maquette

American  

[ma-ket, muh-] / mæˈkɛt, mə- /

noun

1. a small model or study in three dimensions for either a sculptural or an architectural project.

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maquette British  

/ mæˈkɛt /

noun

1. a sculptor's small preliminary model or sketch

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Etymology

Origin of maquette

1900–05; < French < Italian macchietta, diminutive of macchia a sketch, complex of lines < Latin macula mesh, spot

Example Sentences

Dame Hepworth's brass 1957 sculpture Maquette For Winged Figure also went under the hammer and sold for £277,200.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2024

Other works going under the hammer include the Landscape Sculpture, which looks like a stringed instrument, the brass sculpture Maquette For Winged Figure, and an oil and pencil work called Atlantic Form, Blue.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2024

The Pathless, Maquette, Solar Ash Outer Wilds isn’t the only game getting some cross-platform love.

From The Verge • Jul. 28, 2022

The sculptures include the 1977-79 bronze "Working Model for Reclining Figure: Bone Skirt," and the 1976 bronze "Maquette for Mother and Child: Arms."

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2014

Maquette embarrassed the defending national champions in their own building as Jae Crowder led a Golden Eagles onslaught of Connecticut.

From New York Times • Feb. 20, 2012