Tag Archives: Sculpture

100 AD: Leucippus

Posted on April 21, 2018 by corvusfugit

Galatea, daughter of Eurytius, who was son of Sparton, married at Phaestus in Crete Pandion’s son, Lamprus, a man of good family but without means. When Galatea became pregnant, Lamprus prayed to have a son and said plainly to his … Continue reading →

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1930: Atlas

Posted on February 26, 2018 by corvusfugit

Boris Ignatovich: At the Hermitage, 1930

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44 BC: False Friends

Posted on January 21, 2018 by corvusfugit

When I was a student in Italy, a friend of mine once wanted to tell his host family that he liked the bread because it was made “without preservatives.” Not knowing the Italian for “preservative,” he took what seemed like … Continue reading →

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15th Century: Portrait

Posted on December 20, 2017 by corvusfugit

Bronze portrait: Nigeria, 15th Century; photo from this post on Where’s Malko.

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1990: Dictionary

Posted on November 28, 2017 by corvusfugit

Donald Lipski: U-90-45 (1990)

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2020: City

Posted on November 12, 2017 by corvusfugit

Michael Heizer’s City is a massive artwork located in the Nevada desert; when complete, it will be one of the largest sculptures in the history of the world. Heizer began the work in 1972 and it will open to the … Continue reading →

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2000 BC: Two-headed Goddess

Posted on November 6, 2017 by corvusfugit

Two-headed goddess figure from Kültepe, Turkey (c. 2000 BC)

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2011: Surface to Air

Posted on October 24, 2017 by corvusfugit

Thomas Doyle: Surface to Air (2011)

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1986: The Fist

Posted on October 23, 2017 by corvusfugit

Robert Graham: Monument to Joe Louis in Detroit, Michigan (1986) Louis—whose family moved to Detroit in 1926—was the world heavyweight boxing champion from 1937 to 1949 and one of the greatest heavyweights of all time. He is considered the first … Continue reading →

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5th Century BC: Hermes Kriophoros

Posted on October 20, 2017 by corvusfugit

Hermes Kriophoros – Roman copy of 5th century BC Greek original “Kriophoros” is Greek for “ram-bearer.” The epithet became associated with the god Hermes in connection with a story from the city of Tanagra, here retold by the traveler and … Continue reading →

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