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Jean-Claude Mocik , was born on February 9, 1958 in Livry Gargan . He is a filmmaker, video director, a director and teacher. Jean-Claude Mocik Jean-Claude Mocik in 2012, photo Sara Holt Born Jean-Claude Mocik ( 1958-02-09 ) 9 February 1958 Livry Gargan , France Nationality France Known for Dire
Pierre Soulages ( French: [sulaʒ] ; born 24 December 1919) is a French painter, engraver, and sculptor. In 2014, François Hollande described him as "the world's greatest living artist." [1] French painter, engraver, and sculptor (born 1919) This biography of a living person needs additional citati
Ahmad Hokmabadi Tabrizi ( Persian : سید احمد حکمآبادی تبریزی , romanized : Ahmad-e Hokmabadi-ye Tabrizi ; 29 September 1890 – 11 March 1946), later known as Ahmad Kasravi ( Persian : احمد کسروی , romanized : Ahmad-e Kasravi ), was a pre-eminent Iranian linguist , nationalist , religious refor
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
Antoine de Margerie (17 November 1941 at Cussey, [ where? ] France – 9 February 2005 in Paris), was an abstract painter from a family of French diplomats. French painter
Andrea Casali (17 November 1705 – 7 September 1784) [1] was an Italian painter of the Rococo period. He was also an art dealer in England. Angelica e Medoro , Bemberg Fondation Toulouse Lucretia, Museum of Fine Arts (Budapest) Italian painter (1705–1784) He was born in Civitavecchia in the Papal Sta
Vladimir Vladimirovich Mayakovsky ( UK : / ˌ m aɪ ə ˈ k ɒ f s k i / , [1] US : / ˌ m ɑː j ə ˈ k ɔː f s k i / ; [2] Russian : Влади́мир Влади́мирович Маяко́вский , IPA: [vlɐˈdʲimʲɪr vlɐˈdʲimʲɪrəvʲɪtɕ məjɪˈkofskʲɪj] ( listen ) ; 19 July [ O.S. 7 July ] 1893 – 14 April 1930) was a Russian and Sov
George Elbert Burr (April 14, 1859 [1] – November 17, 1939 [2] [3] ) was an American printmaker and painter best known for his etchings and drypoints of the desert and mountain regions of the American West . American painter George Elbert Burr Edge of the Desert, Arizona Born ( 1859-04-14 ) 14 April
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 .
#10 Helmut Kolle
Helmut Kolle (24 February 1899 – 17 November 1931) was a German painter who found major success in France in the 1920s, fusing the German modernist style with that of French painting . German painter Helmut Kolle Self portrait, ca. 1930 Born ( 1899-02-24 ) 24 February 1899 Berlin-Charlottenburg , Ge
#11 Pavel Kuznetsov
Pavel Varfolomevich Kuznetsov (1878–1968) was a Russian painter and graphic artist. Russian artist For the Soviet weightlifter, see Pavel Kuznetsov (weightlifter) . For the Russian football player, see Pavel Kuznetsov (footballer) . This article includes a list of references , related reading or ext
Benjamin Clayton II (1786 – 17 November 1862) was an Irish wood engraver. Irish artist Benjamin Clayton II Born 1786 Dublin, Ireland Died 17 November 1862 (1862-00-00) (aged 75–76) Dublin Nationality Irish Family Benjamin Clayton I (father) Samuel Clayton (brother) Robert Clayton (brother) Benjami
#13 Karl Kvaran
Karl Kvaran (November 17, 1924 – August 9, 1989) was an Icelandic painter and draughtsman . He is considered one of the principal exponents of the geometric abstractionist school of painting in Iceland in the early sixties. [1] Icelandic painter and draughtsman Karl Kvaran Born Karl Kvaran ( 1924-11
#14 Carl Akeley
Carl Ethan Akeley (May 19, 1864 – November 17, 1926) was a pioneering American taxidermist , sculptor, biologist , conservationist , inventor, and nature photographer, noted for his contributions to American museums , most notably to the Milwaukee Public Museum , Field Museum of Natural History and
#15 Walt Kuhn
Walter Francis Kuhn (October 27, 1877 – July 13, 1949) was an American painter and an organizer of the famous Armory Show of 1913, which was America's first large-scale introduction to European Modernism. American painter This article is about the American painter. For the American professional base
#16 Hideaki Anno
Hideaki Anno ( Japanese : 庵野 秀明 , Hepburn : Anno Hideaki , born May 22, 1960) [1] is a Japanese animator, filmmaker and actor. [1] He is best known for creating the anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995) . His style is defined by his postmodernist approach and the extensive portrayal of charact
#17 Axel Salto
Axel Johannes Salto (17 November 1889 – 21 March 1961) was a Danish ceramic artist of international fame. His works also include painting, graphic design and illustrations for books, jewelry and textiles. As author and founder of the art magazine Klingen (1917–1919), Salto was also an important cont
#18 Lev Lagorio
Lev Feliksovich Lagorio (Russian: Лев Феликсович Лагорио; 9 December 1826, Feodosia - 17 November 1905, Saint Petersburg ) was a Russian painter and watercolorist , known primarily for his seascapes and maritime scenes. He was associated with the " Cimmerian " school of painting, composed of artists
#19 Max Ernst
Max Ernst (2 April 1891 – 1 April 1976) was a German (naturalised American in 1948 and French in 1958) painter, sculptor, printmaker, graphic artist , and poet. [1] A prolific artist, Ernst was a primary pioneer of the Dada movement and Surrealism in Europe . [1] He had no formal artistic training,
#20 Saul Raskin
Saul Raskin ( Russian : Саул Раскин , Hebrew : שאול רסקין ; 1878 – 1966) was a Russian born American artist, writer, lecturer and teacher best known for his depiction of Jewish subjects. American cartoonist Saul Raskin Self Portrait, 1950 Born 1878 [1] Nogaisk, Russian Empire [2] (now Prymorsk , Ukr
Tartu Art Museum ( Estonian : Tartu Kunstimuuseum ) is a state-owned museum of art located in Tartu , Estonia . It was founded in 1940 [1] on a private initiative by the members of local art school Pallas. This is the largest art museum in Southern Estonia. Museum in Tartu, Estonia Exhibition buildi
Christine Abrahams Gallery, first named Axiom, was a Melbourne gallery showing contemporary Australian art between 1980 and 2008. Australian Art Gallery
The Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum (HAUM) is an art museum in the German city of Braunschweig , Lower Saxony . [1] Art museum in Braunschweig, Germany Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum Established 1754 ( 1754 ) Location Braunschweig , Germany Type Art museum Architect Oskar Sommer
#4 New-York Historical Society
The New-York Historical Society is an American history museum and library in New York City , along Central Park West between 76th and 77th Streets, on the Upper West Side of Manhattan . The society was founded in 1804 as New York's first museum. It presents exhibitions, public programs, and research
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 Everhart Museum of Natural History, Science & Art is a non-profit art and natural history museum located in Nay Aug Park in Scranton , Pennsylvania , United States. It was founded in 1908 by Dr. Isaiah Fawkes Everhart , a local medical doctor and skilled taxidermist . Many of the specimens in th
#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
The Design Museum of Chicago or "DMoC" (formerly Chicago Design Museum) is a museum of design in the Chicago loop . It was founded by Tanner Woodford in 2012 as a pop-up museum , [1] and hosted exhibitions in different venues around Chicago in 2012 and 2013. [2] [3] [4] Following a successful Kickst
#9 Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts ( PAFA ) is a museum and private art school in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . [4] It was founded in 1805 and is the first and oldest art museum and art school in the United States. [4] The academy's museum is internationally known for its collections of 19th-
#10 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]
#11 Japanese American National Museum
The Japanese American National Museum ( 全米日系人博物館 , Zenbei Nikkeijin Hakubutsukan ) is located in Los Angeles, California , and dedicated to preserving the history and culture of Japanese Americans . Founded in 1992, it is located in the Little Tokyo area near downtown. The museum is an affiliate wit
The Saint Louis Art Museum (SLAM) is one of the principal U.S. art museums , with paintings , sculptures , cultural objects, and ancient masterpieces from all corners of the world. Its three-story building stands in Forest Park in St. Louis , Missouri , where it is visited by up to a half million pe
Officially, Cafesjian Center for the Arts (CCA, Armenian : Գաֆէսճեան արվեստի կենտրոն (Gafesčyan arvesti kentron), also known as the Cafesjian Museum Foundation ) is an art museum in Yerevan , Armenia . It is located at the central Kentron District , in and around the Yerevan Cascade which is a compl
#14 Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives
The Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives ( PAMA ) is a museum, art gallery, and archives for the Regional Municipality of Peel and are located in Brampton, Ontario , Canada. Previously, it was the Peel Heritage Complex . Its facilities were originally the Peel County Courthouse , Brampton Jail (als
Pinacotheca was a gallery in Melbourne , Australia. Established in 1967 by Bruce Pollard, it was ideologically committed to the avant-garde and represented a new generation of artists interested in post-object, conceptual [1] and other non-traditional art forms. [2] Art gallery located in Melbourne,
#16 Amon Carter Museum of American Art
The Amon Carter Museum of American Art ( ACMAA ) is located in Fort Worth, Texas , in the city's cultural district. The museum's permanent collection features paintings, photography, sculpture, and works on paper by leading artists working in the United States and its North American territories in t
#17 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
#18 Kumu (museum)
The Kumu Art Museum ( Estonian : Kumu kunstimuuseum ) is an art museum in Tallinn , Estonia . It is one of the largest museums in Estonia and one of the largest art museums in Northern Europe . It is one of the five branches of the Art Museum of Estonia , housing its main offices. Art museum in Tall
#19 The Photographers' Gallery and Workshop
The Photographers' Gallery and Workshop (1973–2010) was an Australian photography gallery established in South Yarra , a suburb of Melbourne , and which ran almost continuously for nearly forty years. Its representation, in the 1970s and 1980s, of contemporary and mid-century, mostly American and so
#20 Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles ( MOCA ) is a contemporary art museum with two locations in greater Los Angeles, California . The main branch is located on Grand Avenue in Downtown Los Angeles , near the Walt Disney Concert Hall . MOCA's original space, initially intended as a "temporary
Our Lady of the Porta Vaga (Spanish: Nuestra Señora de la Soledad de Porta Vaga , Filipino : Birhen ng Porta Vaga ) is a Roman Catholic Marian title of the Blessed Virgin Mary associated with a venerated Marian painting. Marian apparition Our Lady of Solitude of Porta Vaga Original image decorated w
#2 Head III
Head III is an oil painting by Francis Bacon , one of series of works made in 1949 for his first one-man exhibition at the Hanover Gallery , in London. As with the other six paintings in the series, it focuses on the disembodied head of male figure, who looks out with a penetrating gaze, but is fixe
#3 Lev!
Lev! is a 170-meter (560 ft) long glass artwork in the pedestrian and bicycle tunnel between the Railway Station Square in central Umeå and Haga District in Sweden . The display has 16 audio channels and four of these are interactive. [1] It was inaugurated on 17 November 2012 in conjunction with
The Madonna del cardellino or Madonna of the Goldfinch is an oil on wood painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Raphael , from c. 1505–1506. A 10-year restoration process was completed in 2008, after which the painting was returned to its home at the Uffizi in Florence. [1] During the restoratio
#5 Murasaki Shikibu Nikki Emaki
The Murasaki Shikibu Nikki Emaki ( 紫式部日記絵巻 ) is a mid-13th century emaki (Japanese picture scroll) inspired by the private diary ( nikki ) of Murasaki Shikibu , lady-in-waiting at the 10th–11th century Heian court and author of The Tale of Genji . This emaki belongs to the classical style of Japanes
The Colossus (also known as The Giant ), is known in Spanish as El Coloso and also El Gigante (The Giant), El Pánico (The Panic) and La Tormenta (The Storm). [2] It is a painting traditionally attributed to Francisco de Goya that shows a giant in the centre of the canvas walking towards the left han
Our Lady of Good Counsel ( Latin : Mater boni consilii ) is a title given to the Blessed Virgin Mary , after a painting said to be miraculous, now found in the thirteenth century Augustinian church at Genazzano , near Rome, Italy. Measuring 40 to 45 centimetres (16 to 18 in) the image is a fresco
#8 Shear Draft
Shear Draft is a steel sculpture by Thomas Lindsey, installed in Seattle , Washington, United States. Sculpture in Seattle, Washington, U.S. Shear Draft The sculpture in 2022 Artist Thomas Lindsey Year 1995 ( 1995 ) Medium Steel sculpture Location Seattle , Washington, U.S. Coordinates 47°37′55″N
#9 Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?
Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? ( French : D'où venons-nous ? Que sommes-nous ? Où allons-nous ? ) is a painting by French artist Paul Gauguin . The painting was created in Tahiti , and is in the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston , Massachusetts. Viewed as a masterpiece by
#10 Jo, the Beautiful Irishwoman
Jo, the Beautiful Irishwoman ( French : Jo, la belle irlandaise ) is the title of a series of four oil on canvas bust-length portraits by Gustave Courbet . They all show the same redheaded Irish model Joanna Hiffernan (c.1843 - c.1905) looking in a mirror - she also modelled for Whistler . The works
#11 Mercury Passing Before the Sun
Mercury Passing Before the Sun ( Italian : Mercurio transita davanti al sole or Mercurio (che) passa davanti al sole ) is the title of a series of paintings by Italian Futurist painter Giacomo Balla , depicting the November 17, 1914 transit of Mercury across the face of the Sun . Series of paintings
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
The Partisans is a 1979 aluminum sculpture by the Polish-American sculptor Andrzej Pitynski that has been exhibited in Boston , Massachusetts, since 1983. The sculpture depicts Polish anti-communist " cursed soldiers ". It is dedicated to freedom fighters worldwide. Sculpture in Boston, Massacuhuset
Paysage Bords de Seine [1] ( On the Shore of the Seine [2] or Landscape on the Banks of the Seine [1] ) is an 1879 oil painting by Pierre-Auguste Renoir . It was stolen in 1951 from the Baltimore Museum of Art and resurfaced in 2012. Paysage Bords de Seine English: On the Shore of the Seine , Englis
#15 The Watering Trough at Marly with Hoarfrost
The Watering Trough at Marly with Hoarfrost is an 1876 painting by Alfred Sisley . It was owned by François Depeaux , a Sisley collector, and passed through other collections before ending up in that of Paul Mellon . It is now in the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, United States. [1] 1876
William Bayne (1858–1922) was a writer and a lecturer at Dundee Training College. [1] He was born on 13 April 1858 at Lawhead, Cameron in Fife . His father was Thomas Bayne, a shoemaker, and his mother Ann Robertson. He died unmarried at Radernie, Cameron on 17 November 1922, aged 64. William Bayne
#2 Sandu Tudor
Sandu Tudor ( Romanian pronunciation: [ˈsandu ˈtudor] ; born Alexandru Al. Teodorescu , known in church records as Brother Agathon , later Daniil Teodorescu , Daniil Sandu Tudor , Daniil de la Rarău ; December 22 or December 24, 1896 – November 17, 1962) was a Romanian poet, journalist, theologian
#3 Kurt Martin
Kurt Martin (31 January 1899 in Zurich – 27 January 1975 in Bad Wiessee ) was a German art historian . Rubens' Portrait of Marchesa Brigida Spinola Doria , 1935, bought from van Diemen & Co., Berlin German art historian This article is about a German art historian. For recurring character in The Sui
Jacques-Édouard Berger (24 May 1945 – 10 November 1993) was a Swiss Egyptologist. This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in French . (May 2012) Click [show] for important translation instructions. View a machine-translated version of the French article. Mach
John Russell Harper OC D.Litt. D.F.A. FRSC (April 13, 1914 – November 17, 1983) was a Canadian art historian who pioneered the field of art history in Canada. Canadian art historian J. Russell Harper Born John Russell Harper ( 1914-04-13 ) April 13, 1914 Caledonia, Ontario Died November 17, 1983 (19
Jill Trevelyan (born 1963) is a New Zealand art curator, reviewer, and author who specialises in 20th century New Zealand art. Her publications include the collected letters of New Zealand painter Toss Woollaston and a biography of New Zealand art dealer Peter McLeavey , which won the Book of the Ye
Felice (Cino) delle Piane is an Italian art historian who focuses on Khmer sculptures . He was born in Genoa , Italy on November 17, 1940, and has lived for over 30 years in Thailand . Italian art historian This article is an orphan , as no other articles link to it . Please introduce links to this
#8 Paula Harper
Paula Hays Harper ( née Fish ; November 17, 1930 – June 3, 2012 [1] ) was an American art historian, credited as "one of the first art historians to bring a feminist perspective to the study of painting and sculpture". She co-authored a biography on the French impressionist Camille Pissarro and was
Charles Rogers FSA (2 August 1711– 2 January 1784) was an English customs official, known as an art collector. He also wrote on drawings, and became a Fellow of the Royal Society . English art collector and connoisseur Charles Rogers, 1777 portrait
#10 Ernst Pfuhl
Ernst Pfuhl (17 November 1876, Charlottenburg – 7 August 1940, Basel ) was a German-Swiss classical archaeologist and art historian . He was the son of sculptor Johannes Pfuhl (1846-1914) and a son-in-law to art dealer Athanasios Rhousopoulos (1823-1898).
#11 Mario Praz
Mario Praz ( Italian: [ˈmaːrjo prats] ; September 6, 1896, Rome – March 23, 1982, Rome) was an Italian -born critic of art and literature, and a scholar of English literature . His best-known book, The Romantic Agony (1933), was a comprehensive survey of the decadent, erotic and morbid themes that
Filippo Tommaso Emilio Marinetti ( Italian: [fiˈlippo tomˈmaːzo mariˈnetti] ; 22 December 1876 – 2 December 1944) was an Italian poet, editor, art theorist, and founder of the Futurist movement. He was associated with the utopian and Symbolist artistic and literary community Abbaye de Créteil betw
Fernande Saint-Martin OC (March 28, 1927 – December 11, 2019) was a Canadian art critic, museologist, semiologist, visual arts theorist and writer. A graduate of the Université de Montréal and McGill University , her career began at La Presse in 1954 before being made editor-in-chief of Châtelaine m
#14 Bodo von Dewitz
Bodo Balthasar von Dewitz (11 April 1950 – 17 November 2017) was a German art historian . His work focused on historical photography. German art historian This article needs additional citations for verification . ( February 2021 )
#15 Arvède Barine
Arvède Barine (17 November 1840 – 14 November 1908), was a French writer and historian. Arvède Barine was the pseudonym of Mme. Charles Vincens, born Louise-Cécile Bouffé on 17 November 1840. [1] [2] [3] She mostly wrote on the subject of women, but she also wrote about travel, the political issues
#16 Winifred Lamb
Winifred Lamb (3 November 1894 – 16 September 1963) was a British archaeologist , art historian , and museum curator who specialised in Greek , Roman , and Anatolian cultures and artefacts. The bulk of her career was spent as the honorary keeper (curator) of Greek antiquities at the University of Ca
#17 Timothy Potts
Dr. Timothy Potts is an Australian art historian , archaeologist , and museum director . He became the director of the J. Paul Getty Museum on 1 September 2012. [1] Dr. Timothy Potts Director of the J. Paul Getty Museum Incumbent Assumed office 1 September 2012 Preceded by James Cuno (acting) Direct
#18 Charles Blanc
Charles Blanc (17 November 1813, Castres (Tarn) – 17 January 1882, Paris ) was a French art critic. French art critic This article needs additional citations for verification . ( January 2013 ) This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in French . (April 2021)
Count Leopoldo Cicognara (17 November 1767, in Ferrara – 5 March 1834, in Venice) was an Italian artist, art collector , art historian and bibliophile . Italian artist, art collector, art historian and bibliophile This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on th
#20 Fabien Danesi
Fabien Danesi , a Doctor of Philosophy in Art History , is a lecturer at the Faculty of Arts of the University of Picardie Jules Verne in Amiens . [1] [2] Former resident of the Villa Medici , [3] French Academy in Rome in 2007–2008, [4] he previously taught at the François Rabelais University of To
#1 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
#2 Confederate Memorial (Arlington National Cemetery)
The Confederate Memorial is a memorial in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia , in the United States, that commemorates members of the armed forces of the Confederate States of America who died during the American Civil War . Authorized in March 1906, former Confederate soldier
#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 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
#5 List of statues of Vladimir Lenin
This article is a list of current and former known monuments of Vladimir Lenin . Some or all of the monuments in former Soviet republics and satellites were removed after the fall of the Soviet Union, while Russia and aligned countries (mainly Belarus) retained the thousands of Lenin monuments that
#6 Confederate Monument in Louisville
The Confederate Monument in Louisville is a 70-foot-tall monument formerly adjacent to and surrounded by the University of Louisville Belknap Campus in Louisville, Kentucky , United States. Relocation of the monument to Brandenburg, Kentucky , along the town's riverfront began November 2016, and was
#7 Statue of the Marquis de Lafayette (Lafayette College)
Marquis de Lafayette is a monumental statue on the campus of Lafayette College in Easton , Pennsylvania , United States . The statue, designed by Daniel Chester French and standing on a pedestal designed by Henry Bacon , was dedicated in 1921 in honor of the college's namesake, Gilbert du Motier, Ma
Leonardo's Horse (also known as the Sforza Horse or the Gran Cavallo ("Great Horse") ) is a project for a bronze sculpture that was commissioned from Leonardo da Vinci in 1482 by the Duke of Milan Ludovico il Moro , but never completed. It was intended to be the largest equestrian statue in the worl
#9 Monument to Philip IV of Spain
The Monument to Philip IV or Fountain of Philip IV is a memorial to Philip IV of Spain in the centre of Plaza de Oriente in Madrid , Spain . It was raised at the insistence of Isabella II of Spain in the first half of the 19th century, opening on 17 November 1843, a year before Narciso Pascual y Col
The Argonne Cross Memorial is a memorial to American military personnel who died fighting in France during World War I. It was erected on November 13, 1923, and stands in Section 18 of Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia , in the United States. Argonne Cross United States The A
The Newkirk Viaduct Monument (also, Newkirk Monument ) is a 15-foot white marble obelisk in the West Philadelphia neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania . Installed in 1839, it is inscribed with the names of 51 railroad builders and executives, among other information. Sculpture by Thomas Ustick
#12 Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Arlington)
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is a historic monument dedicated to deceased U.S. service members whose remains have not been identified. It is located in Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia , United States. The World War I "Unknown" is a recipient of the Medal of Honor , the Victoria Cross , an
#13 Homeless Jesus
Homeless Jesus , [1] also known as Jesus the Homeless , is a bronze sculpture by Canadian sculptor Timothy Schmalz depicting Jesus as a homeless person, sleeping on a park bench. The original sculpture was installed at Regis College , University of Toronto , in early 2013. Other casts have since bee
#14 Monument to Salavat Yulaev
The Monument to Salavat Yulaev ( Russian : Памятник Салавату Юлаеву , Pamyatnik Salavatu Yulayevu ; Bashkir : Салауат Юлаев һәйкәле , Salawat Yulayev häykäle ) is a monument to Salawat Yulayev in Ufa , Russia . The monument is represented in the coat of arms of Bashkortostan . It was built in 1967.