Christ the Redeemer is a 40
meters tall statue. It stands upon a
hill overlooking Rio de Janeiro in
Brazil. It is made by Paul
Landowski in 1931.
I like it so much, because it is very
tall and overlooks one of the
biggest cities in the world. It took
approximately 8 years to construct
it. It is very detailed as well. But
still it isn’t very extraordinary, since
it isn’t that old.
This sculpture is made by
Michelangelo in the Renaissance
period around 1500. It stands in
Florence in Italy. It is 517 centimeters
high and takes up the whole room.
I like this statue so much, because it
is very detailed and also very old. I
have been there a few years ago and
still impressed by its size. It is carved
out of a single piece of rock and
Michelangelo must have been
immensely precise in his work.
The Nightwatch is made by
Rembrandt van Rijn in 1642. it is
363 by 437 centimeters big and
weights 337 kilos.
I like this painting so much,
because Rembrandt goes into
detail very much and let the light
fall on the places he wants you to
focus on. His technique is perfect
to make such paintings. I have
been there and am still amazed by
the size and I can’t imagine how
long and concentrated he must
have been to finish this
masterpiece.