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The [[Greeks]] were blessed with a large supply of marble, which was what they used most in their sculptures.  Bronze was also used in their artistic work of humans. <ref> [http://www.historylink101.com/lessons/art_history_lessons/greek_sculpture.htm Ancient Greek Sculpture] </ref>

The [[Greeks]] were blessed with a large supply of marble, which was what they used most in their sculptures.  Bronze was also used in their artistic work of humans.<ref>[http://www.historylink101.com/lessons/art_history_lessons/greek_sculpture.htm Ancient Greek Sculpture]</ref>

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[[Image:Manuel Tolsá El Caballito.jpg|thumb|280px|The equestrian statue of Charles IV (El Caballito) by Manuel Tolsá, 1802, [[Mexico City]].]]

[[Image:Manuel Tolsá El Caballito.jpg|thumb|280px|The equestrian statue of Charles IV (El Caballito) by Manuel Tolsá, 1802, [[Mexico City]].]]

[[Image:Arnolfo di Cambio Carlo d'Angiò.jpg|thumb|120px|left|Italian Gothic sculpture.]]

[[Image:Arnolfo di Cambio Carlo d'Angiò.jpg|thumb|120px|left|Italian Gothic sculpture.]]

 

 

 

== Famous Sculptors ==

== Famous Sculptors ==

[[Image:Venus de Milo.jpg|thumb|[[Venus de Milo]] by Alexandros of Antioch-on-the-Meander.]]

[[Image:Venus de Milo.jpg|thumb|[[Venus de Milo]] by Alexandros of Antioch-on-the-Meander.]]

''The Classical period of Ancient [[Greece]] produced some of the most exquisite sculptures the world has ever seen... human anatomy was deemed worthy of being immortalized in stone or bronze... and proportion became the main preoccupation of sculptors and [[Architecture|architects]].'' <ref> [http://www.greeklandscapes.com/greece/athens_museum_classical.html Sculpture of the Greek Classical Period] </ref>  

''The Classical period of Ancient [[Greece]] produced some of the most exquisite sculptures the world has ever seen... human anatomy was deemed worthy of being immortalized in stone or bronze... and proportion became the main preoccupation of sculptors and [[Architecture|architects]].'' <ref>[http://www.greeklandscapes.com/greece/athens_museum_classical.html Sculpture of the Greek Classical Period]</ref>  

[[Image:Hemes.JPG|thumb|left|Hermes by Praxiteles.]]

[[Image:Hemes.JPG|thumb|left|Hermes by Praxiteles.]]

Artists of this period of Greece are little known and most of their works were destroyed; fortunately the [[Roman]]s made copies of the original works, (e.g. [http://www.conservapedia.com/Image:Myron_Discus_thrower.jpg Discus Thrower]). Praxiteles is considered one of the best artists of this period; his statue of ''[[Hermes]]'', discovered at Olympia in 1877, has become famous throughout the world. Myron, Phidias, Polyclitus, Scopas, and Lysippus were also famous Greek sculptors.  

Artists of this period of Greece are little known and most of their works were destroyed; fortunately the [[Roman]]s made copies of the original works, (e.g. [http://www.conservapedia.com/Image:Myron_Discus_thrower.jpg Discus Thrower]). Praxiteles is considered one of the best artists of this period; his statue of ''[[Hermes]]'', discovered at Olympia in 1877, has become famous throughout the world. Myron, Phidias, Polyclitus, Scopas, and Lysippus were also famous Greek sculptors.  

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''The scale and ambition of classical Greek sculpture can be seen in a fragment of an early masterpiece. The famous Charioteer of Delphi'' (bronze statue also known as Heniokhos, sculptor unknown, commissioned by Polyzalus.), ''a life-size bronze, is the only surviving figure of a major group consisting of the chariot and its horses, a royal passenger on board with the charioteer, and an attendant slave boy.'' <ref> [http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?ParagraphID=bzt HISTORY OF SCULPTURE] </ref>

''The scale and ambition of classical Greek sculpture can be seen in a fragment of an early masterpiece. The famous Charioteer of Delphi'' (bronze statue also known as Heniokhos, sculptor unknown, commissioned by Polyzalus.), ''a life-size bronze, is the only surviving figure of a major group consisting of the chariot and its horses, a royal passenger on board with the charioteer, and an attendant slave boy.'' <ref>[http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?ParagraphID=bzt HISTORY OF SCULPTURE]</ref>

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Romans also developed a sense of style aimed for a more realistic view. ''It is also very interesting to note that while Roman statues survive in great numbers, few names of Roman sculptors were recorded.'' <ref> [http://www.statue.com/roman-statues.html Roman Statues and Ancient Roman Sculpture] </ref>

Romans also developed a sense of style aimed for a more realistic view. ''It is also very interesting to note that while Roman statues survive in great numbers, few names of Roman sculptors were recorded.'' <ref>[http://www.statue.com/roman-statues.html Roman Statues and Ancient Roman Sculpture]</ref>

The Florentine [[Donatello]] was an influential sculptor of the early [[Renaissance]]. In about 1415 he delivered the first free-standing Renaissance sculpture, ''The Statue of St. Mark''. His most famous statue is the ''David'' (bronze, 1430). In 1453, his ''Equestrian Condottiero Erasmo da Narni'' was set up in Padua. [[Andrea del Verrocchio]] was one of the leading artists of late 15th-century in Florence.

The Florentine [[Donatello]] was an influential sculptor of the early [[Renaissance]]. In about 1415 he delivered the first free-standing Renaissance sculpture, ''The Statue of St. Mark''. His most famous statue is the ''David'' (bronze, 1430). In 1453, his ''Equestrian Condottiero Erasmo da Narni'' was set up in Padua. [[Andrea del Verrocchio]] was one of the leading artists of late 15th-century in Florence.

[[Michaelangelo]] is one of the most famous sculptors artists... a perfectionist in his [[art]]. The marble statues ''The David, [[Pieta|The Pieta]]'' and ''The Moses'' are his famous masterpieces. The Pieta in Saint Peter's Basilica is the only work signed with his name. ''Michelangelo always thought of himself first and foremost as a sculptor. Other projects were undertaken reluctantly. On the contract for the painting of the [[Sistine Chapel]] ceiling, for example, he pointedly signed ''Michelangelo sculptore'' - "Michelangelo the sculptor".'' <ref> [http://home.aubg.bg/faculty/IPenchev/web%20materials/Michelangelo,%20sculpture.doc Michelangelo: Sculpture] </ref>   

[[Michaelangelo]] is one of the most famous sculptors artists... a perfectionist in his [[art]]. The marble statues ''The David, [[Pieta|The Pieta]]'' and ''The Moses'' are his famous masterpieces. The Pieta in Saint Peter's Basilica is the only work signed with his name. ''Michelangelo always thought of himself first and foremost as a sculptor. Other projects were undertaken reluctantly. On the contract for the painting of the [[Sistine Chapel]] ceiling, for example, he pointedly signed ''Michelangelo sculptore'' - "Michelangelo the sculptor".'' <ref>[http://home.aubg.bg/faculty/IPenchev/web%20materials/Michelangelo,%20sculpture.doc Michelangelo: Sculpture]</ref>   

[[Image:Sforza.jpg|left|Da Vinci's started bronze horse at Milan.]]

[[Image:Sforza.jpg|left|Da Vinci's started bronze horse at Milan.]]

[[Leonardo da Vinci]] worked as a sculptor from his youth on. He started a bronze horse at Milan, [[Italy]] that could not be finished by war. It was going to be the largest equine statue ever built. The full-scale model of the horse in clay was unveiled in November 1493. [http://gallery.euroweb.hu/html/l/leonardo/15sculpt/index.html Sculptures and studies to sculptures by LEONARDO da Vinci]  

[[Leonardo da Vinci]] worked as a sculptor from his youth on. He started a bronze horse at Milan, [[Italy]] that could not be finished by war. It was going to be the largest equine statue ever built. The full-scale model of the horse in clay was unveiled in November 1493. [http://gallery.euroweb.hu/html/l/leonardo/15sculpt/index.html Sculptures and studies to sculptures by LEONARDO da Vinci]  

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[[Auguste Rodin|Auguste-René Rodin]] (1840 - 1917) is considered one of the greatest and most prolific sculptors of the 19th and 20th centuries; ''several of his most famous sculptures, such as ''The Thinker'', ''[http://www.conservapedia.com/Image:Rodin_The_Kiss.jpg The Kiss]'' and ''The Three Shades'', were derived from smaller reliefs contained within ''The Gates of Hell''... He modeled portrait busts and large scale versions of well known people, such as the Monument to [[Victor Hugo]]. <ref> [http://www.cantorfoundation.org/Rodin/rbiol.html Rodin] </ref>

[[Auguste Rodin|Auguste-René Rodin]] (1840 - 1917) is considered one of the greatest and most prolific sculptors of the 19th and 20th centuries; ''several of his most famous sculptures, such as ''The Thinker'', ''[http://www.conservapedia.com/Image:Rodin_The_Kiss.jpg The Kiss]'' and ''The Three Shades'', were derived from smaller reliefs contained within ''The Gates of Hell''... He modeled portrait busts and large scale versions of well known people, such as the Monument to [[Victor Hugo]].<ref>[http://www.cantorfoundation.org/Rodin/rbiol.html Rodin]</ref>

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[[File:Calder, Untitled, 1968.jpg|thumb|270px|Alexander Calder, Untitled, 1968.]]

[[File:Calder, Untitled, 1968.jpg|thumb|270px|Alexander Calder, Untitled, 1968.]]

Antônio Francisco Lisboa (1730 or 1738 – 1814) is one of the most famous sculptors from [[Brazil]]. The Spanish painters, [[Pablo Picasso]], [http://www.conservapedia.com/Image:Miro_monument_a_la_dona_1972.jpg Joan Miró] and [[Salvador Dali]] were also sculptors. Francisco Zuñiga (born in Costa Rica, 1912 - 1998) was a Mexican sculptor; he ''began studying the collections of the Museum of Archaeology in Mexico City and the indigenous culture of the Southeastern Mexican people. In the sculpture of the Aztec and Maya, he found "the myth of life and death in aggressive, rounded figures with a heaviness, vitality, and formal equilibrium." In 1947, he became a citizen of Mexico and a state teacher''. <ref> [http://webs.wichita.edu/?u=mark2&p=/threewomenwalking/ Three Women Walking] WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY. </ref> [[Enrique Carbajal]] "Sebastián" (b. 1947), is a contemporary Mexican artist with some 150 monumental pieces in cities around the world.   

Antônio Francisco Lisboa (1730 or 1738 – 1814) is one of the most famous sculptors from [[Brazil]]. The Spanish painters, [[Pablo Picasso]], [http://www.conservapedia.com/Image:Miro_monument_a_la_dona_1972.jpg Joan Miró] and [[Salvador Dali]] were also sculptors. Francisco Zuñiga (born in Costa Rica, 1912 - 1998) was a Mexican sculptor; he ''began studying the collections of the Museum of Archaeology in Mexico City and the indigenous culture of the Southeastern Mexican people. In the sculpture of the Aztec and Maya, he found "the myth of life and death in aggressive, rounded figures with a heaviness, vitality, and formal equilibrium." In 1947, he became a citizen of Mexico and a state teacher''.<ref>[http://webs.wichita.edu/?u=mark2&p=/threewomenwalking/ Three Women Walking] WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY.</ref> [[Enrique Carbajal]] "Sebastián" (b. 1947), is a contemporary Mexican artist with some 150 monumental pieces in cities around the world.   

Sir [[Alfred Gilbert]] (1854 - 1934) was an English sculptor, member of the ''New Sculpture'' movement (Britain - nineteenth century). In 1887, he was elected ARA (Associate Member of the Royal Academy). Gilbert is considered one of the mos important sculptors of the [[Victorian era]]. Gilbert's most well-known work is the ''Statue of Eros'' (Anteros), 1893 in Piccadilly Circus, London. The Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain, depicting Anteros (Greek mythology (Ἀντέρως, Antérōs) was the god of the requited love) as "the Angel of Christian Charity", but actually referred to as the Statue of [[Eros]] (Anteros's brother), is one of the first statues in the world to be cast in aluminium.  

Sir [[Alfred Gilbert]] (1854 - 1934) was an English sculptor, member of the ''New Sculpture'' movement (Britain - nineteenth century). In 1887, he was elected ARA (Associate Member of the Royal Academy). Gilbert is considered one of the mos important sculptors of the [[Victorian era]]. Gilbert's most well-known work is the ''Statue of Eros'' (Anteros), 1893 in Piccadilly Circus, London. The Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain, depicting Anteros (Greek mythology (Ἀντέρως, Antérōs) was the god of the requited love) as "the Angel of Christian Charity", but actually referred to as the Statue of [[Eros]] (Anteros's brother), is one of the first statues in the world to be cast in aluminium.  

<center> ''After painting comes Sculpture, a very noble art...'' Leonardo da Vinci </center>

<center> ''After painting comes Sculpture, a very noble art...'' Leonardo da Vinci </center>

 

 

 

[http://www.artcyclopedia.com/media/Sculptor.html Sculptors - Chronological Listing]

[http://www.artcyclopedia.com/media/Sculptor.html Sculptors - Chronological Listing]

 

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*[[Famous Sculptures]]

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* [http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/mooretoronto/mooretoronto.html Draped Reclining Woman, Henry Moore. Mary Ann Sullivan photographer.]

[http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/mooretoronto/mooretoronto.html Draped Reclining Woman, Henry Moore. Mary Ann Sullivan photographer.]

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[[Image:Mountrushmore.jpg|thumb|310px|[[Mount Rushmore]].]]

[[Image:Mountrushmore.jpg|thumb|310px|[[Mount Rushmore]].]]

[[Image:Notke St. George and the Dragon.jpg|thumb|left|St. George and the Dragon by Bernt Notke (b. ca. 1440, Lassahn, d. 1509, Lübeck).]]

[[Image:Notke St. George and the Dragon.jpg|thumb|left|St. George and the Dragon by Bernt Notke (b. ca. 1440, Lassahn, d. 1509, Lübeck).]]

 

 

 

[[Image:George Segal sculpture.jpg|thumb|400px|left|Depression Bread Line (detail) by George Segal, (1991).]]

[[Image:George Segal sculpture.jpg|thumb|400px|left|Depression Bread Line (detail) by George Segal, (1991).]]