This volume serves as a terrific primer and resource for everything relating to Sculpture. The art form is explained, started with the dawn of sculpture in the earliest civilizations. The classical ideal of Greece and Rome are examined. The contributions of Asia, Oceania, and Africa are detailed. Sculpture's evolution during the Renaissance is engagingly explained. Readers are then introduced to the embrace and rejection of Realism. The lasting impact of sculpture and where it is now is also explained.