Cartouche : 1- Reserved space on a sculpture indicating the title, a legend or the signature. In Egyptian bas-reliefs, the cartouche, which sometimes contains the name of the pharaoh, is often ovoid in shape. 2 - It is also a carved decorative ornament placed on the facade of a building. It can indicate the year of […]
Caricature : An exaggerated distortion of a person's features in a satirical or humorous portrait.
Character : Distinctive mode of each species of being in each genus and of each individual in each species. When this applies to a sculpture, particular appearance, quality, distinctive mark, property.
Canon or Kanon: The word comes from the Greek and refers to the cane, the meter used by the craftsman then the rule, the norm taken as reference element. Knowing the cannons makes it possible to know to what extent an artist complies with them or, on the contrary, detaches them, renews them. The canon […]