archaic sculpture

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• sculpture — sculptural, adj. sculpturally, adv. /skulp cheuhr/, n., v., sculptured, sculpturing. n. 1. the art of carving, modeling, welding, or otherwise producing figurative or abstract works of art in three dimensions, as in relief, intaglio, or in the… …   Universalium

• archaic smile — Fine Arts. a conventional representation of the mouth characterized by slightly upturned corners of the lips, found esp. on Greek sculpture produced prior to the 5th century B.C. [1900 05] * * * ▪ Greek sculpture  the smile that… …   Universalium

• Archaic smile — The Archaic smile was used by Greek Archaic sculptors, especially in the second quarter of the sixth century BCE, possibly to suggest that their subject was alive, and infused with a sense of well being. To viewers habituated to realism, the… …   Wikipedia

• archaic — [[t]ɑː(r)ke͟ɪɪk[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Archaic means extremely old or extremely old fashioned. ...archaic laws that are very seldom used... Archaic practices such as these are usually put forward by people of limited outlook. ...archaic… …   English dictionary

• Sculpture — • In the widest sense of the term, sculpture is the art of representing in bodily form men, animals, and other objects in stone, bronze, ivory, clay and similar materials Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Sculpture     Sculpture …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Archaic period in Greece — The archaic period in Greece (750 BCndash 480 BC) is a period of Ancient Greek history. The term originated in the 18th century and has been standard since. This term arose from the study of Greek art, where it refers to styles mainly of surface… …   Wikipedia

• archaic smile — noun : a facial expression determined by prominent cheekbones and upturned mouth corners and resembling a smile used especially in ref. to archaic Greek sculpture * * * Fine Arts. a conventional representation of the mouth characterized by… …   Useful english dictionary

• Sculpture of the United States — The history of sculpture in the United States reflects the country s 18th century foundation in Roman republican civic values as well as Protestant Christianity.Decorative artThe art of the silversmith reflected the spiritual values of the… …   Wikipedia

• archaic — archaically, adv. /ahr kay ik/, adj. 1. marked by the characteristics of an earlier period; antiquated: an archaic manner; an archaic notion. 2. (of a linguistic form) commonly used in an earlier time but rare in present day usage except to… …   Universalium

• archaic period — ➡ Pre Columbian North America * * * ▪ art history       in history and archaeology, the earliest phases of a culture; the term is most frequently used by art historians to denote the period of artistic development in Greece from about 650 to 480… …   Universalium

• archaic smile — noun Date: circa 1902 an expression that resembles a smile and is characteristic of early Greek sculpture …   New Collegiate Dictionary