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The Web's best resources on the history of sculpture range from ancient China, Greece and India to Gothic France and Victorian England. Many of these sites are illustrated with images that take you on a virtual tour of the work of the masters spanning continents and centuries. Enjoy...

The Parthenon Marbles - An archived student project that stands the test of time with history, extensive image galleries, and a call to the British Museum for the marbles' return.

1200 Years of Italian Sculpture - The art form in all its grandeur via clickable thumbnails and including the Romanesque and Early Middle Ages, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque and Modern eras.

Netserf: Architectural Sculpture - One-stop browsing for selected resources from the Web Gallery of Art featuring French and Spanish Gothic and architectural sculpture and tombs.

Bronze Sculpture in the Renaissance - A special topics page from the Metropolitian Museum of Art in New York.

Chinese Ceramics - An informative online 'Teacher Feature' from the Pacific Asia Museum with text and images on tomb sculpture and decorative ceramics.

Sculpture of Angkor and Ancient Cambodia - Archived National Gallery exhibit of medieval Cambodian sculpture featuring thumbnails histories and cool 360° views. QuickTime required.

Katmat's Potpourri: The Sculptures of India - A real find - and one of the Web's largest collections, beginning with a brief overview leading to detailed histories and a wealth of images.

The Art of Sculpture in Victorian Britain - The complete guide with a section on genres, profiles on individual sculptors and a comparisons to Victorian era sculpture in France and America.

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