SculptPedia — Digital Encyclopedia of World Sculpture
Explore thousands of sculptures from Ancient Egypt to Contemporary Art.
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Bust of Hercules
A terracotta bust of the mythic hero wearing a lion skin.
The Athlete
A bronze study of a powerful figure with a black patina.
Bülow Monument
A neoclassical marble tribute to a Prussian general and liberation fighter.
Puerta 1808
An abstract steel work symbolizing a gateway to Mexico City’s Historic Center.
Stalin Bust and Herring
A bust of Joseph Stalin in a phone booth with a herring and lamp.
The Last Judgement
A horizontal limewood relief showing plague, Judgment, Heaven, and Hell.
Mazarin Venus
A Roman marble sculpture once believed to have belonged to Cardinal Mazarin.
Osorkon II Triad
A precious gold pendant depicting the divine family of Osiris.
Statue of Jaroslav Hašek
An outdoor equestrian monument completed after the artist’s death.
Burnham Pavilions
Temporary public works commemorating Chicago’s planning legacy.
The Arch
A 6-metre travertine sculpture donated to Kensington Gardens in 1980.
Monument to Columbus
A towering commemorative work with a sculpted figure leaning on a Tau cross.
France crowning Art and Industry
A limestone group of allegories that once crowned a major Paris exhibition building.
Tomb of Giovanni Crivelli
A marble funerary monument with a reclining figure, angels, and a family shield.
Hahn/Cock
A giant blue cockerel displayed on Trafalgar Square’s Fourth Plinth.
The Nubian Man
A bust of a young man from sub-Saharan Africa, modeled from life.
Illusions Received by the Earth
Two female figures, one based on Rodin’s Torso of Adele.
The Boxers
Painted steel figures by Keith Haring, once displayed in Berlin and later moved to Stuttgart.
Benjamin Franklin
A Temperance fountain later moved to Washington Square.
Martinengo Mausoleum
A Renaissance funerary monument rich in ancient marbles and bronze.
Stele of Dexileus
A Pentelic marble funerary relief showing a battle scene above an inscription.
Lorelei Fountain
A marble memorial to Heinrich Heine and the Lorelei legend.
Descent from the Cross
A seven-figure ensemble with detailed garments and traces of original polychromy.
Timothy Eaton statue
A celebrated retailer’s likeness whose polished toe is rubbed for good luck.
Joan of Arc
A monumental bronze figure showing her as both warrior and visionary.
Needle, Thread and Knot
A two-part fountain sculpture linking a train station, a tunnel, and Milan’s fashion heritage.
Children and Frog
A popular fountain group that moved from a private garden to the city center.
Klagebalken
A ten-metre-wide granite beam supported by a pedestal at its center.
Laocoön
A dramatic classical group that changed locations several times in Odessa.
Morianbron
A tiny wooden bridge flanked by two black-painted bronze figures.
Duke of Wellington
Outdoor sculpture by Francis Leggatt Chantrey overlooking Bank junction in London.
General Espartero Monument
An equestrian statue of Baldomero Espartero in campaign dress.
Melqart di Sciacca
A small bronze deity figure linked to ancient Mediterranean religious traditions.
Israel Putnam Monument
An equestrian memorial later used as Putnam’s burial place.
Firemen's Memorial
A marble monument honoring firefighters with dramatic reliefs and sculptural groups.
Cavalcanti Annunciation
A serene high-relief Annunciation with gilded decoration and expressive figures.
Vénus de Quinipily
Ancient granite figure of a naked woman, long associated with pagan worship.
Woody Allen Memorial
A life-size bronze figure of the American actor and director in Oviedo.
The Confidence
Four nude women lean together as one confides in the others.
Bolesław III Wrymouth Monument
A sandstone equestrian monument surrounded by walking warriors with banners.
Güzel İstanbul
A nude female figure in concrete, once at the center of public controversy.
Dolphin Fountain
A 16th-century fountain tied to Bergamo’s historic urban growth.
Scenes from Genesis
A powerful Romanesque frieze narrating Genesis with vivid realism and force.
Elizabeth II Equestrian Statue
A bronze royal figure on horseback atop a tall granite base.
Firemen's Monument
An 8.5-meter memorial honoring Hoboken’s Volunteer Fire Department.
The Gladiators
A bronze tribute showing the artist sculpting his own gladiators.
Three Standing Figures
A large stone work first shown in Battersea Park in 1948.
Armento Rider
A finely preserved bronze horse and rider with a youthful, beardless figure.
Bartolomé Mitre Monument
Bronze figure on polished red granite, surrounded by Carrara marble allegories.
Tadeusz Kościuszko Monument
Outdoor sculpture depicting the Polish-Lithuanian hero, installed near Shedd Aquarium.
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