escultura

Definitions of escultura
  1. noun
    creating figures or designs in three dimensions
    synonyms: entalladura, talla
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    type of:
    arte, creación artística
    the creation of beautiful or significant things
    bellas artes
    the study and creation of visual works of art
  2. noun
    a three-dimensional work of plastic art
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    bronce
    a sculpture made of bronze
    busto
    a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person
    móvil
    sculpture suspended in midair whose delicately balanced parts can be set in motion by air currents
    molde, vaciado
    sculpture produced by molding
    relieve
    sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background
    estatua
    a sculpture representing a human or animal
    alto relieve, altrorrelieve
    a sculptural relief in which forms extend out from the background to at least half their depth
    bajo relieve, bajo-relieve, bajorrelieve
    a sculptural relief in which forms extend only slightly from the background; no figures are undercut
    cincoenrama
    an ornamental carving consisting of five arcs arranged in a circle
    gliptografía
    carvings or engravings (especially on precious stones)
    medio relieve
    a sculptural relief between low relief and high relief
    esfinge
    one of a number of large stone statues with the body of a lion and the head of a man that were built by the ancient Egyptians
    talla en madera, tallado en madera
    a carving created by carving wood
    type of:
    artes plásticas
    the arts of shaping or modeling; carving and sculpture
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