langs: 8 сентября [ru] / september 8 [en] / 8. september [de] / 8 septembre [fr] / 8 settembre [it] / 8 de septiembre [es]
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Mary Mattingly (born September 8, 1978) is an American visual artist living and working in New York City . She was born in Rockville, Connecticut in 1978. [1] She has studied at Parsons School of Design in New York, and received her Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) from Pacific Northwest College of Art i
Antoine Claraz (8 September 1909, in Fribourg – 2 June 1997, in Fribourg), was a Swiss painter, sculptor and art teacher. [1] A selection of his work was exhibited in Musée d'art et d'histoire, Fribourg in 2000. [2]
William Henry James Boot (1848 – 8 September 1918 [1] ) was an English oil and watercolour artist, illustrator and author. English painter He was born in Manchester , England, going on to exhibit at the Royal Academy in London (from 1874 to 1884); and becoming a member of the Royal Society of Britis
#4 Karl Hoff
Karl Heinrich Hoff (8 September 1838, Mannheim – 13 May 1890, Karlsruhe ) was a German genre painter, best known for his 18th century period scenes. He is generally referred to as The Elder , to distinguish him from his son, Karl Heinrich [ de ] , who was also a painter. German painter Karl Hoff b
José Segrelles Albert (18 March 1885 - 3 March 1969) was a Spanish painter and illustrator. He was the uncle of cartoonists and painters Eustaquio and Vicente Segrelles . [1] Spanish painter (1885–1969) José Segrelles Born José Segrelles y Albert ( 1885-03-18 ) March 18, 1885 Albaida ( Valencia ), S
Joaquín Torres García (28 July 1874 – 8 August 1949) was a Uruguayan - Spanish artist [1] who was born in Montevideo , Uruguay . Torres-García emigrated to Catalunya , Spain as an adolescent, where he began his career as an artist in 1891. For the next three decades, Torres-García embraced the Cat
Stephen Morgan Etnier (September 11, 1903 – November 7, 1984) was an American realist painter, painting for six decades. His work is distinguished by a mixture of realism and luminism , favoring industrial and working scenes, but always imbued with atmospheric light. Geographically, his career spann
Mamata Banerjee ( Bengali : Mamata Bandyopadhyay, Bengali pronunciation: [mɔmot̪a bɔnd̪ːopad̪d̪ʱae̯] ; born 5 January 1955) is an Indian politician who is serving as the eighth and current chief minister of the Indian state of West Bengal since 20 May 2011, the first woman to hold the office. Havi
Jeremy Barrett (born 1936 [1] ) is an Australian artist. Australian artist Jeremy Barrett Born ( 1936-09-08 ) 8 September 1936 (age 85) [1] Melbourne, Victoria , Australia [1] Nationality Australian Known for Painting Website jeremybarrett .com .au His work is in the collection of the National G
#10 Alan Fetterman
Alan Fetterman is an American plein air impressionist oil painter from Bucks County in Pennsylvania . [1] He began painting in earnest after a trip to the Louvre Museum in Paris, France, when he was 35 years old. [2] American painter This article is an orphan , as no other articles link to it . Plea
Franz Wilhelm Seiwert (March 9, 1894 – July 3, 1933) was a German painter and sculptor in a constructivist style. He was also politically active as a communist making significant contributions, both graphic and theoretical to Die Aktion . Selbstbildnis (Self-portrait) by Franz Wilhelm Seiwert, 1928,
#12 Fred Tomaselli
Fred Tomaselli (born in Santa Monica, California, in 1956) is an American artist. He is best known for his highly detailed paintings on wood panels, combining an array of unorthodox materials suspended in a thick layer of clear, epoxy resin. American painter Fred Tomaselli Fred Tomaselli in his Broo
Mirac Creepingbear was a Kiowa / Pawnee / Arapaho painter from Oklahoma who played a pivotal role in mid-20th century Native American art . American painter
#14 Vasily Sternberg
Vasily Ivanovich Sternberg (Ukrainian: Василь Іванович Штернберґ, Russian: Василий Иванович Штернберг; (12 February 1818, Saint Petersburg - 8 September 1845, Rome ) was a Russian and Ukrainian landscape and genre painter. [1] Russian painter Vasily Sternberg Василий Иванович Штернберг Self-portrait
Eberhard Schlotter (June 3, 1921 – September 8, 2014) worked as an international painter in Spain and Germany . He is the brother of the sculptor Gotthelf Schlotter (1922–2007). German painter Schlotter was born in Hildesheim , eldest son of the sculptor Heinrich Schlotter, was private at the Second
#16 Bruno Bobak
Bruno Bobak , CM RCA LL.D., D.Litt (born Bronislaw Jacob Bobak ; 27 December 1923 – 24 September 2012) was a Polish-born Canadian war painter and art teacher. His main medium was watercolour painting but he also produced woodcuts . Bruno Bobak Born Bronislaw Jacob Bobak 27 December 1923 Wawelówka, n
#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 Edward O'Brien (mural artist)
Edward O'Brien (1910-1975) was an American artist and muralist. American painter Edward O'Brien
#19 Shuvinai Ashoona
Shuvinai Ashoona RCA (born August 1961 [1] ) is an Inuk artist who works primarily in drawing. [2] She is known for her detailed pen and pencil drawings depicting northern landscapes and contemporary Inuit life. Canadian Inuk artist Shuvinai Ashoona Born August 1961 (age 61) [1] Cape Dorset , No
#20 Pieter Verbrugghen the Younger
Pieter Verbrugghen the Younger or Pieter Verbrugghen II [1] (1648, Antwerp - after 1691, Antwerp) was a Flemish sculptor, draughtsman, etcher and stone merchant. [2] Design for main altar of the Antwerp St. Paul Church, 1670
Christine Abrahams Gallery, first named Axiom, was a Melbourne gallery showing contemporary Australian art between 1980 and 2008. Australian Art Gallery
#2 V&A Dundee
V&A Dundee is a design museum in Dundee , Scotland, which opened on 15 September 2018. [3] [4] The V&A Dundee is the first design museum in Scotland and the first Victoria and Albert museum outside London. The V&A Dundee is also the first building in the United Kingdom designed by Kengo Kuma . This
#3 National Gallery of Victoria
The National Gallery of Victoria , popularly known as the NGV , is an art museum in Melbourne , Victoria , Australia. Founded in 1861, it is Australia's oldest and most visited art museum. Art museum in Melbourne, Australia National Gallery of Victoria NGV International on St Kilda Road in Southbank
#4 Galleria Civica d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Latina
The Galleria Civica d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Latina or The Modern and Contemporary Civic Gallery in Latina , in the Region of Lazio, is an Italian Pinacoteca (Paintings Museum). It was instituted in 1937 as Littoria Pinacoteca (Antic Latina’s name) and its original centre was realised thank
#5 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
#7 Reynolda House Museum of American Art
The Reynolda House Museum of American Art displays a premiere collection of American art ranging from the colonial period to the present. Built in 1917 by Katharine Smith Reynolds and her husband R. J. Reynolds , founder of the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company , the house originally occupied the cente
#8 Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art
The Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art is a teaching museum on the campus of Hamilton College [1] in Clinton, New York . The Wellin invites visitors to discover the arts and form unexpected connections through groundbreaking exhibitions, a globally representative teaching collection, and engaging p
Balmoral Castle ( / b æ l ˈ m ɒr əl / ) is a large estate house in Aberdeenshire , Scotland , and a residence of the British royal family . It is near the village of Crathie , 9 miles (14 km) west of Ballater and 50 miles (80 km) west of Aberdeen . Royal residence in Scotland Balmoral Castle Bal
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,
#11 Museum of Contemporary Art, Tucson
The Museum of Contemporary Art ( MOCA ) [1] in Tucson , Arizona , United States, was founded in 1997, by Julia Latane, James Graham, and David Wright. The museum was founded to create a permanent institution for contemporary art in Tucson 's arts district. Originally housed in the HazMat building on
The Racławice Panorama (Polish: Panorama Racławicka ) is a monumental (15 × 114 meter) cycloramic painting depicting the Battle of Racławice , during the Kościuszko Uprising . [1] It is located in Wrocław , Poland. The painting is one of only a few preserved relics of a genre of 19th-century mass cu
#13 Chiswick House
Chiswick House is a Neo-Palladian style villa in the Chiswick district of London , England. A "glorious" [1] example of Neo-Palladian architecture in west London , the house was designed and built by Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington (1694–1753), and completed in 1729. The house and garden occup
The Pinacothèque de Paris ( French: [pinakɔtɛk də paʁi] ) was an art gallery in Paris , France , with exhibition space for temporary exhibitions of artworks. [1] It was owned and run by Modigliani enthusiast Marc Restellini . [2] It closed in 15 February 2016 after going into receivership in Novem
The Imperial Glass Company is located in Bellaire , Ohio with a factory located on 29th Street and the offices located on Belmont Street. The factory was razed in 1995 to make room for commercial development and the Belmont Street location was transformed into a museum known as the National Imperial
#16 Hasted Kraeutler
Hasted Hunt was a contemporary art gallery located in Chelsea, New York City at 537 West 24th Street. The gallery was founded in 2005 by founding partner Sarah Hasted and W.M. Hunt. Hasted Hunt Gallery represented emerging and established artists from around the world. The addition of two painters a
#17 Silesian Museum of Fine Arts
The Silesian Museum of Fine Arts in Breslau (German: Schlesisches Museum für bildende Künste in Breslau) was an art museum located on Museum Square in Breslau, Prussia . The museum was operating from 1880 to 1945, when it burned down after the bombing. Museum in Wroclaw, Poland This article needs ad
#18 National Portrait Gallery (United States)
The National Portrait Gallery is a historic art museum between 7th, 9th, F, and G Streets NW in Washington, D.C. , in the United States. Founded in 1962 and opened to the public in 1968, it is part of the Smithsonian Institution . Its collections focus on images of famous Americans. The museum is ho
The Toronto Reference Library is a public reference library in Toronto , Ontario , Canada. The library is located on the corner of Yonge Street and Asquith Avenue, within the Yorkville neighbourhood of downtown Toronto . The Toronto Reference Library is the largest and most visited branch of Toronto
#20 SantralIstanbul
The SantralIstanbul ( Turkish : Santralİstanbul ), opened in 2007, is an arts and cultural complex located at the upper end of Golden Horn in the Eyüp district of Istanbul , Turkey . The center, consisting of an energy museum, an amphitheater , concert halls and a public library , is situated within
#1 Saint Martin de Porres (sculpture)
Saint Martin de Porres is a sculpture of St Martin de Porres by American artist and Catholic priest Fr Thomas McGlynn , OP. It is one of McGlynn's most well known works and is said to have contributed to the canonization of the saint in 1962. [1] [2] Sculpture by Thomas McGlynn Saint Martin de Porre
Our Lady of Šiluva ( Our Lady of the Pine Woods ) [1] is Roman Catholic icon of the Virgin Mary in Šiluva , Lithuania . A shrine of the same name has been built and is dedicated to her. The icon is highly venerated in Lithuania and is often called "Lithuania's greatest treasure". [2] Our Lady of Šil
Our Lady of Perpetual Help (also known as Our Lady of Perpetual Succour ) [note 1] is a Roman Catholic title of the Blessed Virgin Mary associated with a 15th-century Byzantine icon with an alleged Marian apparition . The icon is believed to have originated from the Keras Kardiotissas Monastery and
Il Perdono di Gesualdo (in English, The Pardon of Gesualdo ) is an altarpiece created in 1609 by the Florentine painter Giovanni Balducci for a commission from the madrigal composer Carlo Gesualdo , Prince of Venosa , of the kingdom of Naples . Conserved in the private chapel of Gesualdo's church, S
#5 Le goûter
Le Goûter , also known as Tea Time ( Tea-Time ), and Femme à la Cuillère ( Woman with a teaspoon ) is an oil painting created in 1911 by the French artist and theorist Jean Metzinger (1883–1956). It was exhibited in Paris at the Salon d'Automne of 1911, and the Salon de la Section d'Or , 1912. [1] O
Stabat Mater ( Latin for "the mother was standing") is a compositional form in the crucifixion of Jesus in art depicting the Virgin Mary under the cross during the crucifixion of Christ alongside John the apostle . Rood cross group, Church of St Mary, Gdansk Form of the Crucifixion of Jesus in art w
The Plum Blossoms is a 1948 painting by Henri Matisse . 1948 painting by Henri Matisse The Plum Blossoms Artist Henri Matisse Year 1948 Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 115.9 cm × 88.9 cm (45.6 in × 35 in) Location Museum of Modern Art , New York City
#8 Credulity, Superstition, and Fanaticism
Credulity, Superstition and Fanaticism is a satirical print by the English artist William Hogarth . It ridicules secular and religious credulity , and lampoons the exaggerated religious " enthusiasm " (excessive emotion, not keenness) of the Methodist movement. The print was originally engraved in 1
#9 Saint Jerome Writing (Caravaggio, Valletta)
Saint Jerome Writing is a painting by the Italian master Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio in 1607 or 1608, housed in the Oratory of St John's Co-Cathedral , Valletta , Malta . It can be compared with Caravaggio's earlier version of the same subject in the Borghese Gallery in Rome . This article nee
#10 The Lovers (Giulio Romano)
The Lovers , Two Lovers or Love Scene is an oil painting by Giulio Romano , originally painted on panel and later transferred to canvas by A Mitrokin in 1834. Since it was poorly stored and kept off public display due to its subject matter until 1920, it has significant damage, including three large
#11 Dedication of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major
The Dedication of the Basilica of St Mary Major [1] ( In Dedicatione basilicae S. Mariae ) [2] is a feast day in the General Roman Calendar of the Catholic Church, optionally celebrated annually on 5 August with the rank of memorial . For other uses, see Saint Mary of the Snow (disambiguation) The M
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
The Four Freedoms is a series of four oil paintings made in 1943 by the American artist Norman Rockwell . The paintings— Freedom of Speech , Freedom of Worship , Freedom from Want , and Freedom from Fear —are each approximately 45.75 by 35.5 inches (116.2 by 90.2 cm) , [1] and are now in the Norma
A Boy Bringing Bread (c. 1663) is an oil -on-canvas painting by the Dutch painter Pieter de Hooch . It is an example of Dutch Golden Age painting and is part of The Wallace Collection . A Boy Bringing Bread Artist Pieter de Hooch Year 1663 ( 1663 ) Medium oil on canvas Dimensions 74.5 cm × 60
Robert Ferguson FRS FRSE FGS (8 September 1769 – 3 December 1840) of Raith , was at various times a Whig Member of Parliament for Fifeshire , Haddingtonshire and Kirkcaldy Burghs , and at the time of his death he was Lord Lieutenant of the county of Fife . [1] [2] The Archers by Sir Henry Raeburn
The Blessed Mother is a work of public art by Gregory Mendez and Neil Wiffill. The sculpture, which depicts Mary , is located at St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church in Decatur, Indiana in the United States. The Blessed Mother Artist Gregory Mendez Neil Wiffill Year 2013 ( 2013 ) Type Steel
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
#18 Assumption of the Virgin (Rosso Fiorentino)
Assumption of the Virgin ( Italian : Assunzione di Maria ) is a fresco by Rosso Fiorentino in the Chiostro dei Voti of the Basilica della Santissima Annunziata in Florence . Assumption of the Virgin Italian: Assunzione di Maria Artist Rosso Fiorentino Year 1513–1514 Medium Fresco Subject Assumption
Salus Populi Romani ( Protectress , or more literally health or salvation , of the Roman People ) is a Roman Catholic title associated with the venerated image of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Rome . This Byzantine icon of the Madonna and Christ Child holding a Gospel book on a gold ground , now heavil
#20 A Nude Woman Doing Her Hair Before a Mirror
A Nude Woman Doing her Hair before a Mirror [1] (often only Woman in Front of a Mirror or with the old title A nude seen from the back, woman doing her hair before a mirror [2] ) is an oil painting from 1841 by the Danish Golden Age painter CW Eckersberg . The painting is in the Hirschsprung Collect
Filippo Mordani (8 September 1797, Ravenna – 20 September 1886, Forlì ) was an Italian writer and nationalist. The state primary school in the centre of Ravenna is named after him [1] – it houses a 2009 inscription [2] and a 2014 bust of him. [3] Italian writer Mordani
#2 Branko Fučić
Branko Fučić (8 September 1920 – 30 January 1999) was a Croatian art historian , archeologist and paleographer . [1] Branko Fučić Born ( 1920-09-08 ) 8 September 1920 Dubašnica , Kingdom of Yugoslavia Died 30 January 1999 (1999-01-30) (aged 78) Rijeka , Croatia Alma mater University of Zagreb Un
#3 Maurice Horn
Maurice Horn (born 1931) is a French-American [1] comics historian , author, and editor, considered to be one of the first serious academics to study comics . He is the editor of The World Encyclopedia of Comics , The World Encyclopedia of Cartoons , and 100 Years of American Newspaper Comics . Born
Christine Y. Kim is an American curator of contemporary art. She is currently the Britton Family Curator-at-Large at Tate . Prior to this post, Kim held the position of Curator of Contemporary Art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art . Before her appointment at LACMA in 2009, she was Associate Cu
James Dafforne (29 April 1804 – 5 June 1880) was a British journalist, known for his art criticism in The Art Journal . British journalist
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
#7 Harry Fett
Harry Fett (8 September 1875 – 13 September 1962) was a Norwegian art historian and factory owner. He headed the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage from 1913 to 1946. Norwegian art historian and factory owner Harry Fett Born ( 1875-09-08 ) 8 September 1875 Christiania , Norway Died 13 Septe
Walter Ferdinand Friedlaender (March 10, 1873 – September 8, 1966) was a German art historian (who should not be confused with Max Jakob Friedländer ). German art historian This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in German . (May 2010) Click [show] for import
Clarence Chatham Cook (September 8, 1828 – June 2, 1900) was a 19th-century American author and art critic . American writer and art critic Born in Dorchester, Massachusetts , Cook graduated from Harvard in 1849 and worked as a teacher. Between 1863 and 1869, Cook wrote a series of articles about Am
Suresh Kumar Neotia (1936–2015) was an Indian industrialist, entrepreneur, art collector, philanthropist and the co-founder of Ambuja Cements and associated companies. [1] [2] He was the chairman of the Group till 2009 when he relinquished the position in favor of his co-founder, Narotam Sekhsaria ,
#11 Alf Bøe
Alf Bøe (8 September 1927 – 8 June 2010) was a Norwegian art historian, educator, curator and author. [1] For other people named Alf Boe, see Alf Boe (disambiguation) .
#12 Cuesta Benberry
Cuesta Benberry (September 8, 1923 – August 23, 2007) was an American historian and scholar . [1] Considered to be one of the pioneers of research on quiltmaking in America, she was the pioneer of research on African-American quiltmaking. Her involvement in quilt research spans from founding and par
#13 Joseph Downs
Joseph Downs (July 24, 1895 – September 8, 1954) was an American museum curator and scholar of American decorative arts . After 17 years at the Metropolitan Museum of Art , Downs became founding curator of the Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library from 1949 to 1954. His assistant, Charles F. Montgom
#14 Aaron Scharf
Aaron Scharf (22 September 1922 – 21 January 1993) was an American-born British art historian who contributed in particular to the history of photography in which he had developed an interest while studying at the Courtauld Institute . [1] His investigation uncovered links between painting (and othe
#15 Anna Franchi
Anna Franchi (Livorno, 15 January 1867 - Milan, 4 December 1954) was an Italian novelist, translator, playwright and journalist. Italian novelist, translator, playwright and journalist Anna Franchi Born 15 January 1867 Livorno , Italy Died 4 December 1954 Milan , Italy Occupation Writer, Translator,
#16 Meda Mládková
Marie Magdalena Františka " Meda " Mládková ( née Sokolová , 8 September 1919 – 3 May 2022) was a Czech art collector. Her husband, Jan Viktor Mládek [ cs ] (1911–1989), was an economist and a governor of the IMF . Having spent several years in exile, she returned to Czechoslovakia after the Velve
#17 Bart Cassiman
Bart Cassiman (born 1961), freelance-curator, art critic and editor, is an art historian and studied press- and communication sciences at the Ghent University (1979-1984). Thomas Schütte & Bart Cassiman (left) meeting each other after many years at the Skulpturenhalle in Neus (2017) This biographica
Carlo Ludovico Ragghianti (18 March 1910 – 3 August 1987) was an Italian art critic, historian, philosopher of art and politician. Italian politician Carlo Ludovico Ragghianti Born 18 March 1910 ( 1910-03-18 ) Lucca , Italy Died 3 August 1987 ( 1987-08-04 ) (aged 77) Florence , Italy Occupatio
#19 George Zarnecki
George Jerzy Zarnecki (Polish: Jerzy Żarnecki), CBE , FBA , FSA (12 September 1915 – 8 September 2008) was a Polish Professor of the History of Art . He was a scholar of Medieval art and English Romanesque sculpture , [1] [2] an area of study in which he did pioneering research. [3] From 1961 to 197
#20 Otto Heinrich von Gemmingen-Hornberg
Otto Heinrich von Gemmingen zu Hornberg (5 November 1755 – 3 March 1836) was a member of the aristocratic Gemmingen family . He was a diplomat and enlightenment writer, a Freemason and a friend of the composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart . [1] [2] [3] Otto Heinrich von Gemmingen zu Hornberg 1755–1836
#1 Fischbrunnen
The Fischbrunnen is a fountain in the center of Munich , whose history can be traced back to the Middle Ages. In 1954, Josef Henselmann created the fountain in its present form, using parts of Konrad Knoll ’s neo-gothic fountain that was destroyed during the Second World War . Fountain in Munich, Ge
Our Lady of Charity , also known as Our Lady of El Cobre , Nuestra Señora de la Caridad del Cobre or "la Vírgen de la Caridad", is a popular Marian title of the Blessed Virgin Mary known in many Catholic countries . Our Lady of Charity of El Cobre Queen and Patroness of Cuban peoples The present ima
Cadillac Ranch is a public art installation and sculpture in Amarillo , Texas , US. It was created in 1974 by Chip Lord , Hudson Marquez and Doug Michels, who were a part of the art group Ant Farm . Public art installation in Amarillo, Texas For other uses, see Cadillac Ranch (disambiguation) . Aeri
#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
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
#6 List of tallest statues in the Philippines
This list of tallest statues in the Philippines includes free-standing, completed statues in the Philippines that are at least 5 meters (16 feet) tall. The height of these statues are measured from the top of its base/pedestal up to its maximum height (including monuments with spires or obelisks). T
#7 Cloud Gate
Cloud Gate is a public sculpture by Indian -born British artist Anish Kapoor , that is the centerpiece of AT&T Plaza at Millennium Park in the Loop community area of Chicago , Illinois . The sculpture and AT&T Plaza are located on top of Park Grill , between the Chase Promenade and McCormick Tribune
#8 Statue of Captain Albert Ball
A statue of Captain Albert Ball stands in Nottingham Castle Gardens , in Nottingham , England. It comprises a bronze sculpture by Henry Poole which depicts the British fighter pilot Captain Albert Ball VC DSO & Two Bars , MC accompanied by an allegorical female figure, standing on a stone pedestal b
The Peel Memorial is a public statue by Edward Hodges Baily , a nineteenth-century British artist best known for his sculpture of Nelson on Nelson's Column . It is located in the centre of Bury, Greater Manchester . The statue commemorates the life of Sir Robert Peel , twice UK Prime Minister and fo
#10 Removal of Confederate monuments and memorials
Since the 1960s, many municipalities in the United States have removed monuments and memorials on public property dedicated to the Confederate States of America (CSA; the Confederacy), and some, such as Silent Sam in North Carolina, have been torn down by protestors. Efforts to remove Confederate me
#11 Silent Sam
The Confederate Monument, University of North Carolina , commonly known as Silent Sam , is a bronze statue of a Confederate soldier by Canadian sculptor John A. Wilson , which once stood on McCorkle Place of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) from 1913 until it was pulled down by
Our Lady of Dublin is a statue of the Madonna and Child in Whitefriar Street Carmelite Church in Dublin , Ireland , that represents the Black Madonna of Ireland. The Shrine of Our Lady of Dublin in Whitefriar Street Carmelite Church
#13 Peace Cross
The Peace Cross [1] is a World War I memorial located in Bladensburg, Maryland . Standing 40 feet (12 m) in height, the large cross , is made of tan concrete with exposed pink granite aggregate; the arms of the cross are supported by unadorned concrete arches. Erected by 1925 in the memory of 49 l
David is a masterpiece of Renaissance sculpture, created in marble between 1501 and 1504 by the Italian artist Michelangelo . David is a 5.17-metre (17 ft 0 in) [lower-alpha 1] marble statue of the Biblical figure David , a favoured subject in the art of Florence . [lower-alpha 2] Renaissance st
Our Lady of Meritxell ( Catalan : Mare de Déu de Meritxell , IPA: [ˈmaɾə ðə ˈðew ðə məɾiˈtʃeʎ] ) is an Andorran Roman Catholic statue depicting an apparition of the Virgin Mary . Our Lady of Meritxell is the patron saint of Andorra . The original statue dated from the late 12th century. However, t
#16 Statue of Subhas Chandra Bose
Statue of Subhas Chandra Bose is a 28 feet tall [1] black granite statue of Indian leader Subhas Chandra Bose . [2] It is placed under the Canopy behind India Gate in Delhi . [3] Andhra Pradesh based and Delhi headquartered leading granite company Granite Studio India ( Website ) was selected to con
Our Lady of Peñafrancia ( Spanish : Nuestra Señora de Peñafrancia ) is an image of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Philippines . It is one of the most venerated Marian images in Asia—the patroness of the Bicol Region , colloquially referred to as "Ina" ( English : Mother ). [1] It's a replica of the
#18 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
#19 Gromit Unleashed
Gromit Unleashed was a public charity art trail led by Wallace & Gromit's Grand Appeal and Aardman Animations , in which 80 giant artist-decorated fibreglass sculptures of Gromit were displayed on the streets of Bristol and the surrounding area between 1 July and 8 September 2013. [1] At the end of
The Strassburger memorial is a monument in Basel established in memory of the help the civil population of Strassburg received from Switzerland during the Franco-Prussian war in 1870-1871. [1] It was modeled by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi [2] and is located in a park across the Basel railway station