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Did we miss the (queer) point of one of the world’s most famous sculptures? Any thought of the biblical King David is bound to conjure Michelangelo’s 17-foot-tall marble masterwork. Although the...
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Recommended reading: The Myth of Whiteness in Classical Sculpture: Greek and Roman statues were often painted, but assumptions about race and aesthetics have suppressed this truth. Now scholars are...
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Trinkender Knabe (Drinking Boy) by Adolf von Hildebrand (1847-1921)
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The sculpture below is one of many copies of Boy with Thorn, a motif that inspires artists even today as nudes of both boys (by Ole Rasmussen) and girls prove. This copy was made by German sculptor...
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My Lonesome Cowboy by Takashi Murakami 1998, estimated value: $20 million
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Shepard, Jason with the Golden Fleece, Adonis, Cupid and Psyche, Cupid Triumphant and Ganymede Offering the Cup by Bertel Thorvaldsen
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Apollo and Hyacinth by Stefano Ricci Hyacinthus was a beautiful Spartan youth, beloved by the god Apollo. As the good Spartan he was, Hyacinthus loved athletics, and one day the two decided to...
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Eros sitting by the sea gathering the doves of the chariot of Venus, 1757 by French sculptor Louis Claude Vassé
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This is Sebastian. A statue inspired by Greco-Roman depictions of the youth Antinous, the myth of Narcissus, and the selfie. It’s made out of bronze and created using 3D printing technology. The...
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My Lonesome Cowboy by Takashi Murakami 1998, estimated value: $20 million
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