If you are one of those travelers who love to travel for the simple fact of resting, lying in the sun on a paradisiac beach and disconnecting from almost everything, this article may not be of much interest to you. Yes it is, if on the contrary You travel to know, to discover, to be amazed at the beauty of some places and especially if you are looking for high quality cultural motifs such as these sculptures that we present to you today: the most famous and impressive in the world.
If you like running around the streets in search of the real and objective essence of the place you are visiting, this article will enchant you. We make a journey to the most famous and impressive sculptures in the world. Some are "guarded" in museums to protect their quality, or rather, the name of the person who made them, and others, however, are exposed in the open air, on any street in any city in the world. If you want to know which ones are chosen and be surprised by their beauty, stay and read the rest of the article with us.
Large sculptures in museums, churches, basilicas, ...
The David'
El David de Miguel Angel It is one of the best known sculptures in the world. It was created between 1501 and 1504 on request the Duomo Opera from the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence. It represents the biblical David moments before his confrontation with Goliath.
It is a sculpture carved in white marble whose dimensions They are 5.17 meters high. Its weight is 5572 kilograms.
Although Michelangelo's original David there is only one and he is currently exhibited in the Gallery of the Academy of Florence, there are numerous replicas (thousands) spread all over the world: New York (USA), Cologne (Germany), Copenhagen (Denmark), Montevideo (Uruguay), London (England), Florence (Italy), etc.
Piety
La 'Piety' is another of the magnificent works of the Italian sculptor Miguel Angel. This work is one of the most "impressive" and beautiful that my eyes have ever seen and I would dare to say that it is among my three favorites. It was created between 1498 and 1499 and its dimensions are considerably smaller than 'David', since measures 174 cm by 195 cm.
It is currently in the St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican and it had to be restored after in 1972, a man with psychological problems damaged it. Currently, and to avoid mishaps of this type, it can only be seen through a glass that protects it.
Venus de Milo
This sculpture also known for the Aphrodite of Milos is Most representative statue of the Hellenistic period of Greek sculpture. Date of the year 130 BC and measures approximately 2,11 meters high. It is said to represent Aphrodite, goddess of love and beauty.
Is unknown author but it is said that it could be the work of Alexander of Antioch. It can currently be visited in the Louvre, Paris France).
Venus of Willendorf
Found in a paleolithic site, in 1908 on the banks of the Danube River, near Willendorf, Austria. It is a female anthropomorphic figure and dates from 20.000 or 0 BC
The most surprising thing about this sculpture are its dimensions, It's tiny! It measures 10,5 centimeters high, 5,7 wide and 4,5 thick with 15 centimeters in circumference, and was carved in oolitic limestone (carbonate spheres of sedimentary origin).
There are two theories about her: either it is a symbol of fertility or it is a representation of Mother Earth. If you want to visit it you can do it in the Vienna Natural History Museum.
Walking man
It is a work of Swiss sculptor Alberto Giacometti. Created in the year 1961 in bronze, it shows a solitary man walking with his arms hanging at his sides, thus representing the standing man, the ordinary and humble man. All one representation of humanity.
His success was such that 3 more versions of "Walking Man" were merged, although the first, the original, is currently in Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.
Moses
Another work of Miguel AngelThe fact is that this sculptor was so great that we cannot do anything other than publish each and every one of his magnificent sculptures.
The robust and imposing-looking bassinet disappoints us a bit when it comes to seeing it live at the Basilica of San Pietro in Vincoli (Rome), since it only measures 2,35 meters high. This sculpture of White marble it was done between 1513 and 1515 and represents the biblical figure of Moses.
For Michelangelo himself, it was the most realistic sculpture he ever made. A anecdote around her: "Legend has it that, at the end of it, the artist struck the statue's right knee and said 'why don't you talk to me?", Feeling that the only thing left to extract from the marble was life itself. On the knee you can find the mark of Michelangelo when he hit his Moses. »
This has been the first article of the most famous and impressive sculptures in the world. The next one is also about sculptures, but unlike these, they are exhibited to the public in open places: streets, squares, etc. We wait for you!