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8 sentences with 'statues'

Example sentences and phrases with the word statues and other words derived from it.


• « The statues would then have been around 2,200 years old. »
• « Similarly, tombs and mausoleums were decorated with statues of grotesque skeletons and twisted bodies. »
• « Convinced of his own divinity, Caligula had the heads of statues of the gods removed and replaced with his own head. »
• « In many cases, classical statues were recreated exactly by the sculptors, rather like modern prints of famous paintings. »
• « Huge quantities of Greek statues and art were shipped to Rome as part of the spoils of war, having an immediate impact on Roman taste. »
• « Augustus was, among other things, a master of propaganda, commissioning numerous statues and busts of himself to be installed throughout the empire. »
• « In contrast, Renaissance artists studied and copied ancient frescoes and statues in an attempt to learn how to realistically depict people and objects. »
• « Gigantic statues of the gods stand there, and twice a year, the rising sun shines through the entrance and directly illuminates three of them, while the god of the underworld remains in shadow. »

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