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The Winged Victory of Samothrace
Also known as "The Winged Nike" this statue was created around 200 B.C. and it was created to remember the battle at sea. -
Period: 200 to
Sculpture Museum
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Apr 18, 1501
"David" by Michelangelo
"Michelangelo was only 26 years old in 1501, but he was already the most famous and best paid artist in his days. He accepted the challenge with enthusiasm to sculpt a large scale David and worked constantly for over two years to create one of his most breathtaking masterpieces of gleaming white marble. ( "Michelangelo's David")" -
Jan 1, 1515
"Moses" by Michelangelo
Michelangelo's Moses is 8' 4" or 254 cm high -
"The Rape of Proserpina" by Bernini
This statue shows Pluto, god of the underworld abducting Proserpina daughter of Jupiter. -
"Medusa" by Bernini
"Bernini’s depiction does not describe this incident but rather the agony of Medusa’s initial dramatic transformation. Her face is contorted with pain and anxiety and her mouth is open as if crying out. ("Bernini's Medusa")" -
"Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss" by Antonio Canova
The man with the wings is Cupid and he is the son of Venus, goddess of beauty. He has come to "revive" Psyche from a deathlike sleep. -
"The Veiled Virgin" by Giovanni Strazza
"This statue was executed in flawless Carrera marble by the renowned Italian sculptor Giovanni Strazza (1818-1875) in Rome. ("The Veiled Virgin")" -
"The Thinker" by Auguste Rodin
"Auguste Rodin originally conceived a smaller version of this sculpture to sit atop his monumental bronze portal entitled The Gates of Hell. ("The Thinker")" -
"Christ the Redeemer" by Paul Landowski and Heitor da Silva Costa
"This statue of Jesus stands some 38 meters tall, atop the Corcovado mountain overlooking Rio de Janeiro. Designed by Brazilian Heitor da Silva Costa and created by French sculptor Paul Landowski, it is one of the world’s best-known monuments. ("Christ Redeemer: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil")" -
"King Leonidas" by Vasos Falireas
"The Memorial in Thermopylae, which was erected in 1955, by the sculptor named Vasos Falireas, is a sculptural synthesis that consists of the brass statue of Leonides with his spear and shield...(The statue of Leonidas in Thermopyles)" -
"Mustangs" by Robert Glen
"The Mustangs of Las Colinas, a modern-day equestrian sculpture, was planned and executed as a memorial to the evolving culture in North America. ("The Mustangs of Las Colinas" Monument
The World's Largest Equestrian Sculpture)" -
"Expansion" by Paige Bradley
""We cast all the pieces in bronze and assembled the pieces so they floated apart from one another. Then I brought in a lighting specialist and we built a crazy lighting system to make it glow from within. It turned out even better than I thought.(Paige Bradley)" -
"Lucifer (Morning Star)"
"The piece, titled "Lucifer (Morningstar)" is a wax sculpture depicting the devil snared in a set of power lines. The statue is equal parts grotesque and beautiful, showing Lucifer as an oily, black creature with immense white wings (created from real feathers). ("This statue of Lucifer might be the creepiest art installation ever")" -
"Ballerina" by Kevin Francis Gray
"While some artists now rely on laser cutting or other machines to cut from marble, Gray instead works by hand, from start to finish, chiseling away just like Gian Lorenzo Bernini or Giuseppe Sanmartino might have done in the 17th or 18th century. ("These Veiled Figures of Bronze and Marble by Kevin Francis Gray Seem to Drip with Fabric")" -
"Modern Heroes" by Mauro Perucchetti
"Taking a chisel to marble, sculptor Mauro Perucchetti put a superhero twist on Michelangelo’s “The Creation of Adam"... ("Mauro Perucchetti Sculpts Batman and Superman in the Style of Michelangelo")
