In the relationship between form and information, it may happen that a poetic source is stronger than a scientific or historiographical one, even when this former is not verified by the evidence. A good example is provided by the way in which artists have dealt with the subject of "Ugolino…
Detail of the Statue of Saint Peter, one of the sculptures of the Twelve Apostles inside the Basilica of St. John Lateran. Rome, Italy. Sculpture by Pierre-Étienne Monnot , "San Pietro", 1708-13....
Sculpture by Pio Fedi (1815–1892) | Photo by Frank Huiskamp.
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Winged Victory Statue, Nike of Samothrace, 190 BC. A highly detailed exact miniature of the large statue from antiquity, which is housed in the Musee du Louvre, Paris. "The Winged Victory of Samothrace, also called the Nike of Samothrace, is a marble Hellenistic sculpture of Nike (the Greek goddess of victory), that was created about the 2nd century BC. Since 1884, it is one of the most celebrated sculptures in the world. H.W. Janson described it as the greatest masterpiece of Hellenistic sculpture, and it is one of a small number of major Hellenistic statues surviving in the original, rather than Roman copies." Manufacturing Process Our sculpture is produced by a unique and proprietary dry casting process. They are made of white Carrara marble and over 90% of the finished sculpture is natural marble which gives it a look and feel of natural marble. They are finished by hand. Dimensions: Height: 33.5 cm (13.1") Width: 17.5 cm (7") Depth: 22.5 cm (8.9") Base: 10.5x10 cm (4.1x3.9") Weight: 1.8 kg (3.9 lbs) Ref. No.: SCGR4401106 Find us on Etsy: theancienthome or The Ancient Home Shop
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1. unknown ; 2. Il sacrificio (Sacrifice) by Leonardo Bistolfi, created for the Altare della Patria (National Monument to Victor Emmanuel II), Rome, Italy.
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Detail of Holme Cardwell’s Diana, dated to 1862. Marble. Source: Sotheby’s.
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The Rebel Angels Salvatore Albano (Italian, 1841-1893) 1883-93 Marble and copper alloy Gift of A. Augustus Healy, 97.35 * The Brooklyn Museum, sitting at the border of Prospect Heights and Crown Heights near Prospect Park, is the second largest art museum in New York City. Opened in 1897 under the leadership of Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences president John B. Woodward, the 560,000-square foot, Beaux-Arts building houses a permanent collection including more than one-and-a-half million objects, from ancient Egyptian masterpieces to contemporary art. The Brooklyn Museum was designated a landmark by the New York Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1966. National Historic Register #77000944
Detail : Corybante Stifling the Cries of Jupiter. 1878. Louis Leon Cugnot. French 1835-1894. bronze. http://hadrian6.tumblr.com
