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Sculpture
Sculpture Sculp"ture (?; 135), n. [L. sculptura: cf. F.
sculpture.]
1. The art of carving, cutting, or hewing wood, stone, metal,
etc., into statues, ornaments, etc., or into figures, as
of men, or other things; hence, the art of producing
figures and groups, whether in plastic or hard materials.
2. Carved work modeled of, or cut upon, wood, stone, metal,
etc.
There, too, in living sculpture, might be seen The
mad affection of the Cretan queen. --Dryden.
SculptureSculpture Sculp"ture (?; 135), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Sculptured; p. pr. & vb. n. Sculpturing.]
To form with the chisel on, in, or from, wood, stone, or
metal; to carve; to engrave.
Sculptured tortoise (Zo["o]l.), a common North American
wood tortoise (Glyptemys insculpta). The shell is marked
with strong grooving and ridges which resemble sculptured
figures.
Meaning of Sculpture from wikipedia
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- Ancient Gr**** sculpture is the sculpture of ancient Greece. Modern scholarship identifies three major stages in monumental sculpture. At all periods there...
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- A mobile (UK: /ˈmoʊbaɪl/,US: /ˈmoʊbiːl/) is a type of kinetic sculpture constructed to take advantage of the principle of equilibrium. It consists of...
- topical guide to sculpture: A sculpture – human-made three-dimensional art object. Sculpture or sculpting – activity of creating sculptures. A person who...
- Architectural sculpture is the use of sculptural techniques by an architect and/or sculptor in the design of a building, bridge, mausoleum or other such...
- The visual arts are art forms such as ceramics, drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, design, crafts, photography, video, filmmaking, and architecture...
- has been recognized by the Guinness World Records as the "Largest Bust Sculpture” in the world. Designed by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, founder of the Isha...
