Paul Landowski
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Paul Maximilien Landowski was a French monument sculptor of Polish descent. His best-known work is Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Paul Landowski (1932)
Landowski with the hand of Christ the Redeemer
Landowski working on a statue of Saint-Geneviève
Gheorghe Leonida
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Gheorghe Leonida was a Romanian sculptor known for creating the head of Christ the Redeemer, the statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Paul Landowski
…Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro: this project was a collaboration with civil engineer Heitor da Silva Costa and architect and sculptor Gheorghe Leonida. Some sources indicate Landowski designed Christ's head and hands, but it was Leonida who created the head when asked by Landowski. His statue entitled…
Gheorghe Leonida
A close-up view of the face of Christ the Redeemer.