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Chapter Two

The History of Sculpture

S culpture has a very long history—almost as long as the history of people, in fact. Sculpture is one of the oldest art forms, along with painting. Just about every society all over the world has made some sort of sculpture. Covering the entire history of sculpture is no easy task! PREHISTORIC Sculptures were an early way to communicate, before writing was even invented. We don’t know a whole lot about prehistoric sculpture, but a few examples have survived. The most famous is the Venus of Willendorf,

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