A maquette (French word for scale model, sometimes referred to by the Italian names plastico or modello) is a scale model or rough draft of an unfinished sculpture.

Modeling is the process of forming a pliable medium with hands or tools.

Similarly sculptors can use perspective to make the sculptor appear realistic from all the four sides and it is especially important for them because their pieces are meant to be viewed from all four sides unlike painting which can be seen only from one side.

: an artist who makes sculptures.

Learn more about 10 famous sculptors who have helped shape Western art and culture.

• Michelangelo (1475 – 1564) “David” by Michelangelo. (
• Gianlorenzo Bernini (1598 – 1680)
• Auguste Rodin (1840 – 1917)
• Constantin Brancusi (1876 – 1957)
• Henry Moore (1898 – 1986)
• Sol LeWitt (1928 – 2007)
• Louise Bourgeois (1911 – 2010)

The term “sculpture” is often used mainly to describe large works, which are sometimes called monumental sculpture, meaning either or both of sculpture that is large, or that is attached to a building. Sculpture is an important form of public art.

Bronze is the most popular metal for cast metal sculptures; a cast bronze sculpture is often called simply a “bronze”. It can be used for statues, singly or in groups, reliefs, and small statuettes and figurines, as well as bronze elements to be fitted to other objects such as furniture.

9 Most Amazing Colossal Statues In The World

• 8 Dying Lion of Lucerne, Switzerland.
• 7 Avukana Buddha Statue, Sri Lanka.
• 6 Apennine Colossus, Italy.
• 5 Tirthankara Jain Sculptures, India.
• 4 Statue of Decebalus, Romania.
• 3 Mount Rushmore, United States.
• 2 Leshan Giant Buddha, China.
• 1 Great Sphinx of Giza, Egypt.

Construction of the world’s tallest statue of Jesus Christ is due to start soon in Mexico. Christ of Peace will stand 77m (252ft), over Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro and be more than twice the size of the tallest statue of Jesus, the 36m Christ the King in Swiebodzin, Poland.

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Monumental statues. Christ the Redeemer is perhaps the most famous statue of Jesus Christ, located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The fascinating origin behind Rio’s most famous landmark It was requested that the statue be placed on the summit of Mount Corcovado so it would be visible from anywhere and everywhere in Rio, and thus represent a way of “reclaiming Rio” (which was Brazil’s capital city at that time) to Christianity.

4. Christ the Redeemer was not actually built in Brazil. It was first made in France by French sculptor Paul Landowski who created the statue in clay pieces. These were then shipped to Brazil to be remade with reinforced concrete by Brazilian engineer Heitor da Silva Costa and French engineer Albert Caquot.

In the New Testament, redemption is used to refer both to deliverance from sin and to freedom from captivity. In Christian theology, Jesus is sometimes referred to as a redeemer. This refers to the salvation he is believed to have accomplished, and is based on the metaphor of redemption, or “buying back”.

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Unfortunately, the Rio crime rate is fairly high. Violent crime is a “frequent occurrence,” according to the Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC), while street crimes such as pickpocketing and purse snatching are “a constant concern,” happening all over Rio at all times of year.

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Brazil ranks among the world’s highest nations in the Gini coefficient index of inequality assessment. A study on the subject shows that the poor segment constitutes roughly one third of the population, and the extremely poor make out 13% (2005 figures).