“Joy is the awareness of reality. That is the only goal of Art.”-Agnes Martin.

“Imagination abandoned by reason produces impos-sible monsters; united with her, she is the mother of the arts and the source of their wonders.“-Fransisco Goya.

“I like it when everything is reduced to its essence. You try to get things to reach a climax. A moment of truth.”-Rineke Dijkstra.

“One of the main causes of our artistic decline lies be-yond doubt in the seperation of art and science. Art is nothing but humanized science.”-Gino Severini.

“If a work of art cannot live always in the present, it must not be considered art at all.”-Pablo Picasso.

“Everything must be enshrined in itself. Then man is at his greatest and most beautiful.”-Odd Nerdrum.

“Let me see that in one single act of man on earth. Let me see it made real. Let me see the answer to that promise... Don’t work for my happiness, my brothers-- show me yours-- show me that it is possible-- show me your achievement-- and the knowledge will give me courage for mine.”-Ayn Rand.

Top Fifty Works of the Visual Arts,

Arranged Ascending to Greatest,

compiled by Zac R Cocciolo

In the Realm of:

Sculpture, in relief and in the round.

November 2012 , first edition .

Other compilings for visual art lists:

Painting, drawing, and prints.

Sculpture, in relief and in the round.

Photographs and photo essays.

Conceptual, cerebral, meditative, and referential arts/Visual essays.

Architecture (forthcoming).

Cinema (forthcoming).

Videogames (forthcoming).

Only one work per artist, per list. However, a series may count as a single work. Ties are given in cases of major indecision.

Artists considered but not included because of lack of extended knowledge or because of this list’s limited scope:

Antelami, Balduccio, Beauneveu, Brancusi, Cabestany, Calendaro, Callimachus, Cambio, Cellini, Della Quercia, Gill, Gislebertus, Hartley, Maitani, Marin, Mateo, Myron, Pisano, Sluter, Verrocchio .

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Table of contents:

Whiteread - HouseGormley - Listening FigureBoccioni - Unique Forms of Continuity in SpaceGiacometti - City Square(unknown) - Head of Nefertiti(unknown) - Kore 674(unknown) - Ain Sakhi loversScopas - DesireKritios,Nesiotes - Tyrannicides(unknown) - the Baker DancerPicasso - Mask Of A Blind SingerBryaxis - Bust of SerapisBandinelli - Hercules and CacusDonatello - the four St John reliefs(unknown) - Antikythera PhilosopherMarcks - Gaia IBourdelle - HeraclesCanova - Hercules and Lichas(unknown) - Tetnie Tarnai Sarcophagus(unknown) - Standing Buddha of GhandaraPolyeuktos - DemosthenesFawcett - Keith Edmier(unknown) - Seated Egyptian ScribeFalconet - WinterMaillol - Action in Chains

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Polykleitos - Spear BearerLeochares - Diana of VersaillesKosho - Kuya Praying(unknown) - Poseidon or ZeusEpstein - LuciferApollonius,Tauriscus - Farnese Bulldell’Arca - Lamentation Over the Dead Christ(unknown) - Dabous GiraffesMukhina - GrainJoseph Master? - Laughing Angel of Reims(unknown) - Borghese Hermaphrodite(unknown) - Yoruba Ife HeadsRodin - Cathedral(unknown) - Flamerimmed Jomon VesselApollonius - Belvedere Torso(unknown) - Ilissos Stele(unknown) - Dying GaulLysippos - Farnese HerculesGhiberti - Gates of ParadisePraxiteles - Colonna Venus(unknown) - Nike of SamothrakeBernini - the Ecstacy of St Teresa(unknown) - Barberini FaunMichelangelo - Pieta / Dying SlaveHagesandros,Polydoros,Athenodoros - Laocoön

Table of contents:

50:

Whiteread - House

49:

Gormley - Listening

48:

Boccioni - Unique Forms In Continuity of Space

47:

Giacometti - City Square

46:

(unknown) - Head of Nefertiti

45:

(unknown) - Kore 674

44:

(unknown) - Ain Sakhri Lovers

43:

Scopas - Desire

42:

Kritios,Nesiotes - Tyrannicides

41:

(unknown) - Baker Dancer

40:

Picasso - Mask of Blind Singer

39:

Bryaxis - Bust of Serapis

38:

Bandinelli - Hercules and Cacus

37:

Donatello - St John Martyrdom

36:

(unknown) - Antikythera Philosopher

35:

Marcks - Gaia I

34:

Bourdelle - Herakles

33:

Canova - Hercules and Lichas

32:

(unknown) - Tarnai Tetnie Sarcophagus

31:

(unknown) - Standing Buddha Of Ghandara

30:

Polyeuktos - Demosthenes

29:

Fawcett - Keith Edmier

28:

(unknown) - Seated Egyptian Scribe

27:

Falconet - Winter

26:

Maillol - Action in Chains

25:

Polykleitos - Spear Bearer

24:

Leochares - Diana of Versailles

23:

Kosho - Kuya Praying

22:

(unknown) - Poseidon or Zeus

21:

Epstein - Lucifer

20:

Apollonius,Tauriscus - Farnese Bull

19:

dell’Arca - Lamentation Over the Dead Christ

18:

(unknown) - Dabous Giraffes

17:

Mukhina - Grain

16:

Joseph Master? - Laughing Angel

15:

(unknown) - Borghese Hermaphrodite

14:

(unknown) - Ife Heads of Yoruba

13:

Rodin - Cathedral

12:

(unknown) - Flame Rimmed Jomon Vessel

11:

Apollonius - Belvedere Torso

10:

(unknown) - Dying Gaul

09:

(unknown) - Dying Gaul

08:

Lysippos - Farnese Hercules

07:

Ghiberti - Gates of Paradise

06:

Praxiteles - Colonna Venus

05:

(unknown) - The Nike of Samothrake

04:

Bernini - The Ecstacy of St Teresa

03:

(unknown) - Barberini Faun

02:

Michelangelo - Pieta / Dying Slave

01:

Hagesandros,Polydoros,Athenodoros- Laocoön And His Sons.