Comparatore di proporzione
A proportional measuring instrument used to transfer points from a model while enlarging or reducing them according to a constant geometric ratio.
Italian Terms
Telaio di puntatura
A frame used to transfer measured points from a model to a marble copy, particularly for the enlargement of bas-relief.
Smodellatura
The stage in model-based marble carving that brings the roughed block toward the essential lines, major forms, dimensions, and proportions of the final sculpture through measured transfer from a model or bozzetto.
Zoccolo
An Italian term for a base, plinth, pedestal, or lower supporting element beneath a statue, monument, or architectural member.
Disegno
The Renaissance idea of drawing-as-design — the intellectual concetto underlying all the arts.
Ferrata
An Italian workshop term associated with an iron striking tool or hammer used in stone carving and masonry.
Grazia
Vasari's term for the indefinable grace that makes a work appear effortless — the un non so che of perfect art.
Martello
The general Italian term for a hammer, including those used in sculpture, stone carving, masonry, and metalworking.
Mazzuoli
Italian plural of mazzuolo, a mallet.
Riffler
A small, finely shaped sculptor’s file used for delicate refinement, intricate contouring, and detailed surface work in sculpture and carving.