Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A hall or large room for the exhibition of pieces of sculpture. It differs from the picture-gallery in being usually lighted from the sides, near the top, for skylights are less suitable.
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Examples
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He came in order to propose a visit to the sculpture-gallery.
Shallow Soil 2003
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These lovely statues appeal more to the sympathy of the spectator than the medley contents of even a famous sculpture-gallery.
The South of France—East Half C. B. Black
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George Bradford stated more than once that Emerson showed little interest in the pictorial art; and after walking through the sculpture-gallery of the Vatican, he remarked that the statues seemed to him like toys.
The Life and Genius of Nathaniel Hawthorne Stearns, Frank P 1906
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Hawthorne felt the same disappointment after his first visit to the sculpture-gallery of the Vatican.
The Life and Genius of Nathaniel Hawthorne Stearns, Frank P 1906
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He came in order to propose a visit to the sculpture-gallery.
Shallow Soil Knut Hamsun 1905
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The quick movement of the story -- the succession of devices by which the wily Ulysses lures Achilles to throw off his disguise, while Deidamia strives to conceal his identity; the scenic beauties of the background, shifting from sculpture-gallery to pleasance, from pleasance to banquet-hall; the pomp and glitter of the royal train, the melting graces of Deidamia and her maidens; seemed, in their multiple appeal, to develop in Odo new faculties of perception.
The Valley of Decision Edith Wharton 1899
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George Bradford stated more than once that Emerson showed little interest in the pictorial art; and after walking through the sculpture-gallery of the
The Life and Genius of Nathaniel Hawthorne Frank Preston Stearns 1881
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Hawthorne felt the same disappointment after his first visit to the sculpture-gallery of the Vatican.
The Life and Genius of Nathaniel Hawthorne Frank Preston Stearns 1881
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Strange thus to escape for a time altogether from the region of human ugliness, to be as completely isolated from ill - favoured looks and uncomely gait as if we were in a sculpture-gallery of Florence!
The Roof of France Matilda Betham-Edwards 1877
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A mask of a grinning Faun may still be seen in the sculpture-gallery of the Bargello at Florence, and the marble is traditionally assigned to Michelangelo.
The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti John Addington Symonds 1866
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