"and erosion to which the statue is exposed, as well as lightning strikes. The original pale stone is no longer available in sufficient quantities, and replacement stones are increasingly darker in hue. Christ the Redeemer (statue) Christ the Redeemer (, , ) is an Art Deco statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, created by French sculptor Paul Landowski and built by Brazilian engineer Heitor da Silva Costa, in collaboration with French engineer Albert Caquot. Romanian sculptor Gheorghe Leonida fashioned the face. Constructed between 1922 and 1931, the statue is high, excluding its pedestal. The arms stretch wide."
"at Bran Castle, the National Museum of Art and other major museums in Bucharest. He died in the spring of 1942, falling off the roof of his family home in Bucharest, while picking linden flowers. Gheorghe Leonida Gheorghe Leonida (1892/93–1942) was a Romanian sculptor known for creating the head of ""Christ the Redeemer"", the statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Gheorghe Leonida was born in Galați, in 1892 (1893 according to other sources). Coming from an influential middle-class family, he was the penultimate among 11 children. Among his siblings was the pioneering female engineer Elisa Leonida Zamfirescu"
"prepared to move the statue to the pass of Cumbre del Bermejo, which José de San Martín had used in 1817 to cross the Andes and lead the liberation of Chile. In 1904, the Christ was moved in pieces 1,200 km by train and was then raised up the mountains by mule. On 15 February 1904 a 6 m-high granite pedestal designed by Molina Civit was completed and the original sculptor Alonso directed the piecing together of the bronze statue. It was erected with the figure facing the line of the border, standing on a globe with South America prominent,"
"Gheorghe Leonida Gheorghe Leonida (1892/93–1942) was a Romanian sculptor known for creating the head of ""Christ the Redeemer"", the statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Gheorghe Leonida was born in Galați, in 1892 (1893 according to other sources). Coming from an influential middle-class family, he was the penultimate among 11 children. Among his siblings was the pioneering female engineer Elisa Leonida Zamfirescu and also the engineer Dimitrie Leonida. When his father, a career officer, was forced to leave Galați, Gheorghe graduated from high school in Bucharest, where he then continued his studies at the department of sculpture"
"Cristo de la Concordia Cristo de la Concordia (""Christ of Peace"") is a statue of Jesus Christ located atop San Pedro Hill, to the east of Cochabamba, Bolivia. It is accessible by cable car, or by climbing 2,000 steps. The statue is tall, on a pedestal of , for a total height of . Construction of the statue began on 12 July 1987, and was completed 20 November 1994. It was designed by César and Wálter Terrazas Pardo, and was modeled after the statue ""Christ the Redeemer"" in Rio de Janeiro. Standing above the city of Cochabamba, the statue rises"
"Heitor da Silva Costa Heitor da Silva Costa (25 July 1873 – 21 April 1947, in Rio de Janeiro) was a Brazilian civil engineer, designer and constructor of the ""Christ the Redeemer"" monument in Rio de Janeiro. In 1924, Heitor won a completion for the construction of monumental Christ the Saviour statue ""Monumento Cristo Redentor"" on Corcovado in Rio de Janeiro organided by the Catholic Church. The reason for the competition was the one hundred year anniversary of the independence of Brazil (1822). The monument was inaugurated on 12 October 1931. In 1881 at the age of eight years, Heitor"
"Cristo del Pacífico Cristo del Pacífico, ""the Christ of the Pacific"", is a 37 metre high statue of Jesus erected in Lima, Peru, in 2011. Its erection was a gift from a consortium of Brazilian companies to the city of Lima, under former President Alan García, and described as a parting gift to the nation on occasion of his leaving office after the 2011 presidential election. It was inspired by the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro. At including its pedestal, and without, the statue is smaller than the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, which"
"de Janeiro. A symbol of Christianity across the world, the statue has also become a cultural icon of both Rio de Janeiro and Brazil, and is listed as one of the New7Wonders of the World. It is made of reinforced concrete and soapstone. Vincentian priest, Pedro Maria Boss, first suggested placing a Christian monument on Mount Corcovado in the mid 1850s to honor Princess Isabel, regent of Brazil and the daughter of Emperor Pedro II, but the project was not approved. In 1889 the country became a republic, and due to the separation of church and state, the proposed statue"
"Birth of the New World The Birth of the New World (colloquially known as La Estatua de Colón, literally meaning ""The Statue of Columbus"") is a bronze sculpture located on the Atlantic coastline of Arecibo, Puerto Rico. When completed in 2016, it became the tallest sculpture in North America, surpassing Mexico's Guerrero Chimalli, which measures including its base. Originally conceived by Georgian sculptor Zurab Tsereteli as a monument to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's first voyage, ""Birth of the New World"" was constructed in 1991. The statue prominently depicts Columbus controlling an anachronistic depiction of a steering wheel,"
"and is said to be the second largest concrete monolithic statue in the world (after ""Christ the Redeemer"" in Rio de Janeiro). It wears a long blanket and stares across the river with folded arms. With the help of John G. Prasuhn, the young sculptor of the Chicago Art Institute, Lorado Taft created a figure almost 50 feet tall, including a six-foot base. Reinforced with iron rods, the hollow statue is eight inches to three feet thick. The interior is accessible through a door at the base, although visitors are currently not allowed inside the statue. The outer surface composed"
"Christ the King (Lubango) The Christ the King statue (Portuguese: ""Cristo Rei"") is a Catholic monument and shrine overlooking the city of Lubango in the South of Angola. It was inspired by the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), as one of only four in the world. This white marble statue was built in 1957. The monument was designed in the 1950s by Portuguese engineer of Madeira Frazão Sardinha, and is listed as an Angolan World Heritage Site as of April 18, 2014. The statue was built in 1957, by the ancient settlers of the region of"
"Risen Christ (Michelangelo, Santa Maria sopra Minerva) The Risen Christ, ""Cristo della Minerva"" in Italian, also known as ""Christ the Redeemer"" or ""Christ Carrying the Cross"", is a marble sculpture by the Italy High Renaissance master Michelangelo, finished in 1521. It is in the church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva in Rome, to the left of the main altar. The work was commissioned in June 1514, by the Roman patrician Metello Vari, who stipulated only that the nude standing figure would have the Cross in his arms, but left the composition entirely to Michelangelo. Michelangelo was working on a first"
"documented works, including the masterpieces on which his fame was built: the 12 apostles and the cycle of the Via Crucis at the Sanctuary of Matosinhos. Who else could have created them? Aleijadinho Aleijadinho (born Antônio Francisco Lisboa; 1730 or 1738 – November 18, 1814) was a Colonial Brazil-born sculptor and architect, noted for his works on and in various churches of Brazil. Born in Vila Rica (Rich Town), whose name was later changed to Ouro Preto (Black Gold), Minas Gerais, Brazil, in 1738 (sometimes said to be in 1730) he was the son of Manuel Francisco da Costa Lisboa,"
"in the National Gallery, London in 2017, in the same room as a cast of the second version, drawings for it, and letter relating to it. Risen Christ (Michelangelo, Santa Maria sopra Minerva) The Risen Christ, ""Cristo della Minerva"" in Italian, also known as ""Christ the Redeemer"" or ""Christ Carrying the Cross"", is a marble sculpture by the Italy High Renaissance master Michelangelo, finished in 1521. It is in the church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva in Rome, to the left of the main altar. The work was commissioned in June 1514, by the Roman patrician Metello Vari, who stipulated"
"the surrounding area. Among those is the Art Deco figure of St. Genevieve on the 1928 Pont de la Tournelle. He also created 'Les Fantomes', the French Memorial to the Second Battle of the Marne which stands upon the Butte de Chalmont in Northern France. Landowski is widely known for the 1931 Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, a collaboration with civil engineer Heitor da Silva Costa and architect and sculptor Gheorghe Leonida. Some sources indicate Landowski designed Christ's head and hands, but it was Leonida who created the head when asked by Landowski. He won a"
"measures , without its pedestal. Cristo del Pacífico Cristo del Pacífico, ""the Christ of the Pacific"", is a 37 metre high statue of Jesus erected in Lima, Peru, in 2011. Its erection was a gift from a consortium of Brazilian companies to the city of Lima, under former President Alan García, and described as a parting gift to the nation on occasion of his leaving office after the 2011 presidential election. It was inspired by the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro. At including its pedestal, and without, the statue is smaller than the Christ the Redeemer statue"
"Christ the Redeemer of the Andes Christ the Redeemer of the Andes () is a monument high in the Andes at 3,832 metres (12,572 ft) above mean sea level on the border between Argentina and Chile. It was unveiled on 13 March 1904 as a celebration of the peaceful resolution of the border dispute between the two countries. ""The Christ of the Andes"", a symbol of eternal peace, is commonly believed to have been made from the cannons of war, though some historians regard this as doubtful. Engraved at the feet in Spanish are the words, ""Sooner shall these mountains"
"Cristo de las Noas El Cristo de las Noas, located on the Cerro de las Noas hill, in the Mexican city of Torreón, Coahuila, is a large sculpture by Vladimir Alvarado, portraying Jesus Christ. It was built between 1973 and 2000. The statue measures 21.80 meters from its base, and is made of over 580 tons of reinforced concrete; it is the most significant symbol not only of Torreón, but of all the Comarca Lagunera region. The project was conceived in 1973 by José Rodriguez Tenorio, and is the biggest Christ statue in North America; and third biggest in Latin"
"in the world after ""Cristo de la Concordia"" and ""Christ the Redeemer"", both in South America. It is 21,20 metres high, the head is 3 metres in height and the arm-span is 19 metres from finger tip to finger tip. The idea to realize the statue of Christ the Redeemer in Maratea belongs to the Count Stefano Rivetti di Val Cervo, during his trip in Brazil, while he was flying over the Corcovado. When he came back to Italy he asked Bruno Innocenti, professor of the sculpture at the Istitutod’Arte of Florence, to realize the big statue of the ""Christ"
"Cristo Redentore The Statue of Christ the Redeemer of Maratea () is a statue of Jesus Christ in Maratea, southern Italy, realized in Carrara marble on the top of the Mountain “""St. Biagio""."" The sculpture was created by the Florentine sculptor Bruno Innocenti.The entire Statue was completed in 1965. The idea to realize the Statue was the Count Stefano Rivetti of Valcervo’s, who was also the promoter and financier of the project execution. This is the third tallest statue of Jesus in Europe, after ""Christ the King"" in Świebodzin, Poland and ""Cristo-Rei"" (""Christ the King"") in Lisbon, and the fifth"
"Jose de Creeft José Mariano de Creeft (November 27, 1884 - September 11, 1982) was a Spanish-born American artist, sculptor, and teacher known for modern sculpture in stone, metal, and wood, particularly figural works of women. His 16 ft bronze ""Alice In Wonderland"" climbing sculpture in Central Park is well known to both adults and children in New York City. He was an early adopter, and prominent exponent of the direct carving approach to sculpture. He also developed the technique of lead chasing, and was among the very first to create modern sculpture from found objects. He taught at Black"
"over 100 works on display. Paul Landowski Paul Maximilien Landowski (1 June 1875 – 31 March 1961) was a French monument sculptor of Polish descent. His best-known work is ""Christ the Redeemer"" in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Landowski was born in Paris of a Polish refugee father of the January Uprising, and a French mother. He studied at the Académie Julian, before graduating from the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, he won the Prix de Rome in 1900 with his statue of David, and went on to a fifty-five-year career. He produced over thirty five monuments in the city of"
"Christus (statue) Christus (also known as Christus Consolator) is a 19th-century Carrara marble statue of the resurrected Jesus by Bertel Thorvaldsen. Since its completion in 1838, the statue has been located in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark's Church of Our Lady in Copenhagen, Denmark. In the 20th century, images and replicas of the statue were adopted by the leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) to emphasize the centrality of Jesus Christ in church teachings. Thorvaldsen was commissioned to sculpt statues of Jesus and the apostles for the Church of Our Lady in Copenhagen."
"the King is counted) and taller than the ""Christ the Redeemer"" (30 m tall) outside Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, making it the second largest statue of Jesus Christ in the world. It is the third largest statue in the Southern Hemisphere, after the statue of Virgen de la Paz in Venezuela, and the statue of Saint Rita of Cascia in Brazil. The left hand of the statue points to the South, and the right points to the North. Cristo de la Concordia Cristo de la Concordia (""Christ of Peace"") is a statue of Jesus Christ located atop San Pedro Hill,"
"José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva (Lima) José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva, also known as the Andrada Monument, is an outdoor bronze sculpture of José Bonifácio de Andrada by José Otavio Correia Lima, located at Bryant Park in Manhattan, New York. It is tall and weights approximately 4,000 lbs. Lima was selected through a competition that was sponsored by the Brazilian government, which also donated $60,000 for the surrounding plaza and granite base. The sculpture was cast in 1954 and dedicated on April 22, 1955. Ceremony attendees included Manhattan Borough President Hulan Jack, Parks Commissioner Robert Moses, Brazilian Ambassador"
"Emanuel Santos Emanuel Jorge da Silva Santos (born 20 November 1976) is an artist from Madeira, Portugal. In 2017 he became famous for a sculpture of the footballer Cristiano Ronaldo which was widely derided in media articles. The English newspaper ""The Guardian"" commented ""Suddenly, this sculptor was the most famous artist in the world"". Santos is married with one son and lives in Caniçal, the principal cargo port of Madeira. He works part-time at Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport. In 2017, Santos became leader of Caniçal Parish Council, when his centre-left PS party won the local election. Santos makes sculptures and"
"Desert Christ Park Desert Christ Park is a sculpture garden in Yucca Valley, California. The park was sculpted and created by Antone Martin, a former aircraft worker who died in 1961 at the age of 74. Martin started sculpting the figures out of steel-reinforced concrete during the height of the Cold War atomic bomb scare of the mid-1940s, hoping that the sculptures would inspire global peace. Sculptures include The Twelve Apostles, Martha, Mary, angels, and a 15-foot-tall, 3 ton statue of Jesus, reminiscent of Rio de Janeiro's famous and much larger hilltop Christ the Redeemer. The park was neglected between"
"Corcovado Corcovado (), means ""hunchback"" in Portuguese, is a mountain in central Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It Is Corcovado hill lies just west of the city center but is wholly within the city limits and visible from great distances. It is known worldwide for the 38-metre (125 ft) statue of Jesus atop its peak, entitled ""Cristo Redentor"" or ""Christ the Redeemer"". The peak and statue can be accessed via a narrow road, by the 3.8 kilometre (2.4 mi) Corcovado Rack Railway, which was opened in 1884 and refurbished in 1980, or by the walking trail on the south side of"
"Andres Rodriguez, the city was chosen. For the work it was necessary to invest a large sum of money. The Honduran people, many government and private entities contributed enthusiastically and in a short time is achieved collect the approximate amount of 5 million lempiras. The artist Mario Zamora resident in Mexico was hired, the committee requested him three sketches, which were presented to the then Monsignor Rodriguez, from which the image of the Resurrected Jesus was chosen. The Christ is a sculpture of 2,500 tons and 98 feet in total height (an image of 65 feet high on a pedestal"
"2008 due to complications from Parkinson's disease. Athos Bulcão Athos Bulcão (July 2, 1918 – July 31, 2008) was a Brazilian painter and sculptor. He was born in Rio de Janeiro. In the 1940s he assisted Cândido Portinari with the ""São Francisco de Assis"" painting at the Pampulha Church, in Belo Horizonte. Later he moved to Paris, where he lived until 1949. Back to Brazil, he became one of the collaborators of the construction of Brasília, taking part in several of Oscar Niemeyer's projects, and in 1958 he moved to Brasília where he lived until his death in 2008. Athos"
"The Deposition (Michelangelo) The Deposition (also called the Bandini Pietà or The Lamentation over the Dead Christ) is a marble sculpture by the Italian High Renaissance master Michelangelo. The sculpture, on which Michelangelo worked between 1547 and 1555, depicts four figures: the dead body of Jesus Christ, newly taken down from the Cross, Nicodemus (or possibly Joseph of Arimathea), Mary Magdalene and the Virgin Mary. The sculpture is housed in the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo in Florence and is therefore also known as the Florentine Pietà. According to Vasari, Michelangelo made the Florence Pietà to decorate his tomb in Santa"
"Lord of Miracles The Lord of Miracles (in Spanish: Señor de los Milagros), also known as ""Christ of Miracles"", is an image painted of Jesus Christ that is venerated in Lima, Peru. The image was painted during the 17th century by an unnamed African taken from what is now Angola to Peru as a slave. Its feast is the main Catholic celebration in Peru and one of the largest processions in the world. Christ is shown enduring the pain of crucifixion. Above the cross is the Holy Spirit and God the Father. Below and to the right of Jesus is"
"The Heart of the Andes The Heart of the Andes is a large oil-on-canvas landscape painting by the American artist Frederic Edwin Church (1826–1900). At more than five feet (1.7 metres) high and almost ten feet (3 metres) wide, it depicts an idealized landscape in the South American Andes, where Church traveled on two occasions. Its exhibition in 1859 was a sensation, establishing Church as the foremost landscape painter in the United States. The painting has been in the collection of New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art since 1909, and is among Church's most renowned works. In 1853 and 1857,"