Sculpture – Amethyst’s Archive

jopenb: The Triumphal Dance Of Pallas Athena, by Carlo Sarrabezolles (1925, Paris) This life-size sculpture depicts Athena (also known as Pallas Athene) in a triumphal dance. She is shown in a long garment called “peplos” and a helmet that bears the head of Erichthonius (who was raised by Athena). In her left hand, she holdsContinue reading

love02bthings: Winged Victory of Samothrace Source: mikatharsis

queenofswords: ronbeckdesigns: Artist: Christina Bothwell Title: Season Process: Cast glass and ceramic Size: 9 x 12 x 5 Inches Year: 2015 (via (101) Pinterest • The world’s catalog of ideas) Source: pinterest.com

teawitch: Lady with Umbrella Fountain, The Bohemian, Savannah Source: teawitch

statuemania: La Nature by Alfons Maria Mucha, ca.1900. Source: statuemania-blog

stem-cell: rosalarian: pourquoi-nutmeg: nortonism: The thing about this is that sculptures like these in art history were for the male gaze. Photoshop a phone to it and suddenly she’s seen as vain and conceited. That’s why I’m 100% for selfie culture because apparently men can gawk at women but when we realize how beautiful weContinue reading

unexplained-events: staragus: unexplained-events: When Caroline Walter of Freiburg, Germany died at the age of 16, her sister, ,Selma, had a sculptor cast a life size sculpture for the gravestone – Every morning since Caroline’s funeral, a fresh flower was found tucked in the crook of the arm, and still is to this day – NobodyContinue reading