statuary
Speech parts
1. statuary - Noun
2. statuary - Adjective
Meaning
One who practices the art of making statues.
The art of carving statues or images as representatives of real persons or things; a branch of sculpture.
A collection of statues; statues, collectively.
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After the decision was made to exclude the statuary of Mary and the archangels, Gaudí contemplated abandoning the project but was persuaded not to by a priest.
A statuary bust was added to the exedra in 1927, a rarity, because graven images are forbidden in Jewish cemeteries.
Bronze sculptures, although known for their longevity, still undergo microbial degradation; such as from certain species of yeasts. citation Bronze continues into modern times as one of the materials of choice for monumental statuary.
An outline of these later games can be conjectured, using written histories, contemporary accounts, statuary, ephemera, memorabilia and stylised pictographic evidence.
In the center, a 3-storey avant-corps fronted with eight red marble columns supporting a gilded wrought-iron balcony is surmounted with a triangle of lead statuary surrounding a large clock, whose hands were stopped upon the death of Louis XIV.
Further large scale statuary and coloured marbling were also added; again, these are not part of Borromini’s design repertoire which was orientated to white stucco architectural and symbolic motifs.