Columbia Encyclopedia

Search results

500 results found

Schilling, Johannes

(Encyclopedia)Schilling, Johannes yōhänˈəs shĭlˈĭng [key], 1828–1910, German sculptor. He is represented by many monuments in Germany, including the colossal Germania (1883), a national monument in the Nie...

Baily, Edward Hodges

(Encyclopedia)Baily, Edward Hodges, 1788–1867, English sculptor. He studied under Flaxman. One of his best works is the statue of Admiral Nelson in Trafalgar Square, London. Other works include decorations for Bu...

Štursa, Jan

(Encyclopedia)Štursa, Jan yän shto͝orˈsä [key], 1880–1925, Czech sculptor. His early work shows the influence of Rodin. Among his works are The Melancholy Girl, Primavera, Eve, and a monument to Hana Kvapilo...

Byström, John Niklas

(Encyclopedia)Byström, John Niklas büˈström [key], 1783–1848, Swedish sculptor. He spent part of his life in Rome. Byström made colossal statues of kings of Sweden for Stockholm, but he was most successful i...

Phidias

(Encyclopedia)Phidias or Pheidias both: fĭdˈēəs [key], c.500–c.432 b.c., Greek sculptor, one of the greatest sculptors of ancient Greece. No original in existence can be attributed to him with certainty, alth...

Chantrey, Sir Francis Legatt

(Encyclopedia)Chantrey, Sir Francis Legatt lĕgˈət chănˈtrē [key], 1781–1841, English sculptor, famous for his portrait busts and statues. Among his many well-known works are equestrian statues of Wellington...

Bartolini, Lorenzo

(Encyclopedia)Bartolini, Lorenzo lōrĕnˈtsō bärtōlēˈnē [key], 1777–1850, Italian neoclassical sculptor, studied in Florence and Paris. His most imposing creation is the Niccolò Demidoff monument in Flore...

Thomas Jefferson Memorial

(Encyclopedia)Thomas Jefferson Memorial, monument, 18 acres (7 hectares), in East Potomac Park, on the Tidal Basin, Washington, D.C.; authorized by Congress 1934, built 1938–43, dedicated 1943. The white marble b...

Mochi, Francesco

(Encyclopedia)Mochi, Francesco fränchĕsˈkō môˈkē [key], 1580–1654, Italian sculptor. Mochi's attraction to the baroque aesthetic led him to create dramatic sculptures notable for swirling drapery (e.g., Ar...

Augur, Hezekiah

(Encyclopedia)Augur, Hezekiah ôˈgər [key], 1791–1858, American sculptor. After a business failure he devoted himself to art and was encouraged by Samuel F. B. Morse. His bust of Washington and the statuette gr...