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Definition of Sculpturesque
1. Adjective. Resembling sculpture. "The sculpturesque beauty of the athletes' bodies"
Definition of Sculpturesque
1. a. After the manner of sculpture; resembling, or relating to, sculpture.
Definition of Sculpturesque
1. Adjective. Like or suggesting sculpture: shapely, statuelike, etc. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sculpturesque
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sculpturesque
Literary usage of Sculpturesque
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"... that with the black figures, and to this class belong the finest vases of all.
The drawing oil the earlier specimens is strongly sculpturesque in style, ..."
2. The Connoisseur by George Colman, B. Thornton (1907)
"religious houses, the head is omitted, and the whole presents a sculpturesque
effect, combined with Gothic and Renaissance architectural features. ..."
3. London by Charles Knight (1851)
"... of a email portion of the river front, that may serve simply to indicate the
sumptuous character of the architectural and sculpturesque decorations. ..."
4. Arboretum Et Fruticetum Britannicum: Or, The Trees and Shrubs of Britain by John Claudius Loudon (1854)
"Architectural and sculpturesque trees are now no longer in repute : but we see
no reason why trees should not be cut into the forms of colonnades, arcades, ..."
5. A Treatise on Forming, Improving, and Managing Country Residences: And on by John Claudius Loudon (1806)
"sculpturesque BEAUTY may be applied to such objects, or figures, as are peculiarly
calculated for being represented by the art of sculpture. ..."
6. The Divine Comedy of Patriotism by Mortimer Thomson (1900)
"Irradiate us, thy sons, with the courage to smash them, Those sculpturesque gems
of short sight and fraud-faith and unwisdom, That we may adore thee anew ..."
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