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What's left after you delete everything that isn't the statue.
means A three-dimensional work of art made by carving, modeling, casting, or assembling material into a shape.
from From Latin sculptura, from sculpere 'to carve, cut, or engrave' — the same root that gives us 'sculpt.' The Romans took it from the literal act of cutting stone away, so the word has always carried the idea of revealing a form by removing what surrounds it.
Michelangelo's methodClaimed he just freed figures trapped in stone
oldest knownCarved figurines predate writing by 30,000 years
lost-wax castingBronze statues are hollow, molded around vanished wax
original colorGreek marbles were once painted garishly bright
David's flawCarved from a block other sculptors rejected