Tag: Sculpture

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4th October 1927: Work begins on the USA’s Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota

4th October 2023
Tagged as: America, Art, Culture, George Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, Mount Rushmore, Roosevelt, Sculpture, South Dakota, United States, USA, Washington

Washington’s face was the first to be completed, seven years after work began. In July 1939 Roosevelt was the final likeness to be dedicated.

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13th September 1501: Michelangelo begins work on his statue of David

13th September 2022
Tagged as: Art, Culture, David, Florence, Italy, Michelangelo, Renaissance, Sculpture, Statue

Michelangelo’s David is considered to be one of the greatest examples of Renaissance sculpture.