LIST #1: The World's Best Sculptures

1. Bust of Nefertiti
- View multiple views of sculpture
- Read how the bust has been misrepresented by other artists

2. Athena Parthenos
- Get information about the original Pheidias sculpture, the newer reconstruction, with photos

3. Caryatid from Eleusis
- View photos on the Fitzwilliam Museum (Cambridge, UK) website

4. Olmec Head (Mexico)
- View a variety of Olmec heads, including (if you browse forward) interesting photos of transporting the sculptures for an exhibition in Chicago

5. Donatello, David (Bronze, Florence)
- View (no frills) photos of the sculpture
- Read Randall Jarrell's poem on Donatello's David, accompanied by a photograph of the sculpture

6. Bernini, St. Peter's Chair (St. Peter's Basilica, Rome)
- Visit the St. Peter's Basilica Website, with a good photo of the chair

7. St. Gaudens, The Puritan (Springfield, MA)
- View a photo of restored sculpture and plaque on plinth, outdoors in Springfield
- Visit the St. Gaudens National Historic Site Official Web site, including well-assembled information and photography about the artist

8. Henry Moore, Reclining Woman (National Gallery of Canada, Ottowa)
- View an excellent photo of the sculpture
- Visit the official Web site for the Henry Moore foundation, with photos and information about the artist

9. Constantin Brancusi, Male Torso (Cleveland Museum of Art)
- Visit the Cleveland Museum of Art online for more information about the sculpture and Brancusi's work

10. Claes Oldenburg, Clothespin (Philadelphia)
- View a straightforward photo with basic information
- View the sculpture from another perspective

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