Bestiary : 1 - In the Middle Ages, collection of images or illustrated treaty inventorying real or imaginary animals. Each symbolizing a biblical character, the animals of the bestiary also adorn the religious architecture: paintings, reliefs and sculptures. 2 - Collection of fables with animals. 3 - Animal iconography of a work. A descriptive or […]
Bust in Hermes: Representation of a bust whose shoulders, chest and back are cut by planes or form a rounded line. A base is needed for its support.
Bust in the Antique : Representation of a bust cut horizontally at the height of the chest.
Bust : In sculpture, a bust is a representation in the round of the upper part of the human body including the head, neck, a variable portion of the shoulders, arms and chest. A statue fragment with or without arms, can not be considered a bust. Busts can be used for memorials or to help […]
Serpentine; of or like a serpent or snake. "serpentine coils" synonyms: serpent like, snakelike "a serpentine form" synonyms: winding, windy, zigzag, twisty, twisting and turning, labyrinthine, meandering, sinuous, snaky, tortuous "a serpentine path" synonyms: complicated, complex, intricate, involved, tortuous, convoluted, elaborate, knotty, confusing, bewildering, baffling, impenetrable