Sculpture Group
A sculptural composition made from two or more figures or major forms conceived as a single work.
Sculpture
Virtuoso
An artist or craftsperson possessing exceptional technical command.
Bust en Hermes
A portrait bust set on a tapering herm shaft instead of shoulders — fusing the French bust with the ancient Greek boundary-marker form.
Buste à l’Antique
A French portrait-bust mode citing antique dress, drapery, and socle conventions to heroize the sitter — as in Houdon's bare-headed Voltaire.
Colossus
A statue of exceptionally large or monumental scale, especially one larger than life.
Baroque
The theatrical, unifying style of c. 1600–1750, epitomized by Bernini's total fusion of sculpture, architecture, and light.
Bronze
A copper-based alloy, traditionally copper and tin, widely used for sculpture because it casts well, records fine detail, and can be finished with a durable patina.
Bust
The head-and-chest portrait format running from Roman verism through reliquary busts to Houdon's psychological realism.