bozzetto

From Italian bozzetto.

bozzetto (plural bozzetti)

1. (art) A small scale model used to make a larger sculpture.
   • 2020, Johannes Myssok, ‘Angelica Kauffman and Antonio Canova’, in Bettina Baumgärtel (ed.), Angelica Kauffman, Hirmer 2020, p. 24:

     In his studio, his small bozzetti were diligently kept out of public view, and he granted access to the back room where he stored them only to select individuals.

From bozzo +‎ -etto (diminutive suffix).

• IPA^(key): /botˈt͡set.to/
• Rhymes: -etto
• Hyphenation: boz‧zét‧to

bozzetto m (plural bozzetti)

1. sketch (all senses)
2. skit
3. scale model

• bozzettista

• → English: bozzetto
• → Spanish: boceto