Sculpture vs Statuary - What's the difference?
sculpture | statuary |
(uncountable) The art of shaping figures or designs in the round or in relief, professionally performed by a sculptor
(countable) A work of art created by sculpting.
* Dryden
Works of art created by sculpting, as a group.
To fashion something into a three-dimensional figure.
To represent something in sculpture.
To change the shape of a land feature by erosion etc.
(uncountable) The craft of making statues.
(countable) A person who makes statues.
Statues considered collectively.
In uncountable terms the difference between sculpture and statuary
is that sculpture is the art of shaping figures or designs in the round or in relief, professionally performed by a sculptor while statuary is the craft of making statues.In countable terms the difference between sculpture and statuary
is that sculpture is a work of art created by sculpting while statuary is a person who makes statues.As a verb sculpture
is to fashion something into a three-dimensional figure.sculpture
English
Noun
(en-noun) (wikipedia sculpture)- There, too, in living sculpture , might be seen / The mad affection of the Cretan queen.