Statues are the sculptures representing God, people or animals abstractly and allegorically. They are generally of full length and close or similar to life size or even larger. The definition of a statue is never precise. A very small statue which is even difficult to pick up is known as figurine or statuette.
Also known by the name Christ the Redeemer, the Cristo della Minerva is one of the most unique and oldest statues of Christ, sculpted in marble by the legendary artist Michaelangelo in 1521, for the Santa Maria sopra Minerva church in Rome, Italy. It is extremely famous across the world, despite its relatively small size of just 81 inches.
Statues have been created by man since the prehistory for all kinds of reasons and in all sizes. One of the first statues, a 29.6 cm (11.7 inches) high sculpture called the Lion Man, was created almost 32,000 years ago. The original Seven Wonders of the World included two statues: The Colossus of Rhodes and the Statue of Zeus at Olympia.
Life-Size Statues Portray Scene From The World War, Eceabat, Turkey War is not pretty but it must never be forgotten. This life-size scene helps solidify the horrors of war, memorializing all who died from related tragedies.
10 wonderful, most famous and greatest statues of the world built by mankind to show loyalty, nationality, wonder, amusement and power. World Famous Statues
Thank You Rinpoche for this posting of the 74 grand statues of the world. It is interesting that most of these grand statues are of Buddhas and Boddhisattvas. Interestingly, statue of Christ in Rio and the Statue of Liberty are amongst the none Buddhist statues.
A statue is a sculpture which can represent one or more people, animals, or an event. They can also represent abstract concepts and are generally close to life-size or even larger. Usually, statues have great historical meanings to people or depict something of importance.
Shop Life size statuary and Life-Size sculptures from animal to Greek and Roman are in this collection of classical statues.
The small town in northern Spain erected a life-size statue (5-foot-5-inches) of the prolific writer-director in 2008. “My statue in Oviedo is one of the great mysteries of western civilization,” joked Allen, who attended the unveiling.
Statue of Zeus at Olympia, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World sculpted by Pheidias. (Relocated to Constantinople in 393, later destroyed by fire in 462) Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
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