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  2. David (Michelangelo) - Wikipedia

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    David is a masterpiece of Italian Renaissance sculpture in marble [1] [2] created from 1501 to 1504 by Michelangelo.With a height of 5.17 metres (17 ft 0 in), the David was the first colossal marble statue made in the High Renaissance, and since classical antiquity, a precedent for the 16th century and beyond.

  3. The Little Mermaid (statue) - Wikipedia

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    Ellen Price as the Little Mermaid, Royal Danish Ballet, 1909 Assembly of the Little Mermaid statue (Copenhagen, Langeline, 1913). The statue was commissioned in 1909 by Carl Jacobsen, son of the founder of Carlsberg, who had been fascinated by a ballet about the fairytale in Copenhagen's Royal Theatre and asked the ballerina, Ellen Price, to model for the statue.

  4. Replicas of Michelangelo's David - Wikipedia

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    The bronze cast of David in Piazzale Michelangelo, Florence, is flanked by casts of the reclining figures in the Medici Chapel. [4]A plaster cast copy in the Cast Courts at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London was intended for the education of art students, and had a detachable fig leaf, used for added modesty during visits by Queen Victoria and other important ladies, when it was hung on ...

  5. Tourists flock to see Michelangelo’s statue of David after ...

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    Florence’s mayor has extended an invitation to the teacher at the heart of the controversy to visit the Italian city

  6. Are mermaids real or a fin-tastic fable? The history and ...

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    Take, for example, Disney’s 2023 remake of “The Little Mermaid,” the 2023 Netflix documentary “MerPeople” and Fairgrounds St. Pete, an immersive art and tech experience home to ...

  7. Stolen, sold, not even solid gold. The story of Oscar

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    The most famous statue in the world is probably, maybe the Oscar. ... [Shows picture of Michelangelo’s “David. ... the same little Oscar had no takers for $100 at a Pasadena flea market. When ...

  8. Ellen Price - Wikipedia

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    The Little Mermaid statue. The role of the Little Mermaid gave her the most unexpected glory. The ballet The Little Mermaid, based on Hans Christian Andersen's fairy-tale and set to music by Fini Henriques, was staged by the choreographer Hans Beck (1861–1952) in 1909 with the Royal Danish Ballet. [4]

  9. Langelinie - Wikipedia

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    Langelinie (English: Long Line) is a pier, promenade and park in central Copenhagen, Denmark, and home of The Little Mermaid statue. The area has for centuries been a popular destination for excursions and strolls in Copenhagen. Most cruise ships arriving in Copenhagen also berth at Langelinie Pier. [1]