Bust (sculpture)

A bust is a sculptural representation of a man in half figure or to the shoulder., For example, come marble, bronze or other materials to be used.

The bust and the portrait relief is the minimum portrait form of public monument. The memorial bust is to be distinguished from the equestrian image ( equestrian statue ), the still image ( statue ) and the seat frame.

The word " bust " comes etymologically from " bosom " and is derived from the view in portrait illustration.

The biggest bust in the world is the Lenin monument in the Russian city of Ulan -Ude, the second largest, the Karl Marx Monument, stands in Chemnitz.

Kemal Atatürk

Green Caesar, Altes Museum, Berlin

Rudi Carrell

Bust of Pierre de Coubertin in Baden -Baden

Charlemagne

Lenin monument in Ulan -Ude

Karl Marx Monument in Chemnitz

Richelieu, Louvre

Comtesse de Sabran

Bust of Johannes Scharrer in the Nuremberg Transport Museum

Bust of Robert Schumann before the Schumann Haus Bonn

Robert Schumann; Zwickau

Cosima Wagner's bust in the Festival Park Bayreuth

Collections

An important collection of busts can be visited in Valhalla.