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Image credits: JamesLucasIT Sculpture as an art form dates back to 32,000 years B.C. Back then, of course, small animal and human figures carved in bone, ivory, or stone counted as sculptures.
Armstrong, Craven, et al., 200 Years of American Sculpture, Whitney Museum of Art, NYC, 1976 Caffin, Charles H., American Masters of Sculpture , Doubleday, Page & Company, New York 1913 Conner, Janis and Joel Rosenkranz, Rediscoveries in American Sculpture, Studio Works 1893–1939 , University of Texas, Austin, Texas 1989
Statues in facades of the Kunsthistorisches Museum - the Art History Museum and Naturhistorisches Museum - Museum of Natural History of Vienna, Maria-Theresien-Platz, Vienna. Maria Theresa Memorial, Maria-Theresien-Platz, Vienna, between the Kunsthistorisches Museum and the Naturhistorisches Museum. Sculpted by Kaspar von Zumbusch and unveiled ...
Statues have been produced in many cultures from prehistory to the present; the oldest-known statue dating to about 30,000 years ago. Statues represent many different people and animals, real and mythical. Many statues are placed in public places as public art. The world's tallest statue, Statue of Unity, is 182 metres (597 ft) tall and is ...
Sculptures and statues can provide a fascinating insight into the time they were made. And sometimes, they contain little “secrets”—details that reveal the mind of the creator, or just make ...
Bacchus (1496–1497) [1] is a marble sculpture by the Italian High Renaissance sculptor, painter, architect and poet Michelangelo.The statue is somewhat over life-size and represents Bacchus, the Roman god of wine, in a reeling pose suggestive of drunkenness.
The creator of “The Thinker” is celebrated as the “greatest sculpture of the 19th century.” World famous sculptures are heading to Brookgreen Gardens. His work is in a Paris museum
Vulcan Park and Museum (VPM) features views of Birmingham, an interactive history museum that examines Vulcan and Birmingham's story, and a 10-acre (4 ha) urban green space. In May 2007, Vulcan Park and Museum was designated an official Birmingham Information Center by the Greater Birmingham Convention and Visitors Bureau and offers information ...