waxwork
Sculpted wax person
A waxwork is a lifelike figure made of wax, typically depicting a famous person.
The term usually appears in the plural—waxworks—referring either to a collection of such figures or the museum housing them: We visited Madame Tussauds and saw the waxworks of celebrities.
Figuratively, someone standing unnaturally still might be compared to a waxwork.
Wax sculpture exhibition venue
- gallerySpace for displaying artwork
- exhibitItem publicly displayed
- collectionGathered set of items
- hallInterior connecting pathway
chamber · attraction · tourists · visitors · curator · guidebook · souvenir · ticket
Sculpted human representation
- mannequinLife-sized display figure
- likenessVisual similarity or representation
- dummyLifelike substitute figure
- figureOutline or numeral
bust · statuette · figurine · simulacrum · double · doppelganger · representation · portrait
Disturbingly strange
- unsettlingCausing unease or discomfort
- creepyDisturbingly strange
- spookyUnsettlingly strange
- macabreDisturbing, death-obsessed
haunting · ghoulish · grotesque · sinister · chilling · disquieting · uncanny valley · deathlike
Resembling the real thing
- verisimilitudeAppearance of being factual
- naturalismWorldview excluding the supernatural
- fidelityLoyalty or exactness
- authenticityQuality of being genuine
accuracy · detailed · realistic · trompe-l'oeil · illusion · semblance · convincing · hyperreal
Madame Tussauds
Wax sculpture exhibition venue
- gallerySpace for displaying artwork
- exhibitItem publicly displayed
- collectionGathered set of items
hall · chamber · attraction · tourists · visitors · curator · guidebook · souvenir · ticket · rope barrier
effigy
Sculpted human representation
- mannequinLife-sized display figure
- likenessVisual similarity or representation
- dummyLifelike substitute figure
figure · bust · statuette · figurine · simulacrum · double · doppelganger · representation · portrait · caricature
eerie
Disturbingly strange
- unsettlingCausing unease or discomfort
- creepyDisturbingly strange
- spookyUnsettlingly strange
macabre · haunting · ghoulish · grotesque · sinister · chilling · disquieting · uncanny valley · deathlike · corpselike
lifelike
Resembling the real thing
- verisimilitudeAppearance of being factual
- naturalismWorldview excluding the supernatural
- fidelityLoyalty or exactness
authenticity · accuracy · detailed · realistic · trompe-l'oeil · illusion · semblance · convincing · hyperreal · skin texture
sculptor
Artist shaping solid materials
- artisanSkilled manual tradesperson
- modelerOne who shapes representations
- moldingDecorative architectural edging
casting · carving · layering · shaping · polishing · painting · detailing · glass eyes · human hair · pigmentation
- representationsrepresentation, statue, symbol, portraits, emblem
- Victorian attractionspanorama, diorama, magic lantern, pleasure garden, music hall
- wax craftscandle making, encaustic, candle dipping, dipped candles, pillar candles
- realism termsaccuracy, authenticity, believability, fidelity, naturalism