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The human body as marble statuary

The human body has been depicted throughout different cultures and times. As the representation of anatomic details became more accurate, statuary managed to embody emotions, social status, power and relationships, redefining standards of beauty and self-representation.

Rijksmuseum

Rombout Verhulst

Mauritshuis

Nottingham City Museums and Galleries

Royal Museums Greenwich

University of Bologna

Rijksmuseum

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Mauritshuis

Jan Baptist Xavery

Mauritshuis

Llimona Bruguera, Josep

National Museum of Art of Catalonia

Blay Fàbregas, Miquel

National Museum of Art of Catalonia

Rijksmuseum

née Collot, Marie-Anne Falconet

Mauritshuis

Nottingham City Museums and Galleries

Llimona Bruguera, Josep

National Museum of Art of Catalonia

Royal Museums Greenwich

University of Bologna

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National Gallery of Denmark