Best Sculptures

A child sensation Bernini was a sparkling personality as well as brilliant wit that shined through some amazing sculptures.
He was quite master in giving a life to any marble statue through efficient work and art. With his magical hands he blended painting, sculpture and architecture to all new dramatic ensembles. Especially in those fountains where water and light over the larger than life figures as well as animals created a vision which was factually out of the world.

Since its creation in 1499, Michelangelo's Pietà has inspired emotion, faith, and imitation through its elegant depiction of the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ. Yet few know the secrets that are still being uncovered about this centuries-old statue.
The Pietà is a 5-foot, 8-inch sculpture carved out of a single block of marble. Marble is an excellent stone for sculptors to use because it is relatively soft and can be chiseled, chipped, and polished into smooth, strong pieces of art. Michelangelo was famous for saying that he could see the sculpture inside the block of marble, and that it was simply his job to remove the extra stone and free the image inside.

Michelangelo’s genius gets examined in restorer Antonio Forcellino’s brilliant “Michelangelo. Una Passione Eretica” (the english title is “Michelangelo Revealed” – and we link to the full english-language version of movie below.) The Renaissance master’s not-so-public spiritual views become the subject of a documentary that showcases Forcellino’s painstaking detective work in examining the Catholic Church’s official artist’s “heretical” beliefs – and how the artist hid them in his art.

Christ the Redeemer is a monumental statue located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is the symbol of the city and, beyond that, of the wholeBrazil. It is also a symbol of Christianity among the most important of the World. Christ the Redeemer is also an important tourist destination,with 600,000 visitors a year.

The Statue's pedestal is completed and the difficult and dangerous task of reassembling the Statue on Bedloe's Island begins. The crews, most of whom are immigrants, assemble the Statue with great precision and speed.
The decision is made to light the Statue's torch electrically. The Army Corps of Engineers vetos putting flood lights on the torch's balcony so Bartholdi cuts portholes in the torch and put lights inside of them.