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A '''statue''' is a figure carved from a rigid material, typically [[stone]] or [[wood]].   
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A '''statue''' is a figure carved from a rigid material, typically [[stone]] or [[wood]].  Statues are usually one of the more durable forms of art work, due to their composition, and last longer than paintings or other art forms.
  
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[[Image:Pieta.jpg|right|thumb|[[Michaelangelo]]'s Pieta, one of the finest examples of a statue.]]
 
  
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[[Image:Pieta.jpg|left|thumb|[[Michaelangelo]]'s Pieta, one of the finest examples of a statue.]]
  
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[[Image:DcLincMor.JPG|right|thumb|The Lincoln Memorial, a statue in honor of United States President [[Abraham Lincoln]]]]
  
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==See Also==
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[[Image:Adam and Eve.jpg]]
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::::: Adam and Eve by Theodore Riviere. 
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==See also==
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[[Image:Saint Joseph and Jesus, statue in the church of Millegem, Belgum.jpg|thumb|Saint Joseph and Jesus, statue in the church of Millegem, Belgum.]]
 
*[[Sculpture]]
 
*[[Sculpture]]
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*[[Bible Art Gallery]]
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[[File:Diana Cazadora Mexico.jpg|left|thumb|Diana Cazadora by Juan Olaguíbel, [[Mexico City]].]]
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Latest revision as of 19:49, May 18, 2013

A statue is a figure carved from a rigid material, typically stone or wood. Statues are usually one of the more durable forms of art work, due to their composition, and last longer than paintings or other art forms.


Michaelangelo's Pieta, one of the finest examples of a statue.
The Lincoln Memorial, a statue in honor of United States President Abraham Lincoln

Adam and Eve.jpg

Adam and Eve by Theodore Riviere.

See also

 
Saint Joseph and Jesus, statue in the church of Millegem, Belgum.
 
Diana Cazadora by Juan Olaguíbel, Mexico City.