Sculpture, ROD-WES
Looking to find a use for that extra clay, stone, plaster, or metal that you have lying around? Consider sculpture, in which artists employ these materials and others to create three-dimensional art. Perhaps youâll join the ranks of noted sculptors such as Michelangelo, Auguste Rodin, and Donatello.
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Rodin Museum
Rodin Museum, museum in Paris, France, showcasing the sculptures, drawings, and other works of the French artist......
Rodin, Auguste
Auguste Rodin was a French sculptor of sumptuous bronze and marble figures, considered by some critics to be the......
RoldĂĄn, Pedro
Pedro RoldĂĄn was a Spanish sculptor, painter, and architect, best remembered for his work on the main altarpiece......
Rossellino, Antonio
Antonio Rossellino was a notable and prolific Italian Renaissance sculptor who was the youngest brother of the......
Rossellino, Bernardo
Bernardo Rossellino was an influential early Italian Renaissance architect and sculptor, who established a new......
Rosso, Medardo
Medardo Rosso was a 19th-century Italian sculptor generally credited, along with Auguste Rodin, with introducing......
Roubiliac, Louis-François
Louis-François Roubiliac , together with John Michael Rysbrack, was one of the most important late Baroque sculptors......
Rude, François
François Rude was a French sculptor, best known for his social art (art that inspires and captures the interest......
Rush, William
William Rush was a sculptor and wood-carver who is considered the first significant American sculptor. Rush trained......
Ruthwell Cross
Ruthwell Cross, cross bearing an important runic inscription in the Old English (Anglo-Saxon) language, from Ruthwell......
Rysbrack, John Michael
John Michael Rysbrack was one of the principal sculptors and designers in England in the 18th century. Rysbrack......
Rysselberghe, Théo Van
Théo Van Rysselberghe was a Belgian painter, sculptor, and designer who, together with Henry van de Velde, headed......
Saint Phalle, Niki de
Niki de Saint Phalle was a French-American artist whose diverse practice encompassed a wide variety of mediums,......
Saint-Gaudens, Augustus
Augustus Saint-Gaudens was generally acknowledged to be the foremost American sculptor of the late 19th century,......
Salvi, Nicola
Nicola Salvi was an Italian sculptor and architect whose late Roman Baroque masterpiece is the Trevi Fountain in......
Salzillo, Francisco
Francisco Salzillo was a sculptor, a prolific creator of figures for the Holy Week procession. He is considered......
Sanchi sculpture
Sanchi sculpture, early Indian sculpture that embellished the 1st-century-bc gateways of the Buddhist relic mound......
Sansovino, Andrea
Andrea Sansovino was an Italian architect and sculptor whose works reflect the transition from early to High Renaissance.......
Sansovino, Jacopo
Jacopo Sansovino was a sculptor and architect who introduced the style of the High Renaissance into Venice. In......
Sanyal, Bhabesh Chandra
Bhabesh Chandra Sanyal was an Indian painter and sculptor who was credited with bringing modernism into Indian......
Savage, Augusta
Augusta Savage was an American sculptor and educator who battled racism to secure a place for African American......
Schadow, Gottfried
Gottfried Schadow was a German sculptor, regarded as the founder of the modern Berlin school of sculptors. Schadow......
Scheemakers, Peter
Peter Scheemakers was a Belgian sculptor who was considered a founder of modern sculpture in England. Scheemakers......
SchlĂŒter, Andreas
Andreas SchlĂŒter was a sculptor and architect, the first important master of the late Baroque style in Germany,......
Schnabel, Julian
Julian Schnabel is an American painter, printmaker, sculptor, and filmmaker who was one of a number of international......
School of Fontainebleau
school of Fontainebleau, the vast number of artists, both foreign and French, whose works are associated with the......
Schöffer, Nicolas
Nicolas Schöffer was a Hungarian-born French artist best known for his sculptures employing mechanical movement,......
Scopas
Scopas was a Greek sculptor and architect of the late classical period who was ranked by ancient writers with Praxiteles......
scrimshaw
scrimshaw, the decoration of bone or ivory objects, such as whaleâs teeth or walrus tusks, with fanciful designs.......
Scudder, Janet
Janet Scudder was an American sculptor remembered for the highly popular fountains she created for many private......
Sculpture
Sculpture, an artistic form in which hard or plastic materials are worked into three-dimensional art objects. The......
- Introduction
- Form, Texture, Space
- Form, Balance, Proportion
- Materials, Techniques, Forms
- Clay, Metal, Wood
- Carving, Materials, Techniques
- Modeling, Materials, Techniques
- Casting, Molding, Materials
- Pointing, 3D Forms, Materials
- Materials, Techniques, Forms
- Relief, Carving, Bas-Relief
- Abstract, Installation, Kinetic
- Representation, Form, Material
- Animals, Forms, Materials
- Symbolism, Form, Meaning
Segal, George
George Segal was an American sculptor of monochromatic cast plaster figures often situated in environments of mundane......
Seokguram
Seokguram, Buddhist artificial cave-temple on the crest of Mount Toham, near the Bulguk Temple, Gyeongju, South......
Serpotta, Giacomo
Giacomo Serpotta was the outstanding member of a family of Sicilian sculptors and stucco workers. His methods for......
Serra, Richard
Richard Serra was an American sculptor known for his large-scale abstract steel sculptures, whose substantial presence......
Shonibare, Yinka
Yinka Shonibare is a British artist of Nigerian heritage known for his examination of such ideas as authenticity,......
Sikander, Shahzia
Shahzia Sikander is a Pakistani-American artist known for reviving the practice of traditional Indian miniature......
Siloé, Diego de
Diego de Siloé was a sculptor and architect whose achievements are recognized as among the finest of the Spanish......
Siloé, Gil de
Gil de Siloé was recognized as the greatest Spanish sculptor of the 15th century. His origins are still a matter......
Sluter, Claus
Claus Sluter was an influential master of early Netherlandish sculpture, who moved beyond the dominant French taste......
Smith, David
David Smith was an American sculptor whose pioneering welded metal sculpture and massive painted geometric forms......
Smith, Jaune Quick-to-See
Jaune Quick-to-See Smith was a Native American artist whose drawings, paintings, sculptures, and prints build on......
Smith, Kiki
Kiki Smith is a German-born American sculptor, installation artist, and printmaker whose intense and expressionistic......
Smith, Tony
Tony Smith was an American architect, sculptor, and painter associated with Minimalism as well as Abstract Expressionism......
Smithson, Robert
Robert Smithson was an American sculptor and writer associated with the Land Art movement. His large-scale sculptures,......
South Indian bronze
South Indian bronze, any of the cult images of Hindu divinities that rank among the finest achievements of Indian......
Stabile
Stabile, type of stationary abstract sculpture, developed by the 20th-century American artist Alexander Calder......
Statuary Hall
Statuary Hall, the main exhibition space of the National Statuary Hall collection in the U.S. Capitol, Washington,......
Statue of Unity
Statue of Unity, statue of Vallabhbhai Patelâa leader in the Indian Independence Movement who served as Indiaâs......
Stone, Nicholas, Sr.
Nicholas Stone, Sr. was the most important English mason-sculptor of the early 17th century. Stone studied under......
Story, William Wetmore
William Wetmore Story was a sculptor now remembered as the centre of a circle of literary, theatrical, and social......
Stoss, Veit
Veit Stoss was one of the greatest sculptors and wood-carvers of 16th-century Germany. His nervous, angular forms,......
Sukhothai style
Sukhothai style, one of the canonical styles for Buddha icons developed probably in the Tai kingdom of Sukhothai......
Taft, Lorado
Lorado Taft was an American sculptor of portrait busts and monumental, allegorical works. He was also an influential......
Takamura KĆun
Takamura KĆun was a Japanese sculptor who worked to preserve the art of wood carving. Takamura studied Buddhist......
Tami style
Tami style, type of Oceanic carving originating on the Tami Islands, in Papua New Guinea. The style spread to the......
Tanagra figurine
Tanagra figurine, any of the small terra-cotta figures dating primarily from the 3rd century bc, and named after......
Taotie
Taotie, monster mask commonly found on ancient Chinese ritual bronze vessels and implements. The taotie characteristically......
Tatlin, Vladimir
Vladimir Tatlin was a Ukrainian painter, sculptor, and architect remembered for his visionary âMonument to the......
Telum figure
Telum figure, small, devotional image carved from wood or stone, probably used in private rather than communal......
TempyĆ style
TempyĆ style, Japanese sculptural style of the Late Nara period (724â794), greatly influenced by the Chinese Imperial......
Term
Term, in the visual arts, element consisting of a sculptured figure or bust at the top of a stone pillar or column......
terra-cotta army
terra-cotta army, life-size terra-cotta figures found in the tomb of the first Qin emperor, Qin Shi Huang (also......
The Worldâs Tallest Statues
Humanity has long attempted to create ever-larger statues to express reverence for figures both human and divine,......
Thinker, The
The Thinker, sculpture of a pensive nude male by French artist Auguste Rodin, one of his most well-known works.......
Thomas, Mickalene
Mickalene Thomas is an American mixed-media artist best known for portraits of Black women that are often made......
Thornycroft, Sir Hamo
Sir Hamo Thornycroft was an English sculptor who executed many public monuments. The son of the sculptor Thomas......
Thorvaldsen, Bertel
Bertel Thorvaldsen was a sculptor, prominent in the Neoclassical period, who was the first internationally acclaimed......
Tinguely, Jean
Jean Tinguely was a Swiss sculptor and experimental artist, noted for his machinelike kinetic sculptures that destroyed......
Tino Di Camaino
Tino Di Camaino was a Sienese sculptor significant for his numerous sepulchral monuments. Tino was a follower,......
Today in HistoryâApril 8: The Accidental Excavation of the Venus de Milo
On this day in 1820, the Venus de Milo was found on a Greek island in the Aegean Sea. Well, most of it. We never......
Today in HistoryâOctober 4: Work Begins on Mount Rushmore
Some people sculpt with a hammer and chisel. Gutzon Borglum sculpted with dynamite, and on this day in 1927 he......
Today in HistoryâSeptember 8: Michelangeloâs David Is RevealedâBut Not All of It
When Michelangeloâs David was unveiled on September 8, 1504, outside Florenceâs town hall in the Piazza della Signoria,......
TolsĂĄ, Manuel
Manuel TolsĂĄ was a Spanish-born sculptor and architect who introduced Neoclassicism to New Spain (Mexico). TolsĂĄ......
Tondo
Tondo, a circular painting, relief carving, plaque, or mural design. The tondo, which became popular in Italy during......
Tori style
Tori style, in Japanese art, style of sculpture that emerged during the Asuka period (552â645 ce) and lasted into......
Torlonia Collection
Torlonia Collection, an assemblage of ancient Greek and Roman sculptures that formerly made up the collection of......
Torrigiani, Pietro
Pietro Torrigiani was a Florentine sculptor and painter who became the first exponent of the Italian Renaissance......
Totem pole
Totem pole, carved and painted log, mounted vertically, constructed by the Native Americans of the Northwest Coast......
Treasury Relief Art Project
Treasury Relief Art Project (TRAP), smallest of the federal visual arts projects conceived under the New Deal to......
Treasury Section of Painting and Sculpture
Treasury Section of Painting and Sculpture, most important of the U.S. Department of the Treasuryâs three visual......
Tussaud, Marie
Marie Tussaud was the French-born founder of Madame Tussaudâs museum of wax figures, in central London. Her early......
U Thong style
U Thong style, one of the canonical styles for Buddha icons developed in Thailand (Siam) in the southern capital......
Uli figure
Uli figure, wooden statue of a type carved in the villages of northern and central New Ireland, Papua New Guinea,......
Unkei
Unkei was a Japanese sculptor of the Late Heian (1086â1185) and early Kamakura (1192â1333) periods, who established......
Venus de Milo
Venus de Milo, ancient statue commonly thought to represent Aphrodite, the ancient Greek goddess of sexual love......
Venus of Willendorf
Venus of Willendorf, Upper Paleolithic female figurine found in 1908 at Willendorf, Austria, that is perhaps the......
Verrocchio, Andrea del
Andrea del Verrocchio was a 15th-century Florentine sculptor and painter and the teacher of Leonardo da Vinci.......
Vigeland, Gustav
Gustav Vigeland was a Norwegian sculptor who was best known for creating an outdoor sculpture complex in Frogner......
Vilar, Manuel
Manuel Vilar was a Spanish-born sculptor who helped revitalize Mexico Cityâs Academy of San Carlos. Vilar studied......
Vile or Visionary?: 11 Art Controversies of the Last Four Centuries
Some artists just canât help but court controversy. Over the last four centuries, many artists have pushed the......
Vischer family
Vischer family, sculptors and brass founders working in NĂŒrnberg in the 15th and 16th centuries. Hermann the Elder......
Vonnoh, Bessie Potter
Bessie Potter Vonnoh was an American sculptor known for her delicate portrayals in bronze of mothers and children......
Vorticism
Vorticism, literary and artistic movement that flourished in England in 1912â15. Founded by Wyndham Lewis, it attempted......
Vries, Adriaen de
Adriaen de Vries was a Dutch Mannerist sculptor known for his bronze sculpture groups, many of which were made......
Vrubel, Mikhail Aleksandrovich
Mikhail Aleksandrovich Vrubel was a Russian painter, sculptor, and draftsman who was a pioneer of Modernism with......
Walker, Kara
Kara Walker is an American installation artist whose art comments on power, race, and gender relations. She gained......
Watts, George Frederick
George Frederick Watts was an English painter and sculptor of grandiose allegorical themes. Watts believed that......
Wax sculpture
Wax sculpture, the preparation of finished figures in beeswax by modelling or molding or the use of such figures......
Western Indian bronze
Western Indian bronze, any of a style of metal sculpture that flourished in India during the 6th to the 12th century......