statuary art

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• statuary — adj. & n. adj. of or for statues (statuary art). n. (pl. ies) 1 statues collectively. 2 the art of making statues. 3 a sculptor. Phrases and idioms: statuary marble fine grained white marble. Etymology: L statuarius (as STATUE) …   Useful english dictionary

• Art Byzantin — Histoire de l art Série art byzantin Périodes Premier art byzantin Iconoclasme Dynastie macédonienne …   Wikipédia en Français

• Statuary — Stat u*a*ry ( [asl]*r[y^]), n.; pl. {Statuaries} ( r[i^]z). [L. statuarius, n., fr. statuarius, a., of or belonging to statues, fr. statua statue: cf. F. statuaire. See {Statue}.] 1. One who practices the art of making statues. [1913 Webster] On… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Art repatriation — is the return of art or cultural objects, usually referring to ancient or looted art, to their country of origin or former owners (or their heirs). The disputed cultural property items are physical artifacts of a group or society that were taken… …   Wikipedia

• statuary — [stach′o͞o er΄ē] n. pl. statuaries [L statuaria < statuarius, of statues < statua,STATUE] 1. statues collectively; group of statues 2. the art of making statues 3. now rare var. of SCULPTOR adj. of or suitable for statues …   English World dictionary

• Art in ancient Greece — This article is part of the series on: History of Greek art Greek Bronze Age Cycladic art Minoan art Mycenean art Art in ancient Greece Archaic Greek art Classical Greek art Hellenistic a …   Wikipedia

• art and architecture, Egyptian — Introduction       the ancient architectural monuments, sculptures, paintings, and decorative crafts produced mainly during the dynastic periods of the first three millennia BC in the Nile valley regions of Egypt and Nubia. The course of art in… …   Universalium

• Art byzantin — L art byzantin s est développé dans l Empire byzantin entre la disparition de l Empire romain d Occident en 476, et la chute de Constantinople en 1453. L art produit auparavant dans la même région est confondu avec l art paléochrétien. Le terme… …   Wikipédia en Français

• ART — This article is arranged according to the following outline: Antiquity to 1800 INTRODUCTION: JEWISH ATTITUDE TO ART biblical period the sanctuary and first temple period second temple period after the fall of jerusalem relation to early christian …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Art intervention — An art intervention is an interaction with a previously existing artwork, audience or venue/space. It has the auspice of conceptual art and is commonly a form of performance art. It is associated with the Viennese Actionists, the Dada movement… …   Wikipedia

• Art of Champa — This late 11th or 12th century sculpture illustrates both the preferred medium of the Cham artists (stone sculpture in high relief), and the most popular subject matter, the god Shiva and themes associated with the god. Shiva can be recognized by …   Wikipedia