langs: 2 сентября [ru] / september 2 [en] / 2. september [de] / 2 septembre [fr] / 2 settembre [it] / 2 de septiembre [es]
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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)
#2 Néle Azevedo
Néle Azevedo (born 1950) is a Brazilian sculptor, visual artist and independent researcher. She is best known for her "Melting Men" installations. [1] [2] Néle Azevedo Born 1950 Santos Dumont , MG, Brazil Nationality Brazilian Education Art Institute of State University of São Paulo, Brazil (MA, Vis
Sadik Kwaish Alfraji (b. Baghdad, 1960) is an Iraqi multi-media artist, photographer, animator, video producer and installation artist noted for producing "existentialist" works with dark, shadowy figures that speak of human frailty. Sadik Kwaish Alfraji Born ( 1960-09-02 ) 2 September 1960 (age 6
Mária Balážová (born 31 August 1956 in Trnava , Slovakia, former Czechoslovakia) is a contemporary Slovak artist. Her practise as an artist is usually associated with new geometry, post-geometry and postmodern. Mária Balážová Born ( 1956-08-31 ) 31 August 1956 (age 66) Trnava , Slovakia Nationalit
Eileen Lucy " Tirzah " Garwood (11 April 1908 – 27 March 1951) was a British artist and engraver, a member of the Great Bardfield Artists . The artist Eric Ravilious was her husband from 1930 until his death in 1942. [1] English painter Tirzah Garwood Born Eileen Lucy Garwood ( 1908-04-11 ) April 11
Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun is a Cowichan / Syilx First Nations contemporary artist from Canada. [1] [2] His paintings employ elements of Northwest Coast formline design and Surrealism to explore issues as environmentalism, land ownership, and Canada's treatment of First Nations peoples. Lawrence Paul
#7 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
Leslie Gilbert Illingworth (2 September 1902 – 20 December 1979) was a Welsh political cartoonist best known for his work for the Daily Mail and for becoming the chief cartoonist at the British satirical periodical Punch . [1] Leslie Gilbert Illingworth Born ( 1902-09-02 ) 2 September 1902 Barry , W
#9 Sonya Clark
Sonya Clark (born 1967, Washington, D.C.) is an American artist of Afro-Caribbean heritage. Clark is a fiber artist known for using a variety of materials including human hair and combs to address race, culture, class, and history. [1] Her beaded headdress assemblages and braided wig series of the l
#10 Gerda Kratz
Gerda Kratz (6 July 1926 – 13 March 2011) was a German sculptor. German sculptor
#11 Abraham Matthijs
Abraham Matthijs or Abraham Matthys [1] [2] (1581 in Antwerp – 2 September 1649 in Antwerp) was a Flemish painter and art collector who was active in Antwerp and Italy. He is known for his religious compositions, marine scenes and portraits. [2] The death of Maria by Abraham Matthijs (1633), oil on
#12 Kathleen Scott
Edith Agnes Kathleen Young, Baroness Kennet , FRBS (née Bruce ; formerly Scott ; 27 March 1878 – 25 July 1947) was a British sculptor. Trained in London and Paris, Scott was a prolific sculptor, notably of portrait heads and busts and also of several larger public monuments. These included a numbe
#13 Susan Tepper
Susan Tepper (August 30, 1943 – February 18, 1991) was an American Neo-Expressionist and Figurative painter. American painter Susan Tepper Born ( 1943-08-30 ) August 30, 1943 Plainfield, New Jersey Died February 18, 1991 (1991-02-18) (aged 47) New York, New York Nationality American Education Vass
#14 Louis Chéron
Louis Chéron (2 September 1660 – 26 May 1725) was a French painter, illustrator and art tutor. French painter The Prophecy of Agabus by Louis Cheron
#15 William Savage (ornithologist)
William Savage (September 2, 1832 – July 7, 1908) was an English American ornithologist and painter. He drew pictures based on birds that he hunted or received and then painted accurate representations of those birds. Much of the recognition for his work happened after his death. English American or
#16 Eric Ravilious
Eric William Ravilious (22 July 1903 – 2 September 1942) was a British painter, designer, book illustrator and wood-engraver. He grew up in Sussex , and is particularly known for his watercolours of the South Downs and other English landscapes, which examine English landscape and vernacular art with
Edmund Arthur Harvey , also known as E.A. Harvey or Harvey (20 February 1907 – 23 May 1994) was a British-born Australian artist. Known for his portraits and landscape art , he also taught painting, most notably at the National Art School in Sydney. In a career spanning 67 years, Harvey's works were
#18 Jeanne Malivel
Jeanne Malivel ( French pronunciation: [ʒan malivɛl] ; 15 April 1895 – 2 September 1926) was a Breton designer and illustrator who inspired the Breton nationalist art movement Seiz Breur . Breton artist who supported Breton nationalism This article may be expanded with text translated from the c
#19 Marc Chagall
Marc Chagall [lower-alpha 1] (born Moishe Shagal ; 6 July [ O.S. 24 June ] 1887 – 28 March 1985) was a Russian-French artist. [2] [1] An early modernist , he was associated with several major artistic styles and created works in a wide range of artistic formats, including painting, drawings, b
#20 Edma Trimolet
Edma Trimolet ( née Saunier ; 1801/2–1878) was a French painter. [1] French painter Edma Trimolet Portrait by her husband (1850) Born 1801 or 12 October 1802 Chalon-sur-Saône , Saône-et-Loire Died 2 September 1878 (aged 75–77) Saint-Martin-sous-Montaigu , Saône-et-Loire Spouse(s) Anthelme Trimolet
#1 Saint Sophia Cathedral, Harbin
The Cathedral of the Holy Wisdom of God or Saint Sophia Cathedral in Harbin ( Chinese : 聖索菲亞教堂 ; Russian : Софийский собор ) is a former Russian Orthodox church located in the central district of Daoli , Harbin City , Heilongjiang , China . Saint Sophia Cathedral 圣索菲亚教堂 Софийский собор The Cathedral
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
Château de Linardié is the name for a once active cultural center located in the South West area of France seven kilometres from Gaillac in the Tarn, France . It operated for 10 years, from 1996 to 2006. Château de Linardié
#4 Centre Dürrenmatt Neuchâtel
The Centre Dürrenmatt Neuchâtel ( CDN ) exhibits Friedrich Dürrenmatt 's paintings and drawings . It is a part of Swiss National Library , just like Swiss Literary Archives , which has a close cooperation with CDN. [1] This article needs additional citations for verification . ( February 2019 ) Cent
#5 Bass Museum
The Bass Museum of Art is a contemporary art museum located in Miami Beach, Florida . The Bass Museum of Art was founded in 1963 and opened in 1964. Art museum in Florida, United States The Bass The Bass Museum of Art front façade, January 2015 Established 1963 Location Miami Beach, Florida , United
The Bucerius Kunst Forum is an international exhibition centre in Hamburg , Germany, founded in 2002 through the ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius foundation. It is named after Gerd Bucerius and his wife, and located directly beside the Hamburg Rathaus . The exhibition centre shows 3 - 4 exhibi
#7 Rosy Wilde
The Rosy Wilde gallery was an artist-run project space, established in 2003 by British artist Stella Vine in a former butcher's shop below her house in east London, to showcase work by emerging artists. The gallery was not making money and Vine was expecting bailiffs , when one of her paintings of D
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
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,
#10 North Carolina Museum of Art
The North Carolina Museum of Art (NCMA) is an art museum in Raleigh, North Carolina . It opened in 1956 as the first major museum collection in the country to be formed by state legislation and funding. [1] Since the initial 1947 appropriation that established its collection, the Museum has continue
#11 Musée Carnavalet
The Musée Carnavalet in Paris is dedicated to the history of the city . The museum occupies two neighboring mansions: the Hôtel Carnavalet and the former Hôtel Le Peletier de Saint Fargeau . On the advice of Baron Haussmann , the civil servant who transformed Paris in the latter half of the 19th cen
#12 ZAZ10TS
ZAZ10TS, or ZAZ 10 Times Square, is an art gallery and cultural initiative located in Midtown Manhattan , New York City and situated in the lobby of the office building at 10 Times Square. [1] [2] Conceived by curator and philanthropist Tzili Charney, ZAZ10TS engages with the public through emerging
#13 Orleans House
Orleans House was a Palladian villa built by the architect John James in 1710 [1] near the Thames at Twickenham , England, for the politician and diplomat James Johnston . It was subsequently named after the Duc d'Orléans who stayed there in the early 19th century. By the early 20th century it was d
Third Floor Gallery was an independent charitable [1] photography gallery in Cardiff Bay , Wales . It opened in 2010 and predominantly featured documentary photography, [2] often premiering new work with the direct involvement of the photographers. [3] It closed in 2016. [ citation needed ] Opening
Tsaritsyno ( Russian : Царицыно , IPA: [tsɐˈrʲitsɨnə] , literal meaning " Tsaritsa 's property") is a palace museum and park reserve in the south of Moscow . For other uses, see Tsaritsyno (disambiguation) . Tsaritsyno Царицыно Location within Moscow Established 1775 It was founded in the 1775 as
#16 Canterbury Museum, Christchurch
The Canterbury Museum is a museum located in the central city of Christchurch , New Zealand, in the city's Cultural Precinct. [1] The museum was established in 1867 with Julius von Haast – whose collection formed its core – as its first director. [2] The building is registered as a "Historic Place –
The Nasher Museum of Art (previously the Duke University Museum of Art ) is the art museum of Duke University , and is located on Duke's campus in Durham, North Carolina , United States. The Nasher, along with Dartmouth's Hood Museum of Art and Princeton's Art Museum , has been recognized as a place
#18 American Visionary Art Museum
The American Visionary Art Museum (AVAM) is an art museum located in Baltimore, Maryland's Federal Hill neighborhood at 800 Key Highway . The museum specializes in the preservation and display of outsider art (also known as "intuitive art," "raw art," or "art brut"). The city agreed to give the muse
The Muscarelle Museum of Art is a university museum affiliated with the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia . While the Museum only dates to 1983, the university art collection has been in existence since its first gift – a portrait of the physicist Robert Boyle – in 1732. Most early
#20 New Museum
The New Museum of Contemporary Art , founded in 1977 by Marcia Tucker , is a museum in New York City at 235 Bowery , on Manhattan 's Lower East Side . Museum in New York City "The New Museum" redirects here. For the museum in Sweden, see The New Museum (Sweden) . For the museum in Berlin, see Neues
The Cristo de Chircales , or Santísimo Cristo de Chircales , it is a painting on oil in linen by an anonymous author, preserved in the Sanctum of the Holiest Christ de Chircales, Valdepeñas de Jaén in 16th century. This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on t
Ode to a Tree is an outdoor 1977 sculpture by Le Roy (L. R.) Setziol, installed on the Oregon State University campus in Corvallis, Oregon , in the United States. Ode to a Tree Artist Le Roy (L. R.) Setziol Year 1977 ( 1977 ) Type Sculpture Medium Alaskan yellow cedar Condition "Treatment needed"
#3 Sessão do Conselho de Estado
Sessão do Conselho de Estado (Session of the State Council) is an artwork of the genre historical painting made by Georgina de Albuquerque in 1922. It portrays the session of 2 September 1822 of the State Council of Brazil , preceding Brazilian independence . The artwork is part of the collection on
The Bathers is a painting by Gustave Courbet , first exhibited at the Paris Salon of 1853, where it caused a major scandal. It was unanimously attacked by art critics for the huge nude woman at its centre and the sketchy landscape background, both against official artistic canons. It was bought for
Gromit Unleashed 2 was a public arts trail in Bristol , England. The trail featured 67 giant sculptures designed by high-profile artists, designers, innovators and local talent. Sculptures are positioned in high footfall and iconic locations around Bristol and the surrounding area from July 2 to Sep
A Harlot's Progress (also known as The Harlot's Progress ) is a series of six paintings (1731, now destroyed) [1] and engravings (1732) [2] by the English artist William Hogarth . The series shows the story of a young woman, M. (Moll or Mary) Hackabout, who arrives in London from the country and bec
Sha-Amun-en-su ( Ancient Egyptian : the fertile fields of Amun ) was an Egyptian priestess and singer who lived in Thebes during the first half of the 8th century B.C. , responsible for ceremonial duties at the Temple of Karnak , dedicated to the god Amun . Sha-Amun-en-su was a Heset , i.e., a membe
The Closing Era is a bronze sculpture of a Native American hunter standing over a dying bison, installed on the East side of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver . [1] [2] The statute was created by Preston Powers , the son of famous sculptor Hiram Powers and " represents the end of the traditional
#9 Vyšší Brod (Hohenfurth) cycle
The Vyšší Brod (Hohenfurth) cycle , (also known as Hohenfurth altarpiece ) ranks among the most important monuments of European Gothic painting . [1] It is made up of nine panel paintings depicting scenes from the Life of Christ , covering his childhood, Passion and resurrection. These paintings wer
#10 The Dream (Rousseau painting)
The Dream ( French : Le Rêve ; occasionally also known as Le Songe or Rêve exotique ) is a large oil-on-canvas painting created by Henri Rousseau in 1910, one of more than 25 Rousseau paintings with a jungle theme. His last completed work, it was first exhibited at the Salon des Indépendants from 18
La Femme aux Phlox , also known as Woman with Phlox or Woman with Flowers , is an oil painting created in 1910 by the French artist and theorist Albert Gleizes (1881–1953). The painting was exhibited in Room 41 at the Salon des Indépendants in the Spring of 1911 (no. 2612); the exhibition that intro
The Funeral (French – L'Enterrement ) is an 1867–1870 oil on canvas painting by Édouard Manet , now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York . Incomplete, its style is very close to that of Effect of Snow on Petit-Montrouge and The Exposition Universelle of 1867 (Rouart, Widenstein 1975 no. 123
Thomas Carlyle is an unfinished portrait of the Scottish essayist, historian and philosopher of the same name by English Pre-Raphaelite painter John Everett Millais in 1877. Painting by John Everett Millais Thomas Carlyle Artist John Everett Millais Year 1877 Catalogue NPG 968 Medium Oil on canvas S
#14 Deux Nus
Deux Nus ( Two Nudes , Two Women and Dones en un paisatge ) is an early Cubist painting by the French artist and theorist Jean Metzinger . The work was exhibited at the first Cubist manifestation, in Room 41 of the 1911 Salon des Indépendants , Paris. At this exhibition the Cubist movement was effec
Fountain for Company H , also known as Second Oregon Company Volunteers , [1] [2] is a 1914 fountain and war memorial designed by John H. Beaver, installed in Portland, Oregon 's Plaza Blocks , in the United States. Dedicated to the men of Company H of the 2nd Oregon Volunteer Infantry Regiment kill
#16 List of paintings by Nicolas Poussin
This page is a list of paintings by Nicolas Poussin ( Andelys , 15 June 1594 – Rome, 19 November 1665). The attributions vary notably from one art historian to another. Jacques Thuillier , one of the most restrictive, produced a list in 1994 that gave 224 uncontested autograph works and 33 works wit
#17 The Standard Bearer (Rembrandt, 1636)
The Standard Bearer is a three-quarter-length self-portrait by Rembrandt formerly in the Paris collection of Elie de Rothschild , and purchased by the Rijksmuseum for 175 million euros with assistance from the Dutch state and Vereniging Rembrandt in 2021. It was painted on the occasion of the artist
Tiziano Panconi ( Pescia , September 2, 1969) is an Italian art historian, specializing in Italian painting of the eighteenth century, [1] [2] in particular of Macchiaioli [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] and Giovanni Boldini [11] [12] [13] Italian art historian This article is an orphan , as no oth
Pietro Giordani (January 1, 1774 – September 2, 1848) was an Italian writer, classical literary scholar, and a close friend of, and influence on, Giacomo Leopardi . Pietro Giordani
#3 Thea Exley
Thea Melvie Exley (2 September 1923 – 29 January 2007) [1] was an Australian archivist and art historian, and the first woman to head a regional office of the Australian Commonwealth Archives Office (now the National Archives of Australia ). She was also its first national Senior Archivist Reference
Andreas Embirikos ( Greek : Ανδρέας Εμπειρίκος ; September 2, 1901 in Brăila – August 3, 1975 in Kifissia , Attica ) was a Greek surrealist poet and one of the first Greek psychoanalysts . Greek surrealist poet and psychoanalyst Andreas Embirikos
#5 Arthur Gilbert (real estate developer)
Sir Arthur Gilbert (born Abraham Bernstein ; May 16, 1913 – September 2, 2001) was a British-born American real estate developer, art collector and philanthropist. Sir Arthur Gilbert Born Abraham Bernstein May 16, 1913 London , England Died September 2, 2001 (2001-09-02) (aged 88) Beverly Hills, C
Carl Tancred Borenius (July 14, 1885, Vyborg – September 2, 1948, Coombe Bisset) was a Finnish art historian working in England, who became the first professor of the history of art at University College London . He was a prolific author, and recognised as one of the world's leading experts on Itali
#7 Adolf Schöll
Gustav Adolf Schöll (2 September 1805 in Brünn – 26 May 1882 in Jena ) was a German art historian , archaeologist and classical philologist . Adolf Schöll (date unknown)
Raffaele Calzini (29 December 1885 – 2 September 1953) was an Italian art critic and writer. [1] His novel Segantini, romanzo della montagna , about the short-lived Alpine painter Giovanni Segantini , won the Premio Letterario Viareggio Rèpaci in 1934. [2] Italian art critic and writer Raffaele Calz
Helen Gee (1919–2004) was an American photography gallery owner, co-owner of the Limelight in New York City, New York from 1954 to 1961. [1] [2] It was New York City's first important post-war photography gallery, pioneering sales of photographs as art. Helen Gee Born ( 1919-04-29 ) April 29, 1919 J
Manuel Bartolomé Cossío (22 February 1857 – 2 September 1935) was a Spanish art historian and Krausist teacher. Born in Haro , La Rioja, he entered the Institución Libre de Enseñanza , where he was godson and favourite pupil of Francisco Giner de los Ríos as well as his inseparable companion and suc
#11 Philippe Daverio
Philippe Daverio (17 October 1949 – 2 September 2020) was an Italian art historian , gallerist, teacher, writer, author, politician, and television personality. [1] [2] [3] Italian art historian (1949–2020) Philippe Daverio Daverio in 2010 in Venice Born ( 1949-10-17 ) 17 October 1949 Mulhouse , Fra
#12 Anna Banti
Anna Banti (born Lucia Lopresti ; 27 June 1895 – 2 September 1985) was an Italian writer, art historian, critic, and translator. Italian writer, art historian and translator
#13 Giovanni Battista Visconti
Giovanni Battista Visconti or Giovanni Battista Antonio Visconti (1722 – 2 September 1784) was an Italian archaeologist and museum curator. Italian archaeologist and museum curator This article includes a list of references , related reading or external links , but its sources remain unclear becau
#14 Helen Clay Frick
Helen Clay Frick (September 2, 1888 – November 9, 1984) [1] was an American philanthropist and art collector. She was born in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , the third child of the coke and steel magnate Henry Clay Frick (1849 – 1919) and his wife, Adelaide Howard Childs (1859 – 1931). Two of her siblin
George Roseborough Collins (September 2, 1917 – January 5, 1993) was an American art historian and educator . An expert on the work of the architect Antoni Gaudí , Collins was Professor of Art History at Columbia University . American art historian This article uses bare URLs , which are uninformati
#16 António Garcia Ribeiro de Vasconcelos
António Garcia Ribeiro de Vasconcelos (1860 – 1941) was a Portuguese historian and theologian. He taught at the University of Coimbra from 1887 to 1930, first in the Faculty of Theology and then in the Faculty of Letters, which appointed him Emeritus Professor. In 1936 he became the first presiden
#17 Franklin Sirmans
Franklin Sirmans [1] (born in New York City ( Queens )) [2] is an American art critic , editor, writer, curator [1] and has been the director of the Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) [3] since October 2015. [4] His initiatives there include ensuring that PAMM's art program reflects the community in Miam
#18 Bernard Smith (art historian)
Bernard William Smith (3 October 1916 – 2 September 2011) was an Australian art historian , art critic and academic, considered the founding father of Australian art history, and one of the country's most important thinkers. His book Place, Taste and Tradition: a study of Australian art since 1788
#19 Harry Bober
Harry Bober (1915 – 1988) was an American art historian , a university professor, and a writer. He was the first Avalon Professor of the Humanities a New York University (NYU). [1] He wrote and edited several books and published numerous articles on the art, architecture and historiography of the Mi
#20 Emilia Dilke
Emilia Francis Strong (2 September 1840, Ilfracombe , Devon – 23 October 1904), better known as Lady Dilke , was a British author, art historian, feminist and trade unionist. An 1887 portrait of Lady Dilke by Hubert von Herkomer
The Netherlands Carillon is a 127-foot (39-m) tall campanile housing a 53-bell carillon located in Arlington, Virginia . The instrument and tower were given in the 1950s "From the People of the Netherlands to the People of the United States of America " to thank the United States for its contributio
The Venus of Dolní Věstonice ( Czech : Věstonická venuše ) is a Venus figurine , a ceramic statuette of a nude female figure dated to 29,000–25,000 BCE ( Gravettian industry ). It was found at the Paleolithic site Dolní Věstonice in the Moravian basin south of Brno , in the base of Děvín Mountain in
The emigrant's mother , also known as La lloca'l Rinconín or la muyerona (from the Asturian "La loca del Rinconín" and "La mujerona"), [1] is a sculpture by Ramón Muriedas Mazorra located in Somió , on the coast of Gijón , Spain , erected as a homage to Asturian emigration around the world. La madre
Stolpersteine is the German name for small, cobblestone-sized memorials placed around Europe by the German artist Gunter Demnig . They commemorate the victims of Nazi Germany who were murdered, deported, exiled or driven to suicide. The first Stolpersteine in Milan , the capital of the Italian regio
#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
Thomas Hardy Statue is a statue of Thomas Hardy , located at Dorchester , Dorset , England . It was funded by public subscription to commemorate Hardy's life and works, three years after his death. [1] Designed by Eric Kennington , [2] the statue was unveiled on 2 September 1931 by Sir James Matthew
#7 Lancashire Fusiliers War Memorial
The Lancashire Fusiliers War Memorial is a First World War memorial dedicated to members of the Lancashire Fusiliers killed in that conflict. Outside the Fusilier Museum in Bury, Greater Manchester , in North West England , it was unveiled in 1922—on the seventh anniversary of the landing at Cape He
The Wellington Cenotaph , also known as the Wellington Citizens' War Memorial , is a war memorial located on the intersection of Lambton Quay and Bowen Street in Wellington , New Zealand. It was unveiled on Anzac Day (25 April) 1931 to commemorate the New Zealand dead of World War I . It features tw
Deutsches Eck ( German: [ˈdɔʏtʃəs ˈʔɛk] , "German Corner") is the name of a promontory in Koblenz , Germany , where the Mosel river joins the Rhine . Named after a local commandry of the Teutonic Order ("Teutonischer Orden"), it became known for a monumental equestrian statue of William I , first Ge
#10 Tomb of Antipope John XXIII
The Tomb of Antipope John XXIII is the marble -and-bronze tomb monument of Antipope John XXIII (Baldassare Cossa, c. 1360–1419), created by Donatello and Michelozzo for the Florence Baptistry adjacent to the Duomo . It was commissioned by the executors of Cossa's will after his death on December 2
The Victory Column ( German : Siegessäule ( help · info ) , from Sieg ‘victory’ + Säule ‘column’) is a monument in Berlin , Germany. Designed by Heinrich Strack after 1864 to commemorate the Prussian victory in the Second Schleswig War , by the time it was inaugurated on 2 September 1873, Prussia
#12 Lur Blowers
The Lur Blowers ( Danish : Lurblæserne) is a monument located next to City Hall in Copenhagen , Denmark , consisting of a bronze sculpture of two lur players mounted on top of a tall terracotta column. The monument was a gift to the City of Copenhagen from the Carlsberg Foundation and New Carlsberg
#13 City (artwork)
City is a land art sculpture by Michael Heizer . Located in Garden Valley, a desert valley in rural Lincoln County in the U.S. state of Nevada , it spans more than a mile in length and is the largest contemporary artwork ever built. [2] [3] The work was begun in 1972, taking 50 years to complete, an
#14 Diana Fountain, Bushy Park
The Diana Fountain in Bushy Park , in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames , is a seventeenth-century statue ensemble and water feature in an eighteenth-century setting with a surrounding pool and mile long tree lined vistas which honors the Roman Goddess Diana . [1] Originally created for Som
#15 Prussia Columns
The Prussia Columns ( German : Preußensäulen ) are two monuments, over 15 metres (49 ft) high, that were erected in the years 1854 and 1855 by order of the Prussian king, Frederick William IV on the southeast coast of the German island of Rügen near Neukamp and Groß Stresow. Both villages are toda
#16 Robert E. Lee Monument (Richmond, Virginia)
The Robert E. Lee Monument in Richmond, Virginia , was the first installation on Monument Avenue in 1890, and would ultimately be the last monument removed from the site. [3] Before its removal on September 8, 2021, [4] the monument honored Confederate Civil War General Robert E. Lee , depicted on a
The Jeanne Mance Monument is a memorial in Montreal . Jeanne Mance Monument Location in Montreal Coordinates 45°30′53″N 73°34′44″W Location Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal Designer Louis-Philippe Hébert Type Monument Material Bronze (sculptural group), Grey granite (pedestal) Beginning date 1909 Opening
#18 Tatishchev Monument (Tolyatti)
The Tatishchev Monument ( Russian : Памятник Татищеву ) is an equestrian statue on the banks of the Volga at Tolyatti . Completed in 1998, it honors Vasily Tatishchev , the founder of Tolyatti. Monument to Tatishchev on the background of the Volga , Tolyatti .