8 sentences with 'sculpture'

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

« Greek sculpture, in turn, is famous for its unwavering commitment to the perfection of the human form. »
« Most Greek art was destroyed over time, not least because the dominant medium for sculpture was bronze, which had allowed sculptors great flexibility in crafting their works. »
« In others, a new style of realistic portraiture in sculpture that originated in the Hellenistic kingdoms proved irresistible to the Romans; whereas the Greeks of classical times tended to idealise the subjects of art, the Romans came to prefer more realistic and 'honest' depictions. »
« Michelangelo's David, completed in 1504 (it took three years to complete). The statue was intended to celebrate an ideal of male beauty, inspired by the example of Greek sculpture and the work of an earlier Renaissance artist, Donatello. »
« Beautiful, realistic styles of sculpture and painting also spread, completely superseding Gothic art forms, just as Renaissance architecture replaced the Gothic style of building. »
« The Aztec sculpture of Xochipilli, divinity of intoxicating flowers, has several psychoactive plants engraved on its body and base. Of these, ololiuhqui (Turbina corymbosa) is also associated with a fertility goddess in the murals of Teotihuacán. »
« Movement in prehistoric art is represented by the position of the legs of animals, the inclination of a human or animal body, or a head turned backwards or to one side. This is a feature of artistic simplification that can be seen in both painting and sculpture. »
« "This was one of Don Salvador's favourite moments of the day," a waitress confided to me. The woman pointed to a house on the riverbank, which has an egg-like sculpture in the garden and which Salvador DalĂ­ lived in for many years. »

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