5 Most Popular carvings and historic statue in the World

5. Lady Justice


This statue is one of the most famous statue in the world. The statue was not attributed to one artist creators, because these statues as found in many court buildings. This statue has many names, among them the "Scales of Justice", "Blind Justice", but better known by the name of "Lady Justice". Formerly the Roman era and the ancient Greek statue is created as a picture of Goddess of Justice and Law.

4. Pieta


Created by the artist Michelangelo (1475-1564), describes the Virgin Mary statue was assuming his son, Jesus. Before the statue was made, Michelangelo is an artist who is not famous, until at the time had just 20 years old, he was told to make this Pieta statue. In 2 years, using a slab of marble, even this beautiful statue finally finished made.

3. The Thinker

Manufacturer sculpture "The Thinker" was named Auguste Rodin. Previously, the original name of this sculpture is "The Poet", which depicts a naked man sitting ponder his poetry.


2. Venus de Milo


The statue was created about 100 and 130 BC. This statue is believed to depict Aphrodite (Venus for the Roman version), goddess of love and beauty from Greece. Before the statue was placed in the Louvre museum in Paris, this statue was accidentally discovered in a farmer's field.

1. David

"David" is a masterpiece of Renaissance sculpture is made between the years 1501 and 1504, by the artist Michelangelo. David's sculpture depicting a man is 5.17 meters tall. The statue was moved to the Academy Gallery in Florence in 1873, and then replace it with a statue replicas to the location of the statue was found.

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