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Marble bust definition.
This bust belongs to a tradition of veiled marble figures carved to virtuosic effect in italy since the 18th century.
They may be of any medium used for sculpture such as marble bronze terracotta plaster wax or wood.
In sculpture and architecture.
Marble bust of a man mid 1st century a d.
A hard crystalline or granular metamorphic limestone white or variously colored and sometimes streaked or mottled which can take a high polish.
The bust is generally a portrait intended to record the appearance of an individual but may sometimes represent a type.
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See pergamene school of greek sculpture.
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Although the surface of this piece has been strongly cleaned and even recut in places evidence of a heavy dark incrustation formed during centuries of burial is still visible especially at the back.
Metamorphosed limestone consisting chiefly of recrystallized calcite or dolomite capable of taking a high polish occurring in a wide range of colors and variegations and used in sculpture and architecture.
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Even before painting cave walls early humans fashioned shapes from stone.
Something resembling marble as in hardness.
As a format that allows the most distinctive characteristics.
A piece of sculpture in marble.
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The piece is normally supported by a plinth.
Metamorphosed limestone that consists chiefly of recrystallized calcite or dolomite occurs in a wide range of colors and variegations takes a high polish and is used esp.
The expanse of chest and the full fleshy.
Any variety of this stone.
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A bust is a sculpted or cast representation of the upper part of the human figure depicting a person s head and neck and a variable portion of the chest and shoulders.
A sculptural work in marble.
Prominent examples were made by antonio corradini 1668 1752 and giuseppe sanmartino 1720 1793 both for the cappella sansevero in naples and by innocenzo spinazzi 1726 1798 active in florence.
Busts of the king and queen on marble plinths.
Venus de milo c 130 100 bce marble statue musee du louvre.
A piece or slab of this stone used as a monument inscribed record etc.
The plinth for the statue will be some two feet higher than originally planned in the interests of health and safety and to prevent vandalism.
An object made of or carved from this stone especially a sculpture.
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A heart of marble.
1 a heavy base supporting a statue or vase.