Cristiano Ronaldo Bust A Masterful Homage to a Footballing Superstar

I once had the pleasure of spending the day with the celebrity portrait photographer Rankin Biography | RANKIN, in the course of which, ... In 2017, he became famous for a sculpture of Madeiran native footballer Cristiano Ronaldo which was widely derided by media outlets. The English newspaper The ... If Ronaldo is now an airport, it was his visage on the bust that arguably stole the show — at least on social media. What's worse…? Ronaldo's ... ... bust in Ronaldo's native Madeira Islands. It was part of an official ceremony to rename the local airport as Aeroporto Cristiano Ronaldo. The airport bearing the Portuguese soccer star's name in his native Madeira replaced the bust with one worthy of People magazine's sexiest soccer player alive. The man behind the bust that nearly busted the internet is 41-year-old Emanuel Jorge da Silva Santos. A lifelong Madeiran, he's followed Ronaldo's career since ... ... Ronaldo bust ridiculed when unveiled five years ago today. By Billy ... The unveiling of a bust of the island's favourite son, Cristiano Ronaldo. THE sculptor behind the Cristiano Ronaldo bust that was mocked worldwide has been given a second go at it - and it's much better. Santos made his bust of Ronaldo early last year to honour the five-time Ballon d'Or award winner, who was also born in Madeira, a volcanic ... The infamous lump of bronze on Ronaldo's home island has been removed after a request from his family.