statues
Carved human forms
Statues is the plural of statue—a sculpted or molded figure, usually of a person or animal, made from stone, metal, or other durable material.
Statues commemorate historical figures, adorn public spaces, and serve as religious or artistic objects: The park is filled with bronze statues of war heroes.
Protesters toppled statues of colonial leaders.
Recrystallized limestone rock
- bronzeCopper-tin alloy
- chiselEdged carving implement
- carvingShaping by cutting away
- bustFailure or sculpture
figurine · bas-relief · sculptor · clay · terracotta · alabaster · stonecutting · molding
Tapering stone monument
- pillarUpright architectural support
- columnVertical structural element
- steleInscribed memorial pillar
- landmarkNotable point of reference
edifice · shrine · marker · inscription · colossus · Christ the Redeemer · Sphinx · Terracotta Army
Tomb without a body
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
- veteransFormer armed forces members
- heroesAdmired courageous figures
- fallenHaving dropped down
remembrance · sacrifice · valor · honor · reverence · tribute · homage · dedication
Lacking all movement
- frozenSolidified by extreme cold
- immobileUnable to shift
- unmovingLacking any motion
- poisedCalm and controlled
lifelike · serene · stoic · eternal · timeless · silent · statuesque · rigid
Symbolic tale with deeper meaning
- iconographyAnalysis of artistic symbols
- metaphorImplied identity comparison
- emblemRepresentational sign or device
- representationDepiction or likeness
personification · archetype · mythology · anthropomorphism · Liberty · Justice · Victory · Atlas
Of ancient Greece/Rome
- renaissancePeriod of renewed vitality
- realismAccepting things as they are
- abstractCondensed version of text
- figurativeRepresenting through imagery
gallery · exhibit · curator · museum · installation · collection · commission · acquisition
Great age, ancient era
- civilizationsComplex organized human societies
- ruinsDecayed structural remains
- excavationAct of unearthing
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
conservation · relics · artifact · dig · site · discovery · restoration · heritage
Object of worship
- iconPictorial screen symbol
- deityWorshipped supernatural being
- shrineSacred devotional place
- BuddhaEnlightened spiritual founder
bodhisattva · Ganesh · Virgin Mary · saint · crucifix · veneration · devotion · sacred
marble
Recrystallized limestone rock
bust · figurine · bas-relief · sculptor · clay · terracotta · alabaster · stonecutting · molding · armature
obelisk
Tapering stone monument
landmark · edifice · shrine · marker · inscription · colossus · Christ the Redeemer · Sphinx · Terracotta Army · equestrian
cenotaph
Tomb without a body
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
- veteransFormer armed forces members
- heroesAdmired courageous figures
fallen · remembrance · sacrifice · valor · honor · reverence · tribute · homage · dedication · recognition
motionless
Lacking all movement
poised · lifelike · serene · stoic · eternal · timeless · silent · statuesque · rigid · fixed
allegory
Symbolic tale with deeper meaning
- iconographyAnalysis of artistic symbols
- metaphorImplied identity comparison
- emblemRepresentational sign or device
representation · personification · archetype · mythology · anthropomorphism · Liberty · Justice · Victory · Atlas · pose
classical
Of ancient Greece/Rome
- renaissancePeriod of renewed vitality
- realismAccepting things as they are
- abstractCondensed version of text
figurative · gallery · exhibit · curator · museum · installation · collection · commission · acquisition · masterpiece
antiquity
Great age, ancient era
- civilizationsComplex organized human societies
- ruinsDecayed structural remains
- excavationAct of unearthing
preservation · conservation · relics · artifact · dig · site · discovery · restoration · heritage · ancient
idol
Object of worship
Buddha · bodhisattva · Ganesh · Virgin Mary · saint · crucifix · veneration · devotion · sacred · temple
- ancient worldancient Greece, ancient Rome, ancient Egypt, pyramids, pyramid
- artifactspottery shards, knives, masks, pottery, antiquity
- cultural heritagefolklore, traditions, customs, folk music revival, museum collections
- sculpturesbusts, classical sculptures, bronze sculptures, marble sculptures, reliefs
- ancient thingsruins, relics, artifacts, fossils, monuments
- Archaeological Museumartifacts, pottery, pottery shards, fossils, mummies
statuespaintings
Pictures made with pigment
murals · frescoes · drawings · photographs · prints
statuesentities
Things that exist
flesh and blood · performers · performance art · the quick · ice sculptures
- Statue of LibertyIsland colossus near Manhattan
- status quoExisting condition of affairs
- status symbolsObjects signaling wealth
- status updateShared personal bulletin
- marital statusWedded or unwedded classification
- social statusRank in society
statue, status, statuette, statuary, statuettes, status quo, statutorily, equestrian statue