langs: 21 мая [ru] / may 21 [en] / 21. mai [de] / 21 mai [fr] / 21 maggio [it] / 21 de mayo [es]
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#1 Adam Keel
Adam Dario Keel (16 November 1924 in Lugano [1] – 21 May 2018 [2] ) was a Swiss artist. [3] Swiss artist This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in German . (March 2009) Click [show] for important translation instructions. View a machine-translated version of
Robert Bernard Sherman (December 19, 1925 – March 6, 2012) was an American songwriter, best known for his work in musical films with his brother, Richard M. Sherman . The Sherman brothers produced more motion picture song scores than any other songwriting team in film history. [1] Some of their so
The death of Vincent van Gogh , the Dutch post-Impressionist painter, occurred in the early morning of 29 July 1890, in his room at the Auberge Ravoux in the village of Auvers-sur-Oise in northern France. Two days earlier, Van Gogh was shot by either himself or by accidental murder. Occurred in the
Alexander Kucharsky (18 March 1741 – 5 November 1819) [1] also Alexandre Kucharsky , was a Polish portrait painter who spent his adult life in France. He himself used the spelling Kucharsky , [2] but Kucharski is also often used. In the past, in France, the name has been given as Couaski . Polish po
#5 Sidney Simon
Sidney A. Simon (May 21, 1917 – August 4, 1997) was an American painter, sculptor, muralist, art school co-founder, and American official war artist . American painter Sidney Simon The Four Seasons Fountain Sculpture located at One Worldwide Plaza , New York, New York Born ( 1917-05-21 ) May 21, 191
Gerard de la Vallée [1] (1596/1597 – after 1667) was a Flemish painter of landscapes and history paintings . [2] His work was inspired by the great Flemish masters and mainly produced for the export market. [3] St Cecilia
David Hicks Overmyer (April 5, 1889, Topeka, Kansas – March 26, 1973) [1] was an artist active in the 20th century in Kansas. He is most notable for his murals. His first major commission was in the Kansas State Library building, started in 1934 as part of the Works Progress Administration . [2] [1]
#8 Nikifor
Nikifor (21 May 1895, [1] Krynica , Austria-Hungary – 10 October 1968, Folusz , Poland ), also known as Nikifor Krynicki , born as Epifaniy Drovnyak ( Epifaniusz Drowniak ) 1 , was a Lemko naïve painter. [2] Nikifor painted over 40,000 pictures – on sheets of paper, pages of notebooks, cigarette car
Lucia Fairchild Fuller (December 6, 1870 – May 21, 1924) [1] was an American painter and member of the New Hampshire Cornish Art Colony . She was inspired to pursue art by John Singer Sargent . Fuller created a mural entitled The Women of Plymouth for the Woman's Building at the World's Columbian Ex
Peter Phillips (born 21 May 1939) is an English artist. His work ranges from conventional oils on canvas to multi-media compositions and collages to sculptures and architecture. This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification . ( February 2014 ) Peter Phillips Born ( 19
Krzysztof Niemczyk (21 May 1938 – 19 January 1994) was a Polish writer, painter, performer, and situationist . He lived in Kraków . He collaborated with Tadeusz Kantor and Galeria Krzysztofory, and became a prominent figure in Krakow's artistic life in the 1960s and 1970s. He was the nephew of Leon
#12 Mathurin Méheut
Mathurin Méheut (21 May 1882 – 22 February 1958) was a French painter, ceramist, engraver, and etcher best known for his depictions of Breton scenes, the sea, and nature. French artist (1882–1958) Photo, 1941 or before Méheut was born into a family of artisans in Lamballe , Brittany , and apprentice
#13 Frank Rusconi
Frank Rusconi (20 August 1874 – 21 May 1964) was, together with his brother, Joseph, quarry owner and monumental mason of Gundagai, New South Wales , Australia . A pair of white marble monuments to the Ryan family at Galong, New South Wales He was born at Araluen near Braidwood, New South Wales , th
#14 Mario Bernasconi (sculptor)
Mario Bernasconi ( Pazzallo , February 13, 1899 – Viganello, March 19, 1963) was a Swiss-Italian sculptor. Swiss-Italian sculptor This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . ( Learn how and when to remove these template messages ) This article'
#15 Simon Maris
Simon Willem Maris (May 21, 1873 – January 22, 1935) was a Dutch painter best known as a portrait artist. He was the son of Dutch landscape painter Willem Maris of the Hague School . [1] Dutch painter Portrait of Simon Maris by Willem Witsen
#16 Alexander Evgenievich Ponomarev
Alexander Ponomarev (born 1957, Dnipropetrovsk , Ukrainian SSR ) is a multidisciplinary contemporary visual artist. He was awarded the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Ministry of Culture "for merits in literature and art" in 2008. Russian painter This biography of a living person needs a
#17 Roxy Paine
Roxy Paine (born 1966, [1] New York City ) is an American painter and sculptor widely known for his installations that often convey elements of conflict between the natural world and the artificial plains man creates. He was educated at both the College of Santa Fe (now Santa Fe University of Art an
#18 Victor Tsigal
Victor Efimovich Tsigal ( Russian : Виктор Ефимович Цигаль ) (May 21, 1916 – March 21, 2005 [1] ) was a Soviet painter. Tsigal was born into a Jewish family in Odessa in 1916. [2] He became a noted painter and produced a large body of work in the socialist realist style. [3]
Serge Attukwei Clottey (born 1985) is a Ghanaian artist who works across installation , performance , photography and sculpture. [1] He is the creator of Afrogallonism, an artistic concept, which he describes as 'an artistic concept to explore the relationship between the prevalence of the yellow oi
#20 Harold Freedman
Harold Emanuel Freedman O.A.M. (21 May 1915 – 16 July 1999) was an artist from Victoria, Australia , renowned as an illustrator and lithographer, as an official war artist , and for his work in public murals . Australian artist and official war artist For those of a similar name, see Harry Freedman
Z33 is an art institution in Hasselt that connects art, design and architecture with social themes. Z33 presents itself as an art centre and not as a museum. In fact, the house initiates, produces and displays temporary exhibitions, without a permanent collection. Here, the starting point is the int
#2 Cork Street
Cork Street is a street in Mayfair in the West End of London , England, with many contemporary art galleries, [2] and was previously associated with the tailoring industry. It is part of the Burlington Estate , which was developed from the 18th century. This article is about the London street. For s
Castlemaine Art Museum is an Australian art gallery and museum in Castlemaine, Victoria in the Shire of Mount Alexander . It was founded in 1913. It is housed in a 1931 Art Deco building constructed for the purpose, heritage-listed by the National Trust. [1] Its collection concentrates on Australian
The Queen's Gallery is the main public art gallery of Buckingham Palace , home of the British monarch , in London . It exhibits works of art from the Royal Collection (the bulk of which works have since its opening been regularly displayed, so held in trust for the nation, rather than kept privately
The Hepworth Wakefield is an art museum in Wakefield , West Yorkshire , England, which opened on 21 May 2011. The gallery is situated on the south side of the River Calder and takes its name from artist and sculptor Barbara Hepworth who was born and educated in the city. [1] It is the successor of (
Toorak Art Gallery was an art gallery 277 Toorak Road, South Yarra , Melbourne, Victoria, which specialised in contemporary figurative and abstract Australian art. It was in operation from 1964 to 1975. [1] [2] Australian art gallery in Melbourne closed 1975
#7 Smack Mellon
Smack Mellon is a non-profit arts organization located at 92 Plymouth Street, in Dumbo, Brooklyn . Smack Mellon supports emerging, under-recognized mid-career, and women artists through a highly regarded exhibition program, competitive studio residency, and technical support to realize new and ambit
Yvon Lambert Gallery is a contemporary art gallery in Paris founded by Yvon Lambert in 1966. Entrance of the Yvon Lambert Gallery, rue Vieille-du-Temple in Paris . 48°51′35″N 2°21′37″E
The Walker Art Center is a multidisciplinary contemporary art center in the Lowry Hill neighborhood of Minneapolis , Minnesota , United States. The Walker is one of the most-visited modern and contemporary art museums in the United States and, together with the adjacent Minneapolis Sculpture Garden
#10 Asia Society
The Asia Society is a non-profit organization that focuses on educating the world about Asia . It has several centers in the United States ( Manhattan , Washington, D.C. , Houston , Los Angeles , and San Francisco ) and around the world ( Hong Kong , Manila , Mumbai , Seoul , Shanghai , Melbourne ,
#11 Arundel Castle
Arundel Castle is a restored and remodelled medieval castle in Arundel , West Sussex , England. It was established during the reign of Edward the Confessor and completed by Roger de Montgomery. The castle was damaged in the English Civil War and then restored in the 18th and 19th centuries by Charle
#12 Gunnersbury Park
Gunnersbury Park is a park in the London Borough of Hounslow between Acton , Brentford , Chiswick and Ealing , West London , England. Purchased for the nation from the Rothschild family , it was opened to the public by Neville Chamberlain , then Minister of Health, on 21 May 1926. The park is curren
#13 Willard Gallery
The Willard Gallery was a contemporary art gallery operating in New York City from 1940 until 1987. It was founded by Marian Willard Johnson. [1]
Murray Art Museum Albury (abbreviated MAMA) is a contemporary art museum located in Albury , Australia . Formerly known as the Albury Regional Art Gallery it was renamed as part of a $10.5 million refurbishment which included renovations to the former gallery building, the neighbouring burrows house
#15 Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts
The Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts is a major contemporary art museum located in Amman , Jordan . The Official inauguration of the Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts (JNGFA) was held under the patronage of the late King Hussein and Queen Noor Al Hussein and was Established in 1980 by the Roy
#16 Ronchini Gallery
Ronchini Gallery is a contemporary art gallery founded by Lorenzo Ronchini in Umbria , Italy , in 1992. The gallery's first exhibition was a solo show of Italian Neo-Futurist artist Marco Lodola. Other artists exhibited at the gallery included Mario Schifano , Alighiero Boetti , Piero Gilardi , Paol
#17 Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art
The Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art ( MASS MoCA ) is a museum in a converted Arnold Print Works factory building complex located in North Adams , Massachusetts . It is one of the largest centers for contemporary visual art and performing arts in the United States. Museum in North Adams, Mas
The Brandhorst Museum was opened in Munich on 21 May 2009. It displays about 200 exhibits from collection of modern art of the heirs of the Henkel trust Udo and Anette Brandhorst. In 2009 the Brandhorst Collection comprises more than 700 works. Museum in Munich, Germany Museum Brandhorst Museum Bran
#19 Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara
The Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara (MCASB) , a contemporary art museum, is at Santa Barbara , United States. [1] Not to be confused with Santa Barbara Museum of Art . Art museum; contemporary museum for the 21st century in CA , United States Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara (MCASB)
#20 Walter Burley Griffin Incinerator, Willoughby
The Walter Burley Griffin Incinerator is a heritage-listed former incinerator and now art gallery, artists studios and public recreation area at 2 Small Street, Willoughby , City of Willoughby , Sydney , New South Wales , Australia. It was designed in partnership between Walter Burley Griffin and Er
#1 Statue of Paul Kruger, Church Square
The Statue of Paul Kruger ( Afrikaans : Krugerstandbeeld ) is a bronze sculpture located in Church Square in Pretoria , South Africa . The statue depicts Paul Kruger , the Boer political and military leader and President of the South African Republic from 1883 to 1900, and four unnamed Boer soldiers
#2 List of works by Vincent van Gogh
List of works by Vincent van Gogh is an incomplete list of paintings and other works by the Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890). Little appreciated during his lifetime, his fame grew in the years after his death. According to the legend, Van Gogh sold only one painting, The Red Vineyard , boug
#3 Lewis and Clark Memorial Column
The Lewis and Clark Memorial Column is an outdoor monument by artist Otto Schumann, dedicated to Meriwether Lewis and William Clark for their expedition and located at Washington Park in Portland, Oregon . Monument commemorating Lewis and Clark in Portland, Oregon Lewis and Clark Memorial Column The
#4 Freedom from Fear (painting)
Freedom from Fear is the last of the well-known Four Freedoms oil paintings produced by the American artist Norman Rockwell . The series was based on the four goals known as the Four Freedoms , which were enunciated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in his State of the Union Address on January 6, 1
Inversion was a 2005 artwork by sculptors Dan Havel and Dean Ruck of Houston Alternative Art . Former artwork in Houston, Texas, U.S. Inversion Artist Dan Havel Dean Ruck Year 2005 ( 2005 ) Location Houston , Texas , U.S. Havel and Ruck altered two buildings owned by the Art League of Houston on t
#6 Thatched Cottages and Houses
Thatched Cottages and Houses is an oil painting by Vincent van Gogh that he painted in May 1890 when he lived in Auvers-sur-Oise , France. [1] 1890 oil painting by Vincent van Gogh This article is about the van Gogh painting. For the architectural design element, see Thatching . Thatched Cottages an
#7 The Adoration of the Shepherds (El Greco, Bucharest)
The Adoration of the Shepherds is a painting of the traditional subject which was painted by El Greco in 1596. It is in the European painting collection of the National Museum of Art of Romania . [1] This unusually tall painting is a work in the group of equally tall paintings which the artist made
#8 Colin Lauder
Colin Lauder (c. 1750 – 25 October 1831), Worlds End Close, Edinburgh ) was a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh FRCSEd, and a burgess of Edinburgh . His portrait was painted by Sir Henry Raeburn . This article includes a list of general references , but it lacks sufficient corresp
#9 Statue of Harriet Tubman (DeDecker)
A statue of Harriet Tubman created by artist Jane DeDecker [1] honors the life of abolitionist Harriet Tubman . The bronze statue depicts Tubman walking and holding the hand of a young boy. Statue of Harriet Tubman Artist Jane DeDecker Year 2006 Type bronze Location Ypsilanti , Michigan , USA Coordi
#10 Blue Dress Park
Blue Dress Park is the name given to a derelict piece of urban space in the city of Milwaukee , Wisconsin , by conceptual artist Paul Druecke in 2000. The site is located on the northwest edge of the Holton Street Bridge, where it connects the Milwaukee East Side neighborhoods of Brewer's Hill, Rive
#11 Houses at Auvers
Houses at Auvers is an oil painting by Vincent van Gogh . It was created towards the end of May or beginning of June 1890, shortly after he had moved to Auvers-sur-Oise , a small town northwest of Paris , France. Painting by Vincent van Gogh Houses at Auvers Artist Vincent van Gogh Year Auvers-sur-O
Portrait of Nicolaes Ruts (1573-1638) is a 1631 painting by the Dutch artist Rembrandt van Rijn . It is one of Rembrandt's earliest commissioned pieces and helped launch his career as a portrait painter. The painting is housed in the Frick Collection . Painting by Rembrandt van Rijn Portrait of Ruts
The Virgin of Vladimir , also known as Vladimir Mother of God , Our Lady of Vladimir [1] ( Russian : Влади́мирская ико́на Бо́жией Ма́тери , Ukrainian : Вишгородська ікона Божої Матері ), and the Theotokos of Vladimir ( Greek : Θεοτόκος του Βλαντίμιρ ), is a 12th-century Byzantine icon depicting the
#14 List of works by Thomas Eakins
This is a list of professionally authenticated paintings, drawings, and sculptures by Thomas Eakins (1844–1916). As there is no catalogue raisonné of Eakins' works, [1] this is an aggregation of existing published catalogs. Photograph of Thomas Eakins c. 1882
#15 Statue of Po'pay
Po'pay is a statue of Po’pay (also known as Popé), a Tewa and one of the Pueblo leaders during the Pueblo Revolt against the Spanish in 1680. The statue was carved by Cliff Fragua , a sculptor from Jemez Pueblo , out of a solid block of Tennessee marble . [1] Sculpture by Cliff Fragua Po'pay The scu
#16 Josephine Shaw Lowell Memorial Fountain
The Josephine Shaw Lowell Memorial Fountain is an outdoor fountain in Bryant Park , Manhattan , New York memorializing Josephine Shaw Lowell , a social worker active in the late 19th century. The fountain was designed by architect Charles A. Platt and dedicated in 1912. Fountain in Manhattan, New Yo
#17 La Mousmé
La Mousmé also known as La Mousmé, Sitting in a Cane Chair, Half-Figure (with a branch of oleander) was painted by Vincent van Gogh in 1888 while living in Arles , which van Gogh dubbed "the Japan of the south". Retreating from the city, he hoped that his time in Arles would evoke in his work the si
Guernica ( Spanish: [ɡeɾˈnika] ; Basque: [ɡernika] ) is a large 1937 oil painting by Spanish artist Pablo Picasso . [1] [2] It is one of his best-known works, regarded by many art critics as the most moving and powerful anti-war painting in history. [3] Guernica is exhibited in the Museo Reina S
Daybreak is a painting by American artist Maxfield Parrish made in 1922. Daybreak, inspired by the landscape of Vermont and New Hampshire to create lush and romantic tones, [1] is regarded as the most popular art print of the 20th century, based on number of prints made [ citation needed ] : one for
#20 Wedding dress of Grace Kelly
The wedding dress of the American actress Grace Kelly , worn during her wedding to Prince Rainier III of Monaco on 19 April 1956, is cited as one of the most elegant and best-remembered bridal gowns of all time, and one of the most famous since the mid 20th century. [1] One author describes the dres
Magnus Backes (17 September 1930 – 21 May 2019) was a German art historian and historic preservationist . From 1983 to 1991, he succeeded Werner Bornheim gen. Schilling and Hartmut Hofrichter as the third Landeskonservator [ de ] of the General Directorate for Cultural Heritage Rhineland-Palatinat
#2 Ray Nash
Ray Nash (February 27, 1905 – May 21, 1982) [1] [2] was an American graphic arts historian and expert on calligraphy and the history of printing. American art historian
#3 Anne Walker (architectural historian)
Anne Walker (born May 21, 1973, New York City ) is an architectural historian and author in New York City. American art historian This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification . ( October 2010 ) She graduated from the Chapin School , [1] from Middlebury College , and
#4 Tudor Vianu
Tudor Vianu ( Romanian: [ˈtudor viˈanu] ; January 8, 1898 – May 21, 1964) was a Romanian literary critic , art critic, poet, philosopher, academic, and translator. He had a major role on the reception and development of Modernism in Romanian literature and art . He was married to Elena Vianu , her
Robert Esmond George (20 April 1888 – 1959) was an Australian theatre actor and director, but mostly remembered as a watercolor artist and art critic. His wife, professionally known as Elizabeth George, was a well-known journalist.
Edward Lockspeiser (21 May 1905 – 3 Feb 1973) was an English musicologist, composer, art critic and radio broadcaster on music who specialized in the works and life of French composer Claude Debussy and was considered one of the few British authorities on French classical music. Lockspeiser studie
Horatio Walpole ( / ˈ w ɔː l p oʊ l / ) , 4th Earl of Orford (24 September 1717 – 2 March 1797), better known as Horace Walpole , was an English writer, art historian , man of letters , antiquarian and Whig politician. [1] 18th-century English writer, art historian, man of letters, antiquarian and W
Didier Ottinger , born in Nancy in 1957, is a French museum curator, art critic and author. He is known for organizing exhibitions and publishing books on modern and contemporary painting. He is now assistant director of the Centre Pompidou [1] [2] at the Musée national d'art moderne in Paris. [3] F
Alexander Fried (May 21, 1902 - May 9, 1988) [1] was an American art critic for the San Francisco Chronicle and The San Francisco Examiner . American art critic Alexander Fried Born May 21, 1902 New York City , U.S. Died May 9, 1988 (aged 85) San Francisco, California , U.S. Education Columbia Unive
#10 Dore Ashton
Dore Ashton (May 21, 1928 – January 30, 2017) was a writer, professor and critic on modern and contemporary art . American art historian
#11 Cathérine Hug
Cathérine Hug (born 1976) is an art historian and curator.
Sir Joseph Archer Crowe KCMG (25 October 1825, London – 6 September 1896, Gamburg an der Tauber, today Werbach , Germany [1] ) was an English journalist, consular official and art historian, whose volumes of the History of Painting in Italy , co-written with the Italian critic Giovanni Battista Cava
#13 Kenneth Clark
Kenneth Mackenzie Clark, Baron Clark OM CH KCB FBA (13 July 1903 – 21 May 1983) was a British art historian, museum director, and broadcaster. After running two important art galleries in the 1930s and 1940s, he came to wider public notice on television, presenting a succession of programmes on the
#14 Villem Raam
Villem Raam (30 May 1910 – 21 May 1996) was an Estonian art historian , art critic and conservator-restorer . His work in documenting and preserving the cultural heritage of Estonia , not least during the Soviet occupation of Estonia , contributed significantly to the understanding of art history an
#15 Tudor Arghezi
Tudor Arghezi ( Romanian pronunciation: [ˈtudor arˈɡezi] ; 21 May 1880 – 14 July 1967 [1] ) was a Romanian writer, best known for his unique contribution to poetry and children's literature . Born Ion N. Theodorescu in Bucharest , he explained that his pen name was related to Argesis , the Latin n
Sarah Urist Green (née Urist ; born October 3, 1979) [1] [2] is an American former art museum curator at the Indianapolis Museum of Art and the creator and host of the PBS Digital Studios program The Art Assignment . She is married to author John Green , who serves as an executive producer for her v
William Paulet Carey (1759 – 21 May 1839) was an Irish art critic and publicist, known also as an engraver and dealer. In 1792 he joined the Society of United Irishmen in Dublin, but feeling unsupported as he himself faced charges of sedition, in 1794 he testified in the government case against the
#18 Émile Verhaeren
Émile Adolphe Gustave Verhaeren ( Dutch: [vərˈɦaːrən] ; 21 May 1855 – 27 November 1916) was a Belgian poet and art critic who wrote in the French language . He was one of the founders of the school of Symbolism and was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature on six occasions. [1] Belgian poe
Sir Matthew Digby Wyatt (28 July 1820 – 21 May 1877) was a British architect and art historian who became Secretary of the Great Exhibition , Surveyor of the East India Company and the first Slade Professor of Fine Art at the University of Cambridge . [1] From 1855 until 1859 he was honorary secreta
Gustave -Armand-Henri, comte de Reiset (13 July 1821 – 2 March 1905) was a French diplomat, writer and art collector. French diplomat, writer and art collector de Reiset in 1894
#1 Equestrian statue of William Henry Harrison
An equestrian statue of William Henry Harrison stands in Cincinnati 's Piatt Park , in the United States . The monumental statue was designed by sculptor Louis Rebisso and was unveiled on Decoration Day , 1896. [1] Equestrian statue in Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. Equestrian statue of William Henry Harris
#2 Kun ystävyyssuhteet solmitaan
Kun ystävyyssuhteet solmitaan ( Finnish ) or När vänskapsbanden knytes ( Swedish , "When Friendships are Made") is a sculpture erected by Wäinö Aaltonen , located in the Puutori market square in Turku , Finland . It symbolises the twin town partnership of Turku and Gothenburg . [1] There are two scu
#3 African American Civil War Memorial Museum
The African American Civil War Memorial Museum , in the U Street district of Washington, D.C. , recognizes the contributions of the 209,145 members of the United States Colored Troops (USCT). The eponymous memorial, dedicated in July 1998 by the African American Civil War Memorial Freedom Foundation
#4 National War Memorial (Canada)
The National War Memorial ( French : Monument commémoratif de guerre du Canada ), titled The Response ( French : La Réponse ), is a tall, granite memorial arch with accreted bronze sculptures in Ottawa , Ontario , Canada, designed by Vernon March and first dedicated by King George VI in 1939. Origin
The Ty Cobb statue is a monumental statue of baseball player Ty Cobb . The statue, completed in 1977, was designed by Felix de Weldon and was located near Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium and later Turner Field in Atlanta , Georgia , United States . Following the Atlanta Braves ' departure from Turner
#6 List of works by Maxime Real del Sarte
This article is a list of public sculptures designed by Maxime Real del Sarte . Real del Sarte in 1928
Theodore Roosevelt Island is an 88.5-acre (358,000 m 2 ) island and national memorial located in the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. [1] [2] During the Civil War , it was used as a training camp for the United States Colored Troops . The island was given to the federal government by the Theodore
The Pietà ( Italian: [pjeˈta] ; 1498–1499) is a key work of Italian Renaissance sculpture by Michelangelo Buonarroti , now in St. Peter's Basilica , Vatican City . It is the first of a number of works of the same subject by the artist. The statue was commissioned for the French Cardinal Jean de Bi
#9 Virgin Mary Monument, Timișoara
Virgin Mary Monument is located in Timișoara 's St. Mary Square and it has been there since 1906, when it was built on an older statue of Virgin Mary . The legend goes that György Dózsa has been executed there. The monument is a romanesque style canopy set on six pillars, under which lies the statue
#10 Spanish–American War Memorial (Arlington National Cemetery)
The Spanish–American War Memorial is a memorial in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia , in the United States that commemorates those American military personnel who died in the Spanish–American War . Constructed by the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America and dedi
The Samuel Spencer statue is a public monument in Atlanta , Georgia . Dedicated in 1910, the monument was designed by Daniel Chester French , Henry Bacon , and the Piccirilli Brothers and honors Samuel Spencer , a railroad executive who died in 1906. The statue, initially located in front of Atlanta
The Crazy Horse Memorial is a mountain monument under construction on privately held land in the Black Hills , in Custer County, South Dakota , United States. It will depict the Oglala Lakota warrior Crazy Horse , riding a horse and pointing to his tribal land. The memorial was commissioned by Henry
#13 Canadian National Vimy Memorial
The Canadian National Vimy Memorial is a war memorial site in France dedicated to the memory of Canadian Expeditionary Force members killed during the First World War . It also serves as the place of commemoration for Canadian soldiers of the First World War killed or presumed dead in France who hav
The Statue of Mary Anning is a bronze sculpture of the paleontologist Mary Anning in Lyme Regis . Bronze sculpture of the paleontologist Mary Anning in Lyme Regis, England Statue of Mary Anning The statue of Mary Anning Artist Denise Dutton Year 21 May 2022 ( 2022-05-21 ) Type bronze Location
#15 Mimir and Balder Consult the Norns
Mimir and Balder Consult the Norns ( Danish : Mimer og Balder rådspørger nornerne ) is an 1822 relief by Hermann Ernst Freund now on display in the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen , Denmark. The winning entry in a competition launched to promote the interest in Norse mythology among Danish arti
#16 Monument to the Battle of the Nations
The Monument to the Battle of the Nations ( German : Völkerschlachtdenkmal , sometimes shortened to Völki [1] or Schlachti [ citation needed ] ) is a monument in Leipzig , Germany , to the 1813 Battle of Leipzig , also known as the Battle of the Nations. Paid for mostly by donations and the city of
#17 Demolition of monuments to Alexander Pushkin in Ukraine
The demolition of monuments to Alexander Pushkin in Ukraine started during the Russo-Ukrainian War . During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine it has become a widespread phenomenon and dubbed by Ukrainians Pushkinopad (Пушкінопад), a pun literally translated as " Pushkinfall ", with the coinage of
#18 Robert E. Lee Monument (Charlottesville, Virginia)
The Robert E. Lee Monument was an outdoor bronze equestrian statue of Confederate general Robert E. Lee and his horse Traveller located in Charlottesville, Virginia 's Market Street Park (formerly Emancipation Park, and before that Lee Park) in the Charlottesville and Albemarle County Courthouse His
#19 Cavalry of the Empire Memorial
The Cavalry of the Empire Memorial , also known as the Cavalry Memorial , is a war memorial in Hyde Park , London. It commemorates the service of cavalry regiments in the First and Second World Wars. It became a Grade II listed building in 1987, and was promoted to Grade II* in November 2014. The me
#20 Yermak Monument
Yermak Monument in Novocherkassk ( Russian: Памятник Ермаку в Новочеркасске ) ― a sculptural work in honor of Yermak Timofeevich , a Cossack Ataman who began Russia's conquest of Siberia . The monument is considered to be an object of cultural heritage of federal importance . Yermak Monument Памятни