Title: Marble bust of a man. Period: Early Imperial, Julio-Claudian. Date: mid-1st century CE. Culture: Roman. Medium: Marble. Dimensions: H. 14 3/8 in. (36.5 cm) Classification: Stone …

A statue of David, the Biblical hero who slayed the giant Goliath, had been ordered in 1464. This commission went to Agostino, and a huge slab of marble was extracted from the Carrara …

David is a masterpiece of Italian Renaissance sculpture in marble [1] [2] 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 has been the preferred material for stone monumental sculpture since ancient times, with several advantages over its more common geological "parent" limestone, in particular the …

Mar 11, 2018 · Marble art has been held a prominent place in many major art movements for thousands of years. Here, we trace the evolution of marble sculpture, from the figurative …

Title: Marble bust of a man; Date Created: mid-1st century A.D. Physical Dimensions: H. 14 3/8 in. (36.5 cm) Type: Portrait bust of a man; External Link:

The bust shows an old man, clean-shaven and with closely-cropped hair, indicated with rows of simple shallow gouges on the head. The details of his face are closely observed, especially his...

Nov 2, 2023 · Artists have been sculpting marble statues since early antiquity, creating works that have stood the test of time and leaving viewers in awe of their elegance and magnitude. …

May 19, 2022 · The impossible sculptural feats within the Sansevero Chapel Museum in Naples will take your breath away. Amongst them, the famed statue known as Il Disinganno, was …

May 25, 2022 · The statue in question is a marble replica of a lost fifth-century B.C.E. Greek bronze by the sculptor Polykleitos, who aimed to create a representation of a proportionately …