Snowman

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A snowman is a compact snow sculpture with human appearance, and variable size and highly. Like sand castles, snowman belongs to category ephemeral art. History The first written references attesting snowmen dates from the sixteenth century (for example, in the … Read More

Fallen Astronaut

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Artist: Paul Van Hoeydonck Year: 1971 Type: aluminium Dimensions: 8.5 cm (3.3 in) Location: Moon, Hadley Rille Fallen Astronaut is a small aluminum sculpture representing a stylized astronaut in a space suit. This statue, which measures about 8.5 cm high, … Read More

Angel of Grief

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Author: William Wetmore Story Date: 1894 Location: Protestant Cemetery in Rome, Italy The Angel of Grief is a monument built in 1894 by the American sculptor William Wetmore Story. It is situated on the grave of his wife Emelyn, in … Read More

The Kiss of Death

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Artist: Jaume Barba, or Joan Fontbernat Year: 1930 Type: Marble The Kiss of Death (El Petó de la Mort in Catalan and El beso de la muerte in Spanish) is a marble sculpture, found in Poblenou Cemetery in Barcelona. The … Read More