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2. Getty kouros - Wikipedia

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   The Getty kouros is an over-life-sized statue in the form of a late archaic Greek kouros. [ 1] The dolomitic marble sculpture was bought by the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, California, in 1985 for ten million dollars and first exhibited there in October 1986. [ 2][ 3][ 4] Despite initial favourable scientific analysis of the patina and ...

3. Kouros - Wikipedia

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   Kouros. Kouros ( Ancient Greek: κοῦρος, pronounced [kûːros], plural kouroi) is the modern term [ a] given to free-standing Ancient Greek sculptures that depict nude male youths. They first appear in the Archaic period in Greece and are prominent in Attica and Boeotia, with a less frequent presence in many other Ancient Greek ...

4. List of tallest statues - Wikipedia

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   This list of tallest statues includes completed statues that are at least 50 m (160 ft) tall. The height values in this list are measured to the highest part of the human (or animal) figure, but exclude the height of any pedestal (plinth), or other base platform as well as any mast, spire, or other structure that extends higher than the tallest figure in the monument.

5. The Thinker - Wikipedia

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   Year. 1904 ; 120 years ago(1904) Medium. Bronze. The Thinker ( French: Le Penseur) is a bronze sculpture by Auguste Rodin, situated atop a stone pedestal. The work depicts a nude male figure of heroic size sitting on a rock. He is seen leaning over, his right elbow placed on his left thigh, holding the weight of his chin on the back of his ...

6. End of the Trail (Fraser) - Wikipedia

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   The End of the Trail is a sculpture by James Earle Fraser. Fraser created the original version of the work in 1894, and he subsequently produced numerous replicas in both plaster and bronze. The sculpture depicts a weary Native American man, wearing only the remains of a blanket and carrying a spear. He is hanging limp as his weary horse with ...

7. David (Michelangelo) - Wikipedia

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   David is a masterpiece [ 1][ 2] of Italian Renaissance sculpture, created from 1501 to 1504 by Michelangelo. With a height of 5.17 metres (17 ft 0 in), the David was the first colossal marble statue made in the early modern period following classical antiquity, a precedent for the 16th century and beyond. David was originally commissioned as ...

8. List of National Treasures of Japan (sculptures) - Wikipedia

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   Nara Prefecture is home to the largest number of National Treasure sculptures, with 77 of the 141 entries. Together with the 42 entries located in Kyoto Prefecture, they constitute the bulk of sculptural National Treasures. Hōryū-ji and Kōfuku-ji are the locations with the most entries, with 18 and 18 designations respectively.

9. World famous sculptures are heading to Brookgreen ... - AOL

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   The creator of “The Thinker” is celebrated as the “greatest sculpture of the 19th century.” World famous sculptures are heading to Brookgreen Gardens. His work is in a Paris museum