Source: WTL photograph© on site atop Corcovado, above Rio de Janeiro.
Comment: This statue is carved out of granite. It is visible from almost everywhere in Rio de Janeiro. It is 125 feet hight, and it was sculpted by a team led by French sculptor Paul Landowdky in 1931.
Humanities topic and question: Describe this statue's meaning by looking at what the sculptor chose to depict and what style he employed. What does the statue's location and size communicate? In what way does this topic and this question reflect Latin American (or, at least, Brazilian) humanities in the twentieth century?
Three embedded views of this statue, see: => Rio #13a.