Cloud Gate is a public sculpture by Indian-born British artist Anish Kapoor, that is the centerpiece of the AT&T Plaza in Millennium Park, Chicago, Illinois. It is Kapoor’s first public outdoor work in the United States, and is the work by which he is best known in the country according to the Financial Times. The … Read more
The Thinker (Le Penseur) is a bronze sculpture by Auguste Rodin. The work shows a nude male figure of over life-size sitting on a rock with his chin resting on one hand as though deep in thought and is often used as an image to represent philosophy. The figure is about 186 centimeters (73 inches) … Read more
The Statue of Liberty is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor in New York City, in the United States. The statue’s full name is Liberty Enlightening the World. Its design and construction were recognized at the time as one of the greatest technical achievements of the 19th century, and, it … Read more
Venus de Milo also known as Aphrodite of Milos is an ancient Greek statue and one of the most famous works of ancient Greek sculpture. Sculpture was created around 100 BC, it is believed to depict Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love and beauty (Venus to the Romans). According to an inscription on the sculpture’s … Read more
Christ the Redeemer is a statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil that was built as a symbol of Brazilian Christianity. Christ the Redeemer is an Art Deco statue created by French sculptor Paul Landowski and built by the Brazilian engineer Heitor da Silva Costa, in collaboration with the French engineer Albert Caquot. It’s considered the … Read more
The Pieta (1498–1499) is regarded as one of the greatest works of the Renaissance artist Michelangelo Buonarroti. This exquisite work of art features the body of Jesus placed on the lap of the Virgin Mary after the savior’s crucifixion. Pieta is the only work Michelangelo ever signed. Michelangelo carved it from a single slab of … Read more