Author(s): Abreu, José G.
Date: 2020
Origin: Cadernos de Arte Pública - Public Art Journal
Document details
Letter on statuary and power. Statues as political statements
Description
Statuary, statue and statute all derive from the Latin verb statuere, meaning “to cause, to stand, to set up”, whose root comes from the nom status, meaning “standing, position”. However, if we decide to look for even older origins, we will find out that all these words derive from the Proto-Indo-European root stā-, meaning “to stand, set down, make or be firm".
Document Type
Journal article
Language English
Language English
