| alabaster |
marble-like stone, usually white |
gesso |
mixture of plaster of Paris or gypsum and glue, used as a base for basrelief or to prepare a painting surface |
| anaglyph |
carving or ornament in basrelief |
intaglio |
carving in which the design is cut into the surface, the opposite of relief |
| armature |
frame used to support clay, wax, or plaster in modeling |
| atlas, telamon |
male statue used as a column, as in an ancient Greek temple |
kore |
ancient Greek female statue, usually draped |
| banker |
sculptors workbench |
kouros |
ancient Greek male statue, usually nude |
| basrelief, basso-relievo, low relief |
sculpture in which the figures project only slightly from the background |
mantle |
clay mould around a wax model |
| calvary |
representation of the Crucifixion |
maquette, bozzetto |
preliminary model for a sculpture |
| cameo |
small basrelief carving in stone, glass, or shell, the design in relief being a different colour from the background |
mobile |
abstract construction with parts that move when pushed or blown |
| caryatid |
female statue used as a column, as in an ancient Greek temple |
pieta |
representation of Mary with the body of Jesus |
| putto, amorino |
figure of a small child or cherub |
| chryselephantine |
made or decorated with gold and ivory, as ancient Greek statues were |
relief, relievo |
sculpture in which the figures half project from a flat background |
| cire perdue, lost-wax process |
technique in bronze casting in which the wax layer between core and mould is melted away and replaced by bronze |
restrike |
impression taken from a sculptors mould at some time after the original edition |
| corbeil |
sculpture of a basket of fruit or flowers, used as an architectural ornament |
spall |
chip broken from a stone carving |
| diaglyph |
carving or ornament in intaglio |
stabile |
construction resembling a mobile in appearance, but partly stationary |
