Sculpture, WES-ZOR
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 you’ll join the ranks of noted sculptors such as Michelangelo, Auguste Rodin, and Donatello.
Sculpture Encyclopedia Articles By Title
Western sculpture
Western sculpture, three-dimensional artistic forms produced in what is now Europe and later in non-European areas......
- Introduction
- Bronze Age, 3000-2000 BCE
- Mycenaean, Greek, Statues
- Italian Renaissance, Baroque, Neoclassical
- Ancient Greek, Marble, Statues
- Orientalizing, Ancient Greece, Rome
- Classical, Greek, Roman
- High Classical, Greek, Roman
- Greek, Roman, Hellenistic
- Hellenistic, Marble, Statues
- Roman, Early Christian
- Roman, Hellenistic, Baroque
- Ancient, Roman, Greek
- Flavian, Reliefs, Statues
- Roman, Greek, Hadrian
- Applied Arts, Materials, Techniques
- Early Christian, Reliefs, Statues
- Medieval, Gothic, Romanesque
- Coptic, Egypt, Art
- Christian, Medieval, Renaissance
- Gothic, Medieval, Statues
- Gothic, Medieval, Renaissance
- Italian Gothic, Medieval, Renaissance
- Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque
- Renaissance, Marble, Bronze
- Michelangelo, Renaissance, Italy
- Mannerism, Renaissance, Baroque
- Baroque, Marble, Statues
- Baroque, Rococo, Europe
- Central Europe, Renaissance, Baroque
- Neoclassical, Romantic, Monumental
- Baroque, Rococo, Art
- 19th Century, Realism, Monumental
- Modern Art, Materials, Techniques
- Avant-Garde, 1909-20
- Constructivism, Dadaism
- Post-WWII Developments
- Post-WWII, Abstraction, Expressionism
- Renaissance, Baroque, Neoclassical
What is the Statue of Liberty made of?
The Statue of Liberty is constructed of 31 tons of 0.1-inch- (2.4-mm-) thick copper sheets that were hammered into......
Whiteread, Rachel
Rachel Whiteread is a British artist known for her monumental sculptures that represent what is usually considered......
Whitney, Anne
Anne Whitney was an American sculptor whose life-size statues and portrait busts frequently addressed abolitionist......
Whitney, Gertrude Vanderbilt
Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney was an American sculptor and art patron, founder of the Whitney Museum of American......
Who Was the Woman Behind the Statue of Liberty?
The Statue of Liberty is one of the most iconic sculptures in the Western world and is often seen as a symbol of......
Why Have There Been Plans to Build a New Colossus of Rhodes?
The Colossus of Rhodes graced the main harbour of the ancient city of Rhodes, both as a monument to the sun god......
Why Is the Statue of Liberty a Woman?
The Statue of Liberty is one of the most recognizable statues in the United States. It is often seen as a symbol......
Wieland, Joyce
Joyce Wieland was a Canadian artist who was one of Canada’s most influential woman artists. She produced works......
Wiley, Kehinde
Kehinde Wiley is an American artist best known for monumental portraits that place contemporary African Americans......
Winged Victory of Samothrace
Winged Victory of Samothrace, celebrated marble sculpture representing Nike, the Greek goddess of victory, descending......
Woman-Made: 10 Sculptors You Might Not Know
Beginning in the mid-19th century, there existed a successful and influential community of American women sculptors.......
Wotruba, Fritz
Fritz Wotruba was an Austrian sculptor of spare, architectonic images of the human form. Wotruba learned engraving......
WPA Federal Art Project
WPA Federal Art Project, first major attempt at government patronage of the visual arts in the United States and......
Wright, Patience
Patience Wright was an American sculptor of wax figures who achieved fame in the American colonies and England.......
Yeesookyung
Yeesookyung is an interdisciplinary artist who draws upon her experience growing up in Korea to explore concepts......
Zadkine, Ossip
Ossip Zadkine was a Russian-born French sculptor known for his dramatic Cubist-inspired sculptures of the human......
Zeus, Statue of
Statue of Zeus, was a colossal chryselephantine (gold and ivory) sculpture of the foremost Greek god enthroned.......
Zhang Huan
Zhang Huan is a Chinese artist known for both his early photographed performance art that often showcased his own......
Zorach, William
William Zorach was a traditionalist sculptor of simple, figurative subjects who was a leading figure in the early......