[{"n": "L'Homme qui marche I", "u": "/e/sculptures-and-statues/l-homme-qui-marche-i/", "s": "A life-size bronze of a striding man, cast in 1961, that became one of the most expensive sculptures ever sold"}, {"n": "Laocoön and His Sons", "u": "/e/sculptures-and-statues/laoco-n-and-his-sons/", "s": "Ancient sculpture of Trojan priest and sons attacked by serpents."}, {"n": "Leshan Giant Buddha", "u": "/e/sculptures-and-statues/leshan-giant-buddha/", "s": "The largest and tallest stone Buddha statue in the world, carved into a cliff face at the confluence of three "}, {"n": "Lion-man", "u": "/e/sculptures-and-statues/lion-man/", "s": "Oldest confirmed statue, a lion-human ivory figurine from the Ice Age."}, {"n": "Lion Monument", "u": "/e/sculptures-and-statues/lion-monument/", "s": "The most mournful and moving piece of stone in the world."}, {"n": "Little Dancer of Fourteen Years", "u": "/e/sculptures-and-statues/little-dancer-of-fourteen-years/", "s": "Degas's wax sculpture of a young ballet student."}, {"n": "Madonna of Bruges", "u": "/e/sculptures-and-statues/madonna-of-bruges/", "s": "Marble sculpture of Virgin and Child by Michelangelo."}, {"n": "Manneken Pis", "u": "/e/sculptures-and-statues/manneken-pis/", "s": "Bronze fountain statue of a urinating boy in Brussels."}, {"n": "Moses (Michelangelo)", "u": "/e/sculptures-and-statues/moses-michelangelo/", "s": "Michelangelo's marble Moses, with horns and flowing beard."}, {"n": "Olmec colossal heads", "u": "/e/sculptures-and-statues/olmec-colossal-heads/", "s": "Massive basalt heads portraying Olmec rulers, carved from 900 BCE."}, {"n": "Pietà (Michelangelo)", "u": "/e/sculptures-and-statues/piet-michelangelo/", "s": "Michelangelo's only signed sculpture, a High Renaissance masterpiece."}, {"n": "Rabbit (Koons)", "u": "/e/sculptures-and-statues/rabbit-koons/", "s": "Three identical stainless steel sculptures by Jeff Koons."}, {"n": "Relief", "u": "/e/sculptures-and-statues/relief/", "s": "Sculptural method where forms remain attached to a solid background."}, {"n": "Shigir Idol", "u": "/e/sculptures-and-statues/shigir-idol/", "s": "Oldest known wooden sculpture, carved c. 10,000 years ago."}, {"n": "Sleeping Hermaphroditus", "u": "/e/sculptures-and-statues/sleeping-hermaphroditus/", "s": "Ancient Roman marble of Hermaphroditus on a Bernini mattress."}, {"n": "Statue of Freedom", "u": "/e/sculptures-and-statues/statue-of-freedom/", "s": "Bronze statue atop the U.S. Capitol dome since 1863."}, {"n": "The Burghers of Calais", "u": "/e/sculptures-and-statues/the-burghers-of-calais/", "s": "Rodin's monumental tribute to sacrifice and surrender."}, {"n": "The Gates of Hell", "u": "/e/sculptures-and-statues/the-gates-of-hell/", "s": "Monumental bronze sculptural group depicting Dante's Inferno."}, {"n": "The Kiss (Rodin sculpture)", "u": "/e/sculptures-and-statues/the-kiss-rodin-sculpture/", "s": "1882 marble sculpture by Auguste Rodin of an embracing couple."}, {"n": "The Little Mermaid (statue)", "u": "/e/sculptures-and-statues/the-little-mermaid-statue/", "s": "Bronze mermaid statue, Copenhagen icon since 1913."}, {"n": "The Motherland Calls", "u": "/e/sculptures-and-statues/the-motherland-calls/", "s": "Colossal Soviet war memorial on Mamayev Kurgan in Volgograd."}, {"n": "The Rape of Proserpina", "u": "/e/sculptures-and-statues/the-rape-of-proserpina/", "s": "Baroque marble group depicting Pluto's abduction of Proserpina."}, {"n": "The Sphere", "u": "/e/sculptures-and-statues/the-sphere/", "s": "Bronze sphere pulled from the 9/11 ruins, now memorializing the attacks at Liberty Park."}, {"n": "Melencolia I", "u": "/e/sculptures-and-statues/melencolia-i/", "s": "An enigmatic engraving of melancholic genius."}, {"n": "Merlion", "u": "/e/sculptures-and-statues/merlion/", "s": "Mythical lion-fish mascot of Singapore."}, {"n": "Nefertiti Bust", "u": "/e/sculptures-and-statues/nefertiti-bust/", "s": "Ancient Egyptian bust of Queen Nefertiti, discovered in 1912."}, {"n": "Sistine Madonna", "u": "/e/sculptures-and-statues/sistine-madonna/", "s": "Raphael's altarpiece, famed for its putti and German Romantic influence."}, {"n": "Statue of Peace", "u": "/e/sculptures-and-statues/statue-of-peace/", "s": "Bronze statue commemorating comfort women forced into sexual slavery."}]