When you stop to consider famous sculptures throughout history, the list is endless.
Groundbreaking, beautiful, and often thought-provoking, these works have withstood the test of time.
Counted among thewarrior statuesare 8,000 soldiers, 130 chariots, and 670 horses.
The figures are an incredible example of funerary art, created to guard to Emperor in the afterlife.
The works have inspired everything from3D sidewalk arttopizza dough sculptures.
Although the original sculptor remains a mystery, the work is lauded for its technical mastery and emotional impact.
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The marble sculpture stands 6 feet 8 inches tall and is known for its missing arms.
The work has long influenced artists, includingDali, who created theVenus de Milo with Drawersin 1936.
As one of the most renowned bronze sculptures,Donatello’sDavidis younger and more contemplative, having just slain Goliath.
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In fact, Donatello cleverly uses Goliath’s head and David’s sword as support for the structure.
In her arms, she holds a tablet with the date of the U.S.
The green patina, now associated with the celebrated sculpture, only appeared after 1900 as the copper oxidized.
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In her arms, she holds a tablet with the date of the US Declaration of Independence.
The green patina, now associated with the celebrated sculpture, only appeared after 1900 as the copper oxidized.
Helping shape the aesthetics of theFuturistmovement, he was interested in the dynamism of form and deconstructing solid shapes.
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Now located in New York’s MoMA, hisUnique Forms of Continuity in Spaceis the apex of his ideas.
It depictsLincolnin contemplation, sitting inside the majestic temple structure that forms the rest of the Lincoln Memorial.
From the 1930s, the space has gained importance as a symbol of race relations in the United States.
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Seven are made of marble and nine are cast in bronze.
Rather than focus on a physical depiction of a bird, Brancusi wished to depict a feeling of movement.
At the time, it was a record high for a piece of sculpture.
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Currently, the original marble version is at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
One of his most well-knownpublic artpieces,Cloud GateinChicago’s Millennium Park, was inspired by liquid mercury.
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