In this video [2:58] Met curator Alisa LaGamma on ancestral worship and mortality in Figure from a Reliquary Ensemble: Seated Female by the Fang peoples of Gabon or Equatorial Guinea, 19th-early 20th century. The Fang peoples derive a...

In this video [12:03] 17th Century Spanish polychrome sculpture can achieve remarkable realism. Learn about the techniques estofado - painting and incising to portray silk fabrics, and encarnaciones - for the hair and skin. Created by...

In 2008, artist Jim Dine created the first contemporary art project at the Getty Villa. The work presents new sculpture and poetry by Dine inspired by ancient objects in the Museum's collection. [10:18]

In this video [2:26] learn about the importance and upkeep of the pristine surfaces on De Wain Valentine's sculptures and related conservation considerations.

A short film [2:20] about the installation of De Wain Valentine's "Gray Column" at the Getty Center.

In this video [2:48] Artist De Wain Valentine developed the polyester MasKast Resin to create his large-scale sculptures.

In this video [1:22] Bryn talks about a ferocious but cute sea monster in Soldani Benzi's "Andromeda and the Sea Monster", 1710-16. From a tour at the Getty Center: The Supernatural in Art.

In this video [1:30] Riley and Michael talk about St. Michael the Archangel and sassy devil in "Fall of the Rebel Angels," 1715-25. This is from an imaginative tour at the Getty Center: The Supernatural in Art.

In this video [2:24] Antony Gormley speaks of how the British Museum has been the foundation of what sculpture means to him. Neil MacGregor [Director of the British Museum] reflects on how Gormley's work and countless examples in the...

This reliquary was made between 1146 and 1178 and may once have held a relic of St Baudime's blood. The relic would have been held in a cavity at the back of the reliquary but it is no longer contained inside. There is no record of...

What's the word on street? Murray introduces the vocabulary word "sculpture." [0:30]

Learn about the pioneering figure of contemporary Iranian art, Parviz Tanavoli. [5:40]

In a piece for the Folkestone Triennial 2011, artist Cornelia Parker immortalized one local woman in a sculpture perched upon a seaside rock. Parker selected the 38-year-old mother of two Georgina Baker as the model of her version of...

Michelangelo's David stands nearly 17 feet tall. The biblical figure of David was special to the citizens of Florence--he symbolized the liberty and freedom of their republican ideals, which were threatened at various points in the...

This video spotlights a sculpture by the Dogon people in Mali called "Dogon Couple". View a video of this sculpture and listen to commentary from professors of art. [5:22]

This lesson will explore modernist sculpture. It is 2 of 3 in the series titled "Modernist Sculpture."

This lesson will focus on the evolving idealism of the human figure in Greek sculpture. It is 2 of 3 in the series titled "The Human Figure in Greek Sculpture."