Its arms and original plinth have been lost.
World s best marble sculpture.
Pieta 1499 michelangelo.
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Marble sculpting refers to the art of creating three dimensional marble.
While marble is quarried in many countries around the world including greece usa india spain romania china sweden and even germany there is one country which is generally considered the home of the most high grade and luxurious marble available italy.
The oldest known statuette named venus of hohle fels dates back to around 33 000 38 000 bce and since then the sculpture art has changed in many ways.
If this form of art was used to depict the surrounding world at first then quickly it became a way to worship gods and later as it turned to classical art era to commemorate famous people.
The venus de milo sculpture was created sometime between 100 and 130 b c.
Why italian marble is the finest marble in the world.
Michelangelo active during the renaissance is widely regarded as the most influential sculptor of all time he was just 24 at the time of completion of the pieta which was soon regarded as one of the world s great masterpieces of sculpture pieta as a theme in christian art depicts virgin mary supporting the body of the dead christ after the crucifixion.
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It is believed to depict aphrodite venus to the romans the greek goddess of love and beauty.