sculpturesque

[ skuhlp-chuh-resk ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

sculpturesque

/ ˌskʌlptʃəˈrɛsk /

First recorded in 1825–35; sculpture + -esque

In the stern, sculpturesque modelling of his naked figures he displays remarkable power.

What the Italians call the “eyes of the folds,” are particularly beautiful in woollens, and lend themselves to sculpturesque art.

Well, that now I call a real compliment, because of course you regard me dispassionately from a sculpturesque point of view.

Such a combination of hard sculpturesque modelling with extreme tenderness of feeling has a charm of its own.

We must close our eyes for a moment and reconstruct this combination of architectural and sculpturesque lines.

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