Marble carving
A subtractive sculptural process in which stone is cut and finished to produce the form.
Example
The Venus de Milo was assembled from separately carved marble blocks, not cut from one uninterrupted piece.
Sources: louvre.fr
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Bronze casting
A process for producing a metal sculpture from a model through a mould and casting procedure.
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Plaster model
A plaster version used to develop, preserve or translate a sculptural form before another material or scale.
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Parian marble
A fine-grained white marble from the Greek island of Paros used in ancient sculpture.
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Oil on canvas
A painting made with oil-bound pigments on a woven textile support.
