Are you the one enthusiastic about the sculptures? If so, then here we are with ten most famous sculptures in the world that will leave you open-mouthed.
Statue of Liberty
Location: Liberty Island, Manhattan, New York City, New York
Sculptor: Frederic Auguste Bartholdi
Year: 1886
Dimensions: 93 m
The Statue of Liberty depicts the Roman goddess Libertas holding a torch above her head with her right hand and in her left hand, she is carrying a tablet on which is inscribed in Roman numerals the date of the U.S. Declaration of Independence.
David
Location: Accademia Gallery, Florence, Italy
Sculptor: Michelangelo
Year: 1504
Dimensions: 17.0 ft
Michelangelo’s David most likely represents the Biblical hero David after he has made up his mind to fight Goliath but before the actual fight. Michelangelo masterfully depicts the Biblical hero with his brow drawn, his neck tense and his veins bulging out of his lowered right hand.
Venus Di Milo
Location: Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Sculptor: Alexandros of Antioch
Year: 101 BC
Dimensions: 6 ft 8 in
Also known as Aphrodite of Milos, Venus de Milo is thought to represent Aphrodite, the ancient Greek goddess of love, beauty, pleasure, and procreation. The Roman goddess counterpart to Aphrodite was Venus.
The Thinker
Location: Musee Rodin, Paris, France
Sculptor: Auguste Rodin
Year: 1904
Dimensions: 6 feel (1.8 m)
Rodin based this commission on The Divine Comedy of Dante and some critics believe that The Thinker originally intended to depict Dante.
Manneken Pis
Location: Museum of the City of Brussels, Belgium
Sculptor: Hieronymus Duquesnoy the Elder
Year: 1619
Dimensions: 61 cm
The Manneken Pis is considered an emblem of the rebellious spirit of Brussels and it is one of the most celebrated attractions in the city.
Christ the Redeemer
Location: Corcovado mountain, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Sculptor: Paul Landowski
Year: 1931
Dimensions: 98 feet (30 m) tall excluding its 26 feet (8 m) pedestal
Christ the Redeemer has become a symbol of Christianity across the world. It is a cultural icon of both Rio de Janeiro and Brazil.
The Great Sphinx
Location: Giza Plateau, Giza, Egypt
Sculptor: Not Known
Year: Not Known
Dimensions: 240 feet (73 metres) long; 66 feet (20 metres) high
The most popular perspective is that it represents the Pharaoh Khafre of the 4th dynasty during the Old Kingdom and therefore it was constructed during his time period which lasted from 2558 BCE to 2532 BCE.
The Bronze David
Location: Bargello Museum, Florence, Italy
Sculptor: Donatello
Year: c. 1440s
Dimensions: 5.17-metre (17.0 ft)
Pieta
Location: St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City
Sculptor: Michelangelo
Year: 1499
Dimensions: 1.74 m x 1.95 m
The famous work depicts Virgin Mary grieving over the body of Jesus who is lying on her lap after the Crucifixion.
Ecstasy of Saint Teresa
Location: Santa Maria della Vittoria, Rome, Italy
Sculptor: Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Year: 1652
Dimensions: Life-size
This sculpture depicts one of the visions described by her in her spiritual autobiography. In it, an angel carrying a fire-tipped spear appears before her. He pierces her heart repeatedly with the spear, an act that sends her into a state of spiritual rapture.
