| stabile |
a large abstract sculpture that remains stationary but presents different forms as the viewer walks around it. (Cf. mobile.) [1/3 definitions] |
| terra cotta |
a hard brownish red ceramic clay, used in the making of sculpture, pottery, architectural ornaments, and building components. [1/2 definitions] |
| torso |
a representation of the torso in sculpture. [1/2 definitions] |
| totem |
a representation of a totem, usu. in sculpture, masks, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| trompe l'oeil |
a painting or sculpture in which the illusions of three-dimensionality and tactile reality are so convincing that the viewer may not be sure if what is seen is real or represented. [1/2 definitions] |
| work of art |
a product of creative effort, esp. in the graphic or plastic arts, such as a painting or sculpture. [1/2 definitions] |
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