Size matters, part 2
While working on Art Real Size, we found it quite interesting to look at different artists in terms of the size of their works in the Art Authority database. Which artists produced the biggest works? Which the smallest? And which had the greatest (or least) variety in terms of size? Here are some particularly “extreme” artists to explore and understand better through Art Real Size.
Largest works*: Giovanni da Bologna (sculptor), Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, David Alfaro Siqueiros (muralist)
Smallest works*: Martin Schongauer, M.C. Escher
Greatest variability**: Gian Lorenzo Bernini (sculptor), David Alfaro Siqueiros (muralist), Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Lowest variability**: Limbourg Brothers (miniaturists), Helen Allingham
Also, for those interested in extremes, tallest work:
- Fountain of the Four Rivers, Bernini
- Baldacchino, Bernini
- The Apotheosis of the Pisani Family, Tiepolo
The Apotheosis of the Pisani Family (through Art Real Size)
Widest work:
- Apollo and the Continents, Tiepolo
- For Complete Social Security of All Mexicans, Siqueiros
- Stained Glass Windows, Mordecai Ardon
Smallest work:
- Amulet in the shape of an ibis (Egyptian)
- Edward VI, from the Bosworth Jewel, Hilliard
- Henry VIII, from the Bosworth Jewel, Hilliard
*Based on at least 10 works with known heights
**Highest standard deviation of height