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Gilbert Stuart Newton RA (2 September 1795 – 5 August 1835) was a British artist. British painter Gilbert Stuart Newton Self-portrait, 1818 Born 2 September 1795 Halifax Died 5 August 1835 Wimbledon Nationality British (born in Nova Scotia before Canada became a country)
Charles Sheeler (July 16, 1883 – May 7, 1965) was an American artist known for his Precisionist paintings, commercial photography , and the avant-garde film, Manhatta , which he made in collaboration with Paul Strand . Sheeler is recognized as one of the early adopters of modernism in American art .
#3 Tracey Emin
Tracey Karima Emin , CBE , RA ( / ˈ ɛ m ɪ n / ; born 3 July 1963) [2] [3] is a British artist known for her autobiographical and confessional artwork. Emin produces work in a variety of media including drawing , painting , sculpture , film , photography , neon text and sewn appliqué . [4] Once the "
Yang San-lang ( Chinese : 楊三郎 ; pinyin : Yáng Sānláng , 1907–1995) was a Taiwanese painter. His works, heavily influenced by the French Impressionists , shows a gently romantic and realistic personal style. This article needs additional citations for verification . ( January 2017 ) Yang San-lang 楊三郎
#5 Wyatt Eaton
Wyatt Eaton , baptised Charles Wyatt Eaton , (May 6, 1849 – June 7, 1896) [1] was a Canadian - American portrait and figure painter, remembered as one of the founders of the Society of American Artists . Canadian-American painter Wyatt Eaton Self portrait of Wyatt Eaton Born Charles Wyatt Eaton (
Ann Margaret (Stroman) Mikolowski (May 16, 1940 – August 6, 1999) was a twentieth-century American contemporary artist . She was a painter of portrait miniatures and waterscapes , as well as a printmaker and illustrator of printed matter ( small press , commercial). Mikolowski was part of Detroit's
LaVerne Erickson Krause (1924–1987) was an American artist. She founded the University of Oregon printmaking program and taught there for twenty years, creating more than ten thousand paintings and prints in her lifetime. An advocate for artists' economic and working conditions, she was instrumental
Opie Otterstad is a painter who specializes in paintings of sports figures and events. He graduated from St. Olaf College with a bachelor's degree in Studio Art and one in Psychology . He is the official artist of the Texas Baseball Hall of Fame . American painter In 2006, he was commissioned by The
Arthur John Balliol Salmon [note 1] (1868 – 1953) was a British artist particularly noted for his illustrations and his work in pencil, chalk and pastels. He was one of the twenty leading illustrators selected by Percy V. Bradshaw for inclusion in his Art of the Illustrator . [note 2] British artist
#10 Didier Conrad
Didier Conrad (born 6 May 1959) is a French comics artist and writer . Since 2012, he has been the artist of the popular Asterix series. French comics artist and writer Didier Conrad Didier Conrad at Lucca Comics & Games 2015 Born ( 1959-05-06 ) 6 May 1959 (age 63) Marseille , France Nationality F
#11 Sara Ward Conley
Sara Ward Conley (December 21, 1859 – May 6, 1944) was an American artist from Nashville, Tennessee . American artist Sara Ward Conley Sara Ward Conley, from an 1896 publication. Born Sara Ward December 21, 1859 Nashville, Tennessee, US Died May 6, 1944 Nashville, Tennessee, US Nationality American
#12 Adam Stefanović
Adam Stefanović ( Serbian Cyrillic : Адам Стефановић , 27 November 1832 – 6 May 1887) was a Serbian lithographer and painter . Together with Pavle Čortanović , he authored illustrations of the Kosovo Cyclus (of Serbian epic poetry ). Serbian lithographer and painter This article may be expanded with
#13 Gladys Nilsson
Gladys M. Nilsson (born May 6, 1940) is an American artist, one of the original Hairy Who Chicago Imagists , a group of representational artists active during the 1960s and 1970s. She is married to fellow-artist and Hairy Who member Jim Nutt . [1] American painter This article has multiple issues. P
#14 Bror Utter
Bror Alexander Utter (August 26, 1913–May 6, 1993) was a painter, printmaker, and art teacher who lived and worked his entire life in Fort Worth, Texas , but his art achieved national recognition. He worked in an array of styles ranging from landscapes influenced by Regionalism , still lifes, archit
#15 Tinkebell
Katinka Simonse (born 10 June 1979), professionally known as Tinkebell , is a Dutch artist who engages with issues around animals and how people treat them. Not to be confused with Tinker Bell . Tinkebell Tinkebell at TEDxAmsterdam in 2012 Born Katinka Simonse ( 1979-06-10 ) June 10, 1979 (age 43)
#16 Greta Saur
Greta Saur (Sauer) (born 20 April 1909 in Bregenz , Austria; died 6 May 2000 in Villejuif (Val-de-Marne), France) was a German painter who lived and worked in Paris . She was an abstract painter , specifically in the style of lyrical abstraction of the "Nouvelle Ecole de Paris". German painter This
#17 Analia Saban
Analia Saban (born 1980) is a contemporary conceptual artist that was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, but is currently living in Los Angeles, California. Her work takes traditional artistic media such as drawing , painting and sculpture and pushes their limits as a scientific experimentation with a
František Reichentál (May 6, 1895 – April 2, 1971), also known as Frank/Ferenc, Reichenthal/Reichen-tal, was a Jewish Eastern European modern artist . He is known for paintings depicting his experiences of childhood poverty, captivity as a prisoner of war in Russia, escape from the Nazis , and final
#19 Nikita Shu
Nikita Shu (舒子晨 Shūzi Chén , born 6 May 1991), real name Chen Yingying (陳盈穎 Chén Yíngyǐng ), is a Taiwanese singer, actress and television presenter. She appeared in a fixed team in the variety show University . [1] She participated in the TV draft show Chaoji Mo Wang Dadao 2 , [2] in which she fini
#20 Elena Guro
Elena Genrikhovna Guro ( Russian : Еле́на Ге́нриховна Гуро́ , IPA: [jɪˈlʲɛnə ˈɡʲɛnrʲɪxəvnə ɡʊˈro] ( listen ) ; in marriage Matyushina ( Russian : Матю́шина , IPA: [mɐˈtʲuʂɪnə] ( listen ) ; January 10, 1877 – May 6, 1913 [1] ) was a Russian Futurist painter, playwright, poet, and fiction writer.
#1 Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art
The Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art is an art museum located in St. Joseph, Missouri . The museum is in the former home of Mr. and Mrs. William Albrecht at 2818 Frederick Avenue. The Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art has an extensive collection of 18th-, 19th- and 20th-century American art. Through specia
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 Baliuag Municipal Library and Museum (also referred to as the Tahanan ng Kasaysayan at Kalinangan ng Baliuag) which is currently housed at the Lumang Munisipyo (Old Municipal Town Hall) is the town's center for historical and cultural heritage. [1] Mansion in Poblacion, Baliuag Baliuag Museum an
The Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA) is the region's primary resource for culture and visual arts. It is located in the Marcia and John Price Museum Building in Salt Lake City, Utah on the University of Utah campus near Rice-Eccles Stadium . Works of art are displayed on a rotating basis. It is a uni
Queen Sirikit Gallery or Queens Gallery ( Thai: หอศิลป์สมเด็จพระนางเจ้าสิริกิติ์ พระบรมราชินีนาถ ) is an art museum in Bangkok , Thailand. Art museum in Bangkok, Thailand The gallery was established in 2003 after a request by Queen Sirikit of Thailand. [1] She named the exhibition center "The Queen
The Corcoran Gallery of Art was an art museum in Washington, D.C. , United States, that is now the location of the Corcoran School of the Arts and Design , a part of the George Washington University . United States historic place Corcoran Gallery of Art U.S. National Register of Historic Places U.S.
The Johor Art Gallery ( Malay : Galeri Seni Johor ) is an art gallery in Johor Bahru , Johor , Malaysia . Former gallery in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia Johor Art Gallery Galeri Seni Johor General information Type Art gallery Location Johor Bahru , Johor , Malaysia Completed 1910 Opening 29 January
#8 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 ,
Ivan Meštrović Gallery ( Croatian : Galerija Meštrović ), is an art museum in Split , Croatia dedicated to the work of the 20th-century sculptor, Ivan Meštrović . The gallery preserves and presents to the public the most significant works of Meštrović, and is in itself an art monument. [1] The perma
#10 Rosenbach Museum and Library
The Rosenbach is a Philadelphia museum and library located within two 19th-century townhouses. The historic houses contain the collections and treasures of Philip Rosenbach and his younger brother Dr. A. S. W. Rosenbach . The brothers owned the Rosenbach Company, which became the preeminent dealer o
#11 Smithsonian American Art Museum
The Smithsonian American Art Museum (commonly known as SAAM , and formerly the National Museum of American Art ) is a museum in Washington, D.C. , part of the Smithsonian Institution . Together with its branch museum, the Renwick Gallery , SAAM holds one of the world's largest and most inclusive col
#12 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is an art museum in Boston, Massachusetts , which houses significant examples of European , Asian , and American art . Its collection includes paintings, sculpture, tapestries, and decorative arts. It was founded by Isabella Stewart Gardner , whose will called for
#13 The New Gallery
The New Gallery (TNG) is a non-commercial artist-run centre that presents and promotes contemporary art in Calgary , Alberta, Canada. The New Gallery Entrance TNG is a not-for-profit arts organization and does not sell art. Instead, it provides a venue for artists producing new work that may be expe
The Crocker Art Museum , formerly the E. B. Crocker Art Gallery , founded in 1885, is the oldest art museum west of the Mississippi River. [3] Located in Sacramento , California, the museum holds one of the state's premier collections of Californian art. The collection includes American works dating
#15 Ternopil Regional Art Museum
Ternopil Regional Art Museum is a museum in the north-central part of Ternopil , Ukraine. It was founded on 1 May 1991 on the base of the former art gallery — a department of museum of regional ethnography . [1] The museum aims to research the stock, education (lectures and excursions), exposition,
The Winnipeg Art Gallery ( WAG ) is an art museum in Winnipeg , Manitoba , Canada. Its permanent collection includes over 24,000 works from Canadian, indigenous Canadians , and international artists. The museum also holds the world's largest collection of Inuit art . In addition to exhibits for its
#17 Museum of the African Diaspora
The Museum of the African Diaspora ( MoAD ) is a contemporary art museum in San Francisco , California . MoAD holds exhibitions and presents artists exclusively of the African diaspora , one of only a few museums of its kind in the United States. Located at 685 Mission St. adjacent to the St. Regis
#18 Museion (Bozen)
The Museion (from the greek μουσείον, meaning the temple of the muses ) is the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Bozen , in South Tyrol , Italy. [1] Facade of the Museion facing the Talfer River in Bozen It was founded in 1985. [2] Since 2006 it has been managed by the Museion Foundation, fou
#19 Hatakeyama Memorial Museum of Fine Art
The Hatakeyama Memorial Museum of Fine Art ( 畠山記念館 , Hatakeyama Kinenkan ) is a private museum established in October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. [2] [3] Art museum in Shirokanedai Minato-ku Tokyo Japan Hatakeyama Memorial Museum of Fine Art Hatakeyama Memorial Museum Established October 1964 [1] Location
#20 Kantonales Kulturzentrum Palais Besenval
The Kantonales Kulturzentrum Palais Besenval (″Cantonal Cultural Center Palais Besenval″) was a state cultural center in the Swiss town of Solothurn that existed from 1990 to 2000. It was located in the Palais Besenval at Kronengasse 1 and served mainly as a Kunsthalle (art exposition hall). Cantona
#1 Self-Portrait (Inn of the Dawn Horse)
Self-Portrait (Inn of the Dawn Horse) is a painting executed by artist Leonora Carrington and is currently in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art . [1] [2] [3] She began the painting in London in 1937 and completed it in Paris in 1938. [4] It is one of her most recognized works and has
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by Diego Rivera in New York City 's Rockefeller Center . It was originally slated to be installed in the lobby of 30 Rockefeller Plaza , the main building of the center. Man at the Crossroads showed the aspects of contemporary social and scientific culture.
#3 Wedding dress of Princess Margaret of the United Kingdom
The wedding dress of Princess Margaret , the sister of Queen Elizabeth II , was worn at her wedding to photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones on 6 May 1960 at Westminster Abbey . Dress worn by Princess Margaret at her wedding to Antony Armstrong-Jones in 1960 Wedding dress of Princess Margaret Designer
#4 Ecce homo
Ecce homo ( / ˈ ɛ k s i ˈ h oʊ m oʊ / , Ecclesiastical Latin : [ˈettʃe ˈomo] , Classical Latin : [ˈɛkkɛ ˈhɔmoː] ; "behold the man") are the Latin words used by Pontius Pilate in the Vulgate translation of the Gospel of John , when he presents a scourged Jesus , bound and crowned with thorns , to
The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb , also called the Ghent Altarpiece ( Dutch : De aanbidding van het Lam Gods ), [upper-alpha 1] is a large and complex 15th-century polyptych altarpiece in St Bavo's Cathedral, Ghent , Belgium. It was begun around the mid-1420s and completed by 1432, and it is attribu
#6 Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird
Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird ( Autorretrato con Collar de Espinas ) is a 1940 painting by Mexican painter Frida Kahlo . Painting by Frida Kahlo Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird Spanish: Autorretrato con Collar de Espinas Artist Frida Kahlo Year 1940 Medium [Oil
The Heart of the Andes is a large oil-on-canvas landscape painting by the American artist Frederic Edwin Church (1826–1900). Painting by Frederic Edwin Church This article's lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points . ( May 2022 ) The Heart of the Andes Artist Frederic Edw
#8 Benjamin C. Grenup Monument
The Benjamin C. Grenup Monument is a public artwork by American artist Charles Rousseau , located at Glenwood Cemetery in Washington, D.C. , United States . "Benjamin C. Grenup Monument" serves as the final resting place for firefighter Benjamin Grenup. [1] Benjamin C. Grenup Monument Artist Charles
#9 The University of Texas National Championship 2005
The University of Texas National Championship 2005 is a painting by Opie Otterstad . It was commissioned in 2006 by The University of Texas at Austin to commemorate the 2005 Texas Longhorns football team who won the 2005 NCAA Division I-A national football championship in college football . The Long
#10 Madonna Standing (van der Weyden)
The Madonna Standing (or Madonna al latte ) is a small painting by the Flemish artist Rogier van der Weyden dating from about 1430–1432. It is the left panel of a diptych held in the Kunsthistorisches Museum (KHM), Vienna since 1772. The right panel portrays St. Catherine and is also attributed by t
#11 Naked Woman Climbing a Staircase
Naked Woman Climbing a Staircase (originally in French Femme nue montant l'escalier ) is a drawing done with pencil and charcoal on card made by Joan Miró in 1937. It is part of the permanent collection of the Fundació Joan Miró in Barcelona. [1] Naked Woman Climbing a Staircase French: Femme nue mo
A statue of Lucas Sullivant by Michael Foley is installed in Columbus, Ohio 's Genoa Park , in the United States. The sculpture was commissioned by the Franklinton Historical Society in 2000, [1] and unveiled on May 6. [2] The plinth depicts scenes from Franklinton 's origins. [3] Statue in Columbus
#13 Holy Family with a Female Saint (Mantegna)
The Holy Family with a Female Saint is a 1495–1505 tempera on canvas painting attributed to Andrea Mantegna - the lose of the original finish and re-painting means that the painting itself cannot be securely attributed to him, though the silverpoint under-drawing is definitely in the master's hand.
#14 Water Lilies (Monet series)
Water Lilies (or Nymphéas , French: [nɛ̃.fe.a] ) is a series of approximately 250 oil paintings by French Impressionist Claude Monet (1840–1926). The paintings depict his flower garden at his home in Giverny , and were the main focus of his artistic production during the last thirty years of his l
#15 The Conversion of Saint Paul (Rubens, Berlin)
The Conversion of Saint Paul is a 1620s painting by Peter Paul Rubens , now missing or lost. It showed the conversion of Paul the Apostle . This article needs additional citations for verification . ( March 2015 ) The Conversion of Saint Paul by Rubens
#16 Francis Horner
Francis Horner FRSE (12 August 1778 – 8 February 1817) was a Scottish Whig politician, journalist, lawyer and political economist. Francis Horner Francis Horner by Henry Raeburn . Member of Parliament for St Mawes In office 1813–1817 Member of Parliament for Wendover In office 1807 – 1812 Member of
An outdoor life-size sculpture of Chief Seattle by local artist James Wehn is installed in Tilikum Place in Seattle , Washington , in the United States. [2] [3] [4] [5] Statue in Seattle, Washington, U.S. Not to be confused with Chief of the Suquamish – Chief Seattle . Statue of Chief Seattle The st
#18 Flower Thrower
The Flower Thrower , Flower Bomber , Rage , or Love is in the Air is a 2003 stencil mural in Beit Sahour in the West Bank by the graffiti artist Banksy , depicting a masked man throwing a bunch of flowers. [1] It is considered one of Banksy's most iconic works; the image has been widely replicated.
Samuel Gross (1897) is a bronze statue by sculptor Alexander Stirling Calder , created as a monument to the American surgeon Dr. Samuel D. Gross (1805 – 1884). It was commissioned for and originally installed at the Army Medical School in Washington, D.C., on what is now the National Mall . Samuel G
The bust of Edward Snowden , called Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument 2.0 by its creators, [1] was an ephemeral , illegally installed public sculpture of Edward Snowden , an American whistleblower who leaked classified information from the National Security Agency (NSA) and was charged with federal crim
Tricia Collins is an American art critic , art gallerist and curator of contemporary art. She was half of the curatorial team Collins & Milazzo , with Richard Milazzo , who together co-published and co-edited Effects : Magazine for New Art Theory from 1982 to 1984. [1] She later ran the art galler
#2 Bob Pritikin
Robert C. Pritikin (May 6, 1929–February 13, 2022), [1] commonly known as Bob Pritikin , was an American advertising executive , creative director, author, art collector , and bon vivant [2] active on the San Francisco social scene. American author, advertising executive, art collector, and bon viva
#3 Laura Lopes
Laura Rose Lopes (née Parker Bowles ; born 1 January 1978) is an English art curator. She is the daughter of Camilla, Queen consort of the United Kingdom , and Andrew Parker Bowles , and the stepdaughter of Charles III . British art curator (born 1978) Laura Lopes Portrait of Bowles in 2005 by Regin
#4 Lea Vergine
Lea Vergine , born Lea Buoncristiano (5 March 1936 – 20 October 2020), was an Italian art critic , essayist and curator. Italian art historian (1936–2020) Lea Vergine Born Lea Buoncristiano 5 March 1936 Naples , Kingdom of Italy Died 20 October 2020 (2020-10-20) (aged 84) Milan , Italy Nationality
James Alastair Stourton , (born 3 July 1956 in York , England) is a British art historian and a former chairman of Sotheby's UK . [1] This article uses bare URLs , which are uninformative for readers and may be threatened by link rot . ( August 2022 ) This article is an orphan , as no other articles
Nicolae Iorga ( Romanian pronunciation: [nikoˈla.e ˈjorɡa] ; sometimes Neculai Iorga , Nicolas Jorga , Nicolai Jorga or Nicola Jorga , born Nicu N. Iorga ; [1] 17 January 1871 – 27 November 1940) was a Romanian historian, politician, literary critic, memoirist, Albanologist, poet and playwright. C
Gotthard Jedlicka (6 May 1899 in Zurich — 9 November 1965 in Duisburg ) was a Swiss art historian and writer. Swiss art historian and writer
Máire de Paor (6 May 1925 – 6 December 1994), née MacDermott, was an Irish historian and archaeologist who also worked as a researcher and presenter for the national broadcaster RTÉ . Irish historian and archaeologist, also TV researcher, presenter Máire de Paor Máire de Paor Born Máire MacDermott 6
Viktor Fogarassy (6 May 1911 – 24 March 1989) was an Austrian merchant, managing partner of the Kastner & Öhler department stores, and an art collector, especially of works by Egon Schiele . The state of Styria named a prize for the support of contemporary art after him, the Viktor-Fogarassy-Preis .
#10 Peter Arrell Browne Widener II
Peter Arrell Browne Widener II (June 25, 1895 – April 20, 1948) was a prominent American racehorse owner and breeder . He inherited a fortune from his father, Joseph E. Widener , a founding benefactor of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. (and younger son of the extremely wealthy busine
#11 Dawn Adès
Josephine Dawn Adès , CBE , FBA ( née Tylden-Pattenson ; born 6 May 1943), also known as Dawn Adès , is a British art historian and academic. She is professor emeritus of art history and theory at the University of Essex . [1] British art historian and academic (born 1943) Professor Dawn Adès CBE FB
#12 Joachim Gasquet
Joachim Gasquet (31 March 1873 – 6 May 1921) was a French author, poet, and art critic. French author, poet, and art critic Joachim Gasquet Portrait of Gasquet by Paul Cézanne (1896) Born ( 1873-03-31 ) 31 March 1873 Aix-en-Provence , Bouches-du-Rhône , France Died 6 May 1921 (1921-05-06) (aged 48
Leslie Anne Anderson is a Cuban-American [1] museum curator and art historian, notable for her scholarship and exhibitions of nineteenth-century European, American, and regional art. Cuban-American museum curator and art historian This article is an orphan , as no other articles link to it . Please
Siegfried Wichmann (10 February 1921 – 6 May 2015) was a German art historian and authority on Japonisme . This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in German . (December 2016) Click [show] for important translation instructions. View a machine-translated versi
Reynaldo dos Santos GCSE (3 December 1880 – 6 May 1970) was a Portuguese physician , writer, and art historian . As a physician, he was a pioneer in the fields of vascular surgery and urology ; as an art historian, he published numerous works on 15th-century Portuguese art, including on the Manuelin
French engraver Plate of the Ionic order from Les Ruines des plus beaux monuments de la Grèce . French architect and archaeologist For the French clock and watchmaker, see Julien Le Roy . Julien-David Le Roy; medallion by Pierre-Simon-Benjamin Duvivier Julien-David Le Roy or Leroy ( French pronuncia
#17 Will Grohmann
Will Grohmann (born 4 December 1887 in Bautzen ; died 6 May 1968 in Berlin ) was a German art critic and art historian specialized in German Expressionism and abstract art. He was known as the "godfather of modernism". [1] German art critic and art historian Will Grohmann Born ( 1887-12-04 ) 4 Decem
#18 John Beazley
Sir John Davidson Beazley , CH , FBA ( / ˈ b iː z l i / ; 13 September 1885 – 6 May 1970) was a British classical archaeologist and art historian , known for his classification of Attic vases by artistic style . He was Professor of Classical Archaeology and Art at the University of Oxford from 1925
#19 Julian Gardner (art historian)
Julian Richard Gardner (born 6 May 1940) is a British art historian and Professor Emeritus at the University of Warwick . [1] A scholar of late medieval and renaissance Italian art, particularly patronage, and a Giotto di Bondone specialist whose expertise has led to a number of scholarships and app
#20 Helga Pakasaar
Helga Pakasaar is a contemporary art curator and writer based in Vancouver , Canada. She has worked as curator at Polygon Gallery (formerly Presentation House Gallery) since 2003 and is now the Audain Chief Curator of Polygon. [1] [2] She has also curated exhibitions for Griffin Art Projects in Nort
#1 Santucci's Armillary Sphere
Santucci's armillary sphere is a Ptolemaic armillary sphere at the Museo Galileo in Florence , the largest existing in the world. [1] This article needs additional citations for verification . ( July 2016 ) Hall III of Museo Galileo Detail of Santucci's armillary sphere Begun on March 4, 1588, and c
The Tomb of Pope Julius II is a sculptural and architectural ensemble by Michelangelo and his assistants, originally commissioned in 1505 but not completed until 1545 on a much reduced scale. Originally intended for St. Peter's Basilica , the structure was instead placed in the church of San Pietro
#3 Gateway Arch
The Gateway Arch is a 630-foot-tall (192 m) monument in St. Louis, Missouri , United States. Clad in stainless steel and built in the form of a weighted catenary arch , [5] it is the world's tallest arch [4] and Missouri's tallest accessible building . Some sources consider it the tallest human-ma
McGraw Square is a small plaza and streetcar stop in the Denny Triangle neighborhood of Seattle , Washington . The 0.01-acre (0.0040 ha) park, one of the smallest in the city park system , is named for and features a statue of former King County Sheriff and Governor of Washington John Harte McGraw
Monument to General Sergey Markov ― a monument to Sergey Leonidovich Markov , Lieutenant-General of the Imperial Russian Army , hero of Russian-Japanese War and World War I and one of the leaders of the White movement . It was erected on December 13, 2003 in Salsk ( Rostov Oblast ). It is the first
The Bambino Gesu of Arenzano locally known as Il Grande Piccinino (Lit: Child Jesus of Arenzano, the Great Little Child) is a Roman Catholic devotional image depicting the Child Jesus venerated by the Genoese faithful. [1] This article needs additional citations for verification . ( January 2016 ) B
#7 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
#8 Pittsburgh Law Enforcement Memorial
The Law Enforcement Officers Memorial of Allegheny County is a monument to Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 's law enforcement community in honor of fallen officers of both the Pittsburgh Police and suburban departments. The original was dedicated in September 1996 near the Carnegie Science Center but
The Dillon Memorial is a historic structure located in LeClaire Park , near downtown Davenport, Iowa , United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1983 and on the Davenport Register of Historic Properties in 1993. It is commonly referred to as the Dillon Founta
#10 Fallen Paramedics Memorial
The Fallen Paramedics Memorial is a monument commemorating paramedics who have died in the line of duty, installed in Victoria, British Columbia . The memorial was unveiled on May 6, 2015. [1] It is located in the BC Emergency Services Garden of Honour, south of the Legislative Buildings . Memorial
#11 Schiller Monument (Berlin)
The Schiller Monument is located in central Berlin ( Berlin-Mitte ) on Gendarmenmarkt , in front of the flight of steps leading up to the former royal theater , today a concert hall . It honors the poet, philosopher and historian Friedrich Schiller , who is also regarded as one of the most significa
#12 Monument to the Unknown Soldier, Botevgrad
The Monument to the Unknown Soldier ( Bulgarian : Паметник на Незнайния войн ; in the past also known as the Monument to the Heroes and Monument to the Perished for the Fatherland), is a military monument situated at the Unknown Warrior Square in the town of Botevgrad , Bulgaria . It was inaugurated
#13 Monument to Daoiz and Velarde (Segovia)
The Monument to Daoiz and Velarde ( Spanish : Monumento a Daoiz y Velarde ) is an instance of public art in Segovia , Spain. Designed by Aniceto Marinas , it is a memorial to Luis Daoiz y Torres and Pedro Velarde y Santillán , two Spanish artillery officers who fell fighting against the French army
#14 Statue of Johan Ludvig Runeberg
The Statue of Johan Ludvig Runeberg is a statue dedicated to the Finland-Swedish author, national poet and priest Johan Ludvig Runeberg (1804–1877), designed and sculpted by his son Walter Runeberg (1838–1920). The statue is located in the Esplanadi park in Helsinki . Johan Ludvig Runeberg Statue of
The Nathanael Greene Monument is a public monument in Savannah , Georgia , United States . Located in Johnson Square , the monument was designed by William Strickland and honors Nathanael Greene , a general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War . While the cornerstone was lai
#16 Big Things
Big Things was a large-scale steel sculpture exhibition series organized by the North Edmonton Sculpture Workshop for the Royal Alberta Museum 's outdoor South Terrace. [1] [2] [3] [4] The exhibition series began as an effort to "expose the public to the richness and diversity of contemporary sculpt
#17 Statue of Federico Martín Bahamontes
The Statue of Federico Martín Bahamontes is an instance of public art located in Toledo , Spain. It consists of a bronze statue representing Federico Martín Bahamontes , winner of the 1959 Tour de France and adoptive son of the city of Toledo. Sculpture in Toledo, Spain Federico Martín Bahamontes Co
The GLAAD Media Award is an accolade bestowed by GLAAD to recognize and honor various branches of the media for their outstanding representations of the lesbian , gay , bisexual and transgender ( LGBT ) community and the issues that affect their lives. [1] In addition to film and television, the Awa
#19 Captain Nathan Hale Monument
The Captain Nathan Hale Monument , is a 45-foot (14 m) obelisk in Coventry, Connecticut , built in 1846 in honor of Nathan Hale , the Revolutionary War hero, who was born in Coventry. It was one of the first war memorials to be built in the United States, and is a significant work of both architec
#20 List of public art in Edinburgh
This is a list of public art and memorials in Edinburgh , including statues and other sculptures. This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items . ( October 2012 ) The Scott Monument Map all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as: KML