statue

A lifelike free-standing sculpture usually depicting a human, animal, or deity. Statues memorializing specific historical figures are particularly common. Statues vary in scale from life-size to colossal proportions. Small-scale statues are known as statuettes.

Statue subjects and types

• angel statue
• crucifix
• gargoyle
• haniwa (statue)
• inari
• jizou
• komainu
• merlion
• moai

Notable statues

• Bullet Man
• David (Michelangelo)
• Christ the Redeemer
• Statue of Liberty
• The Thinker
• Venus de Milo

See also

• dummy
• figure
• mannequin
• monument