Statue

Statue

A statue is a sculpture in the round representing one or more people or animals (including abstract concepts allegorically represented as people or animals), normally full-length, as opposed to a bust, and at least close to life-size, or larger. Its primary concern is representational.

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Famous quotes containing the word statue:

    “Where the statue stood
    Of Newton with his prism and silent face,
    The marble index of a mind for ever
    Voyaging through strange seas of thought, alone.”
    —William Wordsworth (1770–1850)

    “where the Statue stood
    Of Newton, with his Prism and silent Face
    The marble index of a Mind for ever
    Voyaging through strange seas of Thought, alone.”
    —William Wordsworth (1770–1850)

    “The statue of Freedom has not been cast yet, the furnace is hot, we can all still burn our fingers.”
    —Georg Büchner (1813–1837)