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Jan 1, 1400
The Great Sphinx
The Sphinx is in Giza, Egypt. The most notable quality of the Sphinx is that her nose is missing. The sculptor I unknown but it was decreed to be built by Pharoah Khafre in 2500B.C. -
Jan 1, 1405
Bust of Nefertiti
The sculpture is housed in The Egypt Museum of Berlin, Germany. The sculpture was finished in 1345B.C. and depicts the royal wife of the Egyptian Pharoah Akheraten. -
Jan 1, 1410
The Discus Thrower
The Discobolus of Myron is the full name of this Greek sculpture. This sculpture symbolizes movement and was completed in 450B.C. after being commissioned in 460B.C. -
Jan 1, 1415
The Terra Cotta Army
This is not one single sculpture but sculptures of many soldiers that would protect their ruler on the way to his afterlife. These sculptures were commissioned by the Chinese government and local craftsmen. It was completed in 246B.C. The heights of the soldiers are to symbolize their roles and their status in the army. -
Jan 1, 1420
Venus de Milo
Venus is the Roman equivalent of the Greek goddess of love and beauty Afrodite. The sculpture was completed in 130B.C. and began construction in 100B.C. -
Jan 1, 1440
The Bronze David
The Bronze David is a statue symbolizing a biblical hero and was sculpted by Donatello. The exact date of construction is unknown. -
Jan 1, 1471
Capitoline Wolf
The wolf shows a bronze she-wolf suckling twin human children. This is a representation of the Roman legend of Romes foundation and Romulus and Remus who were raised by wolves. This sculpture is not attributed to a specific artist or creation date. It has been housed in Palazzo dei Conservatori since 1471. -
Jan 1, 1500
Moai
The Moal was completed in 1500 A.D. and began construction in 1250 A.D. This was sculpted by Polynesian Colonizers on Easter Island. They are said to represent the deceased ancestors of people that watched over everyone. -
Jan 1, 1504
David
David was sculpted by Michelangelo in Florence, Italy. David's intense posture and expression represented a man making his decision to fight. -
Jan 1, 1564
Pieta
Depicts the Virgin Mary holding Jesus sculped by Michelangelo. -
The Manneken Pis
The Manneken Pis is nicknamed "The Little Man Pee" and was sculpted by Hiëronymus Duquesnoy the Elder. Manneken Pis is a small bronze sculpture in Brussels, showing a naked little boy urinating in a fountain bowl. The sculpture was commisioned in 1618 and finished in 1619. -
Hermes and the Infant Dionysus
This is of the God Hermes holding the son of Zeus, Dionysus, in the ruins of the Tempol of Hera in Greece. -
The Winged Victory of the Samothrace
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The Winged Victory of Samothrace, also called the Nike of Samothrace, is a 2nd-century BC marble sculpture of the Greek goddess Nike (Victory) at the scene of triumph during battle. Since 1884, it has been displayed at the Louvre in Paris, France and is one of the most celebrated sculptures in the world. -
Statue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty was a gift from France to America for the Americans separating from the British. Lady Liberty was shipped from France to America in pieces and was put together on long Island as a sign of hope for immigrants. The green color is patina from the copper that it is made of. The Statue of Liberty was sculpted by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi from 1875 to 1884. -
The Kiss
Sculpted by Auguste Rodin and depicts an embracing couple made of marble. -
Lady Justice
Lady Justice is not attributed to one artist and there are many replicas of this famous sculpture. She is famous for her mighty sword, scales and blindfold symbolizing that justice is blind to anything but the truth and that the punishment is strict but fait and befitting the crime. -
The Thinker
Sculpted by Auguste Rodin and is located in Musée Rodin, Paris, France. The sculpture was intended to give viewers a man pondering poetry when placed in front of a visual representation of the poem. -
Abraham Lincoln Statue
The statue was meant to comemorate our president Lincoln. There are statues of Abraham Lincoln in Lincoln, Nebraska and the one that we are talking about is in The Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. -
Christ The Redeemer
The statue of christ overlooks Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. The sculptors were Paul Landowski and Heitor da Silva Costa in 1922 as a symbol of Christianity. -
Savannah bird girl statue
Nicknamed "Little Wendy" by the family who paid for it. Sculped by Sylvia Shaw Judson.
