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Why is Sculptor's Day celebrated?
This date was created to commemorate the birth of the Italian sculptor Michelangelo Buonarroti. He was a sculptor, painter, architect, and poet, born on March 6, 1475, in Caprese, Rome. He carried out numerous architectural projects. His most emblematic sculpture is David, which is exhibited in Florence, Italy.
Other works by this great sculptor are as follows: Virgin of the Staircase, The Bacchus with a Satyr, The Pietà of St. Peter's Basilica, Angel of the Basilica of Santo Domingo in Bologna, The Christ of La Minerva.Famous sculptors in art history
Below we mention some famous sculptors and their most emblematic works, which have honored this ancestral craft:
Alexander Calder:
- American sculptor, inventor of the mobile, and precursor of kinetic sculpture.
- Works: The Clouds, Calder's Circus, Flying Dragon.
Antonio Canova:
- Italian sculptor and painter of the Neoclassical period.
- Works: Eros and Psyche, The Three Graces, Theseus and the Minotaur.
Auguste Rodin:
- French artist, considered the father of modern sculpture.
- Works. The Thinker, The Kiss, The Gates of Hell.
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Why is Sculptor's Day celebrated?
This date was created to commemorate the birth of the Italian sculptor Michelangelo Buonarroti. He was a sculptor, painter, architect, and poet, born on March 6, 1475, in Caprese, Rome. He carried out numerous architectural projects. His most emblematic sculpture is David, which is exhibited in Florence, Italy.
Other works by this great sculptor are as follows: Virgin of the Staircase, The Bacchus with a Satyr, The Pietà of St. Peter's Basilica, Angel of the Basilica of Santo Domingo in Bologna, The Christ of La Minerva.Famous sculptors in art history
Below we mention some famous sculptors and their most emblematic works, which have honored this ancestral craft:
Alexander Calder:
- American sculptor, inventor of the mobile, and precursor of kinetic sculpture.
- Works: The Clouds, Calder's Circus, Flying Dragon.
Antonio Canova:
- Italian sculptor and painter of the Neoclassical period.
- Works: Eros and Psyche, The Three Graces, Theseus and the Minotaur.
Auguste Rodin:
- French artist, considered the father of modern sculpture.
- Works. The Thinker, The Kiss, The Gates of Hell.
Donatello:
- Italian Renaissance artist who perfected the technique of flattened relief called "stiacciato".
- Works: David, Gattamelatta, Penitent Mary Magdalene.
Fernando Botero:
- Colombian painter and sculptor with his own style: Boterism.
- Works: Cat, Maternity, Woman with Mirror.
Gian Lorenzo Bernini:
- Neapolitan artist from the Baroque period.
- Works: Apollo and Daphne, The Rape of Proserpina.
Louise Bourgeois:
- French artist and sculptor of contemporary art.
- Works: The Destruction of the Father, Arch of Hysteria, Spider, Maman.
Did you know? Fun facts about sculptors and sculptures
Here are some curious and interesting facts about sculptors and their artistic works:
- The most used materials for making sculptures are marble, onyx, quarry stone, bronze, wood, and clay.
- The capital of the Chaco province (located in northern Argentina) is called the "city of sculptures", with open spaces dedicated to art. It annually holds the International Sculpture Biennial.
- The Moai are a series of stone sculptures located on Easter Island. They represent human beings with giant heads and were created between the 13th and 16th centuries by the Rapanui ethnic group.
- One of the most imposing sculptures in Latin America is Christ the Redeemer or Christ of Corcovado, located in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). It is 38 meters high, standing on an 8-meter pedestal.
- The Italian conceptual artist Salvatore Garau sold an invisible sculpture for the amount of 18,300 dollars.
- The Great Sphinx of Giza is one of the most well-known sculptures worldwide. It was sculpted on limestone and measures about twenty meters high and 74 meters long.
