A-Z Statues and Sculptures

[Lindum]

V - The Venus de Milo; an ancient Greek sculpture that was created during the Hellenistic period, sometime between 150 and 125 BC. It is one of the most famous works of ancient Greek sculpture, having been prominently displayed at the Louvre Museum since shortly after the statue was rediscovered on the island of Milos, Greece, in 1820. It is believed to depict Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love, whose Roman counterpart was Venus.
Made of Parian marble, the statue is larger than life size, standing 204 cm (6 ft 8 in) high. The statue is missing both arms, with part of one arm, as well as the original plinth, being lost after the statue's rediscovery.

 

[mikemiller]

Also commemorated in the song "Venus" by US rock band Television on the "Marquee Moon" album (1977).
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W WILLIAM WILBERFORCE - for a "double" . One of Hull's most famous citizens (1759-1833). He was a politician, philanthropist and a leading campaigner against the slave trade. A statue of him, sculpted by William Day Keyworth jnr., and completed in 1834, stands in front of the Wilberforce House Museum, High Street , Hull. (Haven't seen it).

 

[Lindum]

Also commemorated in the song "Venus" by Television on the "Marquee Moon" album (1977).
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W WILLIAM WILBERFORCE - for a "double" . One of Hull's most famous citizens (1759-1833). He was a politician, philanthropist and a leading campaigner against the slave trade. A statue of him, sculpted by Wilian Day Keyworth jnr., and completed in 1834, stands in front of the Wilberforce House Museum, High Street , Hull. (Haven't seen it)

I like the Television song. Trotsky Icepick do a cover version of it that I also like. 'I fell into the arms of Venus de Milo...' Great line!

 

[herringthorpe]

X XENOKRATES of Sicyon - his work was from around 280BC and there are just three signed statue bases are all that survive of his work.

(Thank you Gordon Google!)

 

[Lindum]

Y - a struggle but the Brigham Young Monument is a bronzed historical monument located at the intersection at Main and South Temple Streets in Salt Lake City, Utah. It was erected in honour of Brigham Young who led the Mormon pioneers into the Utah Territory in 1847.

 

[mikemiller]

...or ... YURI Gagarin statue. Monument to the first human in space, who travelled in orbit in a Vostok 1 capsule. The statue at the Greenwich Royal Observatory, London, is a replica of the Russian original, which was located at his home town of Lyubertsy. The replica was moved to its present site in 2013. (Haven't seen it).
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Z ZEUS statue at Olympia. The momument to the Greek god was one of the "Seven Wonders of the Ancient World". Sculpted by the Greek artist Phidias in 435 BC. It stood 12.4 meters high. It was relocated to Constantinople in 393 AD, but was destroyed by fire in 452 AD.