Tag Archives: Sculpture

2012: David’s Bow

Posted on September 12, 2017 by corvusfugit

Taha Alkan: David’s Bow (2012) (source)

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1867: Ambo le Man per lo Dolor mi Morsi

Posted on September 10, 2017 by corvusfugit

In the lowest depths of Hell, Dante and Virgil come upon the souls of Count Ugolino della Gherardesca and his political enemy Archbishop Ruggieri. Both are frozen in ice up to their necks; Ugolino is behind Ruggieri, gnawing on the … Continue reading →

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2140 BC: Head

Posted on September 4, 2017 by corvusfugit

Head of an Egyptian statuette in the Penn University artifact lab (2374-2140 BC) (source)

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5th Century BC: Zeus Ammon

Posted on September 3, 2017 by corvusfugit

After the Greeks colonized Cyrenaica—now part of Lybia—and established settlements in the lower Nile Delta, they came to associate Zeus with the Egyptian supreme god Amun-Ra, who was often depicted with the head of a ram. The features of both … Continue reading →

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1980: Raven and the First People

Posted on September 1, 2017 by corvusfugit

To The Haida, Raven was the Bringer of Light and before Raven the world was nothing more than a gigantic flood. Raven was the Maker of Things, as well as the Transformer, Magician and Healer. Raven was bored of the … Continue reading →

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1943: Miniature Mount Vernon

Posted on August 29, 2017 by corvusfugit

This miniature reproduction of the West Parlor of George Washington’s Mount Vernon was crafted by Narcissa Niblack Thorne. The photo on the left shows the room being prepared for exhibition at the Baltimore Museum of Art in 1943. Thorne’s detailed … Continue reading →

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2012: Kitkatla Watchman

Posted on August 28, 2017 by corvusfugit

Evan Aster (Gitxaala Nation): Kitkatla Watchman (2012) (source)

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312 AD: The Emperor’s Foot

Posted on August 27, 2017 by corvusfugit

Foot of the colossal statue of Roman emperor Constantine the Great in the Courtyard of the Palazzo dei Conservatori of the Musei Capitolini. The statue, of which several fragments survive, would have been 40 feet tall. “Precise dating of the … Continue reading →

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1964: World’s Largest Miniature City

Posted on August 27, 2017 by corvusfugit

Built for the 1964 World’s Fair at a cost of $672,000 (about $5.3 million in 2017), the Panorama of New York City at the Queens Museum is the world’s largest architectural model of a city. It includes about 895,000 miniature … Continue reading →

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5th Century BC: Rhyton

Posted on August 26, 2017 by corvusfugit

Brygos: Rhyton [drinking vessel] in the shape of a dog’s head (early 5th century BC) (source)

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