I have a recommendation for anyone with an enquiring mind and a few moment to fill: Have a little statuary based search; it& #39;s highly entertaining and also instructive on the subject of human artistry. For starters, Vigeland Sculpture Park in Norway offers this, among others:

I& #39;ll leave you to discover for yourselves what these are all about, but I& #39;d like to show you this intriguing installation from the Phillipines too (hint: contains essential saintly business)

Not to mention this inspirational creative work, from a selection of similar works, on a subject that touches us all:

Very moving, no? But I shall finish this thread with a statue that very sadly never & #39;came& #39; to be despite being the finest example in this thread. The Czech national theatre is all the poorer for its lack, imho.