Sculpture

Sculpture

The practice of shaping figures or designs in the round or in relief - such as by chiseling marble, modeling clay, or casting in metal - in order to create a work of art.

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The Genius of Victory

Arts & crafts; Sculpture

The Genius of Victory is a 1532-34 marble sculpture by Michelangelo, produced as part of a design for the tomb of Pope Julius II. It is 2.61 m high and is now in the Salone dei Cinquecento of the ...

Crouching Boy is a sculpture of the great Renaissance Italian painter and sculptor Michelangelo, preserved today at the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, it is the only work by Michelangelo in ...

Brutus

Arts & crafts; Sculpture

The Brutus is a 1538 bust of Brutus by Michelangelo. It is now in the Bargello museum in Florence. It was commissioned by the republican Donato Giannotti for cardinal Niccolò Ridolfi. It is said to ...

Rondanini Pietà

Arts & crafts; Sculpture

The Rondanini Pietà is a marble sculpture that Michelangelo worked on from the 1550s until the last days of his life, in 1564. It is housed in the Museum of Ancient Art of Sforza Castle in Milan. ...

The Deposition

Arts & crafts; Sculpture

The Deposition (also called the Florence Pietà, the Bandini Pietà or The Lamentation over the Dead Christ) is a marble sculpture by the Italian High Renaissance master Michelangelo. The sculpture, on ...

Constantin Brancusi

Arts & crafts; Sculpture

Constantin Brancusi was a Romanian sculptor who made his career in France. Considered a pioneer of modernism, Brancusi is called the patriarch of modern sculpture. His art emphasizes clean ...

Henry Moore

Arts & crafts; Sculpture

Henry Spencer Moore was an English sculptor and artist. He was best known for his semi-abstract monumental bronze sculptures which are located around the world as public works of art. His forms are ...