"The progression of drawings here shows the steps used by Benin sculptors." Elements included: clay core; wax; tool; wax rods (drains) and wax cup; layer of fine sand; layer of clay; molten metal; draining wax; finished cast. (Stokstad,...
Assemblage of bicycle saddle and handlebars. "Picasso's witty 1943 assemblage entitled Bull's Head is a remarkable example of his genius for synthesis. He has fused the ancient motif of the bull and the traditional medium of bronze with modern...
Sculpture; Metalwork; Figurines; Men; Bodyguards; Guards; People associated with health & safety; Clothing & dress; Boots; Footwear; Hairstyles; Fasces; Ceremonial objects; Emblems; Symbols; Lifting & carrying
"When the emperor passed by a crowd, lictors were responsible for holding the onlookers back. The statue here is composed of three lictors standing side by side, their heads turned slightly toward their right. They wear long togas draped over...
Sculpture; Metalwork; Heads (Anatomy); Portraits; Men; Philosophers; People associated with education & communication; Beards; Mustaches
“The same courtyard in which the Doryphoros herm was found also housed other herms and busts, including a collection of portraits of Greek philosophers, displayed between columns. One of the finest portraits is a bronze bust of a bearded man...
Sculpture; Equestrian statues; Metalwork; Portraits; Men; Emperors; Rulers; Upper class; People associated with politics & government; People associated with military activities; Military officers; Military personnel; Clothing & dress;...
“Detail from a bronze equestrian statue of the emperor Domitian, which was raised from the sea floor near Miseno. After the emperor’s violent death and the subsequent declaration of a damnatio memoriae – the abolition of his memory – the...
"[...] it was originally intended as a free-standing tomb. Above the allegorical figures of Justice and Wisdom is a bronze statue of the pope [...]." (caption, p.432)
"Rachel Whiteread's House revived a taste for outrage previously brought to the fore in Britain by the Tate Bricks saga. Before its completion in October 1993 it had attracted little press interest. In November of that year, however, a...
Sculpture; Metalwork; Abstract sculpture; Abstract works
"In formal terms, this sculpture manages to harmonize the claims of an aspiring, organic element within and the protective, enveloping characteristics of an outer casing. This is achieved via Moore's signature 'holes'. (Caption, p.68);...
"Having originally been taught by a pupil of Rodin and by the Paris-based sculptor Antoine Bourdelle, Richier produced work in a classical vein before the Second World War. After the war her work changed markedly. Her figures appeared...
