variant

variant

See figs. 1, 76, 544.

A that is similar in form to another, but with some differences due to one having been from an altered or adapted wax , or from an entirely new model. Artists can make variants of their own work, for example, by adjusting the positions of limbs between casts, or variants may be the result of others imitating the artist’s work.

Sources

Cultural Heritage: ; ; ; , 331

To Be Distinguished From

  • aftercast

  • surmoulage

Synonym

  • version

Translations

French: version

Déclinaison d’un avec des variations dans la forme ou dans les dimensions.

Source

Cultural Heritage: , 549

Alternate Translations

  • variante

German: Variante

Source

, 476

Italian: variante

Sources

, under variante; , under variante [definition 3, vol. 21, 672]

Chinese: 变体

Literally “modification"

Sources

, 65; TNATD

Alternate Translation

  • 变型

    Literally “modification”

    Sources: , 65; TNATD