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Medieval Religious Sculpture

A collection of 14th to 15th century sculptures depicting saints and symbolic figures. The pieces feature intricate drapery and painted details, showcasing medieval artistry.

Portrait of Faustina the Elder; Unknown; Roman Empire; 140 - 160; Marble; Object: H: 209 cm (H: 82 5/16 in.)
Portrait of Faustina the Elder; Unknown; Roman Empire; 140 - 160; Marble; Object: H: 209 cm (H: 82 5/16 in.)
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Reliquary Bust of Saint Barbara ca. 1465 Workshop of Niclaus Gerhaert von Leyden North Netherlandish This bust, and its companion (acc. no. 17.190.1734), reflect the liveliness and innovative naturalistm of sculpture carved in Nikolaus Gerhaerts workshop when he was working in the Upper Rhine region. Saint Catherine, whose relics were once located in the chest cavity, can be identified by her attributes the sword and the wheel. The bust of Saint Barbara also contained relics. She is recognized by the tower she holds in her right hand. It is likely that the busts were originally set into niches in the altarpiece at the high altar in Wissembourg. In addition to the saints seen here the altarpiece also incorporated busts of Saint Margaret (now in the Art Institute of Chicago) and Saint Agnes (unlocated). Plaster casts of all four busts are preserved in the Musée de lOeuvre Notre-Dame in Strasbourg.. Reliquary Bust of Saint Barbara. Workshop of Niclaus Gerhaert von Leyden (North Netherla
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Charles Kotra (1859-1942). Emma Thérèse Valadon ", or Valladon so-called Thérésa (1837-1913), singer of Cabaret. Singing" Singling "Nanny on Places". Terre-Cuite. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 74058-6 French singer, derision, modeling, portrait-load, sculptor, terracotta, 19th 19th 19th 19th 19th 19th century, caricature
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Italy, Milan, Castello Sforzesco, Maestro Campionese Madonna col Bambino sculpture (Editorial Usage Only)
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Female Dancing Dwarf mid-18th century German or Netherlandish These figures (see also 1976.422.2a, b) are carved in the back and the front, though not truly in the round. The carver was utilizing as much of the thin part of the tusk as he could to create a three-dimensional image; the dark concave areas on the figures' backs show the remains of the tusk's pulp cavity.. Female Dancing Dwarf. German or Netherlandish. mid-18th century. Ivory; base: ivory and wood. Sculpture-Miniature
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Female bust dressed in Carthaginian peplos Female bust dressed in Carthaginian peplos, 500-450 BC, Archaeological Museum of Ibiza and Formentera, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 23005761
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Saint Cyprian (). Early 16th century. Polychrome wood. Lagiewniki Wielkie, Poland. Silesian Museum. Katowice. Poland.
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Saint James, detail of door of Saint Vincent de Paul church, Paris Saint James, detail of door of Saint Vincent de Paul church, Paris Copyright: xZoonar.com/ZvonimirxAtletix 20854179
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Anonymous. "Hebé". Molded terracotta, pink earth, white slip, 3rd century BC .. Museum of Fine Arts in the city of Paris, Petit Palais. 99938-30 Antiquity, IIIEM III 3th 3rd 3 century before av. JC, terracotta, ancient
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'Bast of a Mauritanian Woman'. Italy, Late 17th century. Dimensions: height: 80,0 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: Roman Sculptor, late 17th century.
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escultura del Santo Agrimensor, Convento de San Francisco, Santo Domingo de la Calzada, La Rioja, Spain.
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Relief female bust; Hellenistic period (-323-00-00--33-00-00);
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Portrait of a Lady 1777 Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741-1828 French) Marble The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, California
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Madonna announced, 1369, polychrome wooden sculpture attributed to Domenico di Agostino, 14th century.
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Tomb Effigy Bust of Marie de France (1327-41), daughter of Charles IV of France and Jeanne d'Evreux. Artist: Jean de Liège (Franco-Netherlandish, active ca. 1361-died 1381). Culture: French. Dimensions: Overall (without base): 12 1/4 x 12 3/4 x 6 3/16 in. (31.1 x 32.4 x 15.7 cm). Date: ca. 1381.The Royal Abbey of Saint-Denis was the burial church for the rulers of France and their families. This elegant image once formed a part of the tomb effigy of the princess Marie de France (1326-1341) and her sister Blanche de France (1328-1393), daughters of Charles IV (1294-1328) and Jeanne d'Evreux (before 1313-1371). Although Marie died young, her effigy was not carved until about 1381 by the court sculptor Jean de Liège. The image here of the tomb is from a drawing made before 1715. Many of the tombs in the abbey were vandalized in the wake of the French Revolution. Originally the head rested upon a stone pillow, and the princess wore a metal crown. Her braided hair is arranged in the courtl
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Greece, Crete, Rethymno, statue, architecture detail,
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Anonymous / 'María Ignacia Álvarez de Toledo y Gonzaga Caracciolo, Marchioness of Astorga'. Late XVIII century. Marble. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.
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The Family of General Guillaume Philibert Duhesme (1766 - 1815). Joseph Chinard (French, 1756 - 1813)
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Busto de Faustina la Mayor (Annia Galeria Faustina), siglo II. Museo de Historia de Barcelona. Museum: Museo de Historia, Barcelona.
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'St Augustine'. Italy, 1702. Dimensions: height: 46,0 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg.
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Virgin and Child, Antonio Rizzo, c. 1465 - c. 1470 Around relief with Mary standing behind a plinth, on which the child stands Jesus, presented by her to the viewer by the gesture of her right hand. Jesus holds his mother's left hand and makes a blessing gesture with his right arm and hand, which qualifies him as a salvator. In the background an angel comes floating on a cloud; The rest of the background consists of horizontal, stripe -shaped cloud formations. The whole is framed by an inner edge of wide beads, always alternated by two flat, standing beads; Around a Frisian of connected palmets. The rear surface runs slightly downwards within this frame, resulting in a reinforced perspective effect of the Tondo. At the rear, the Tondo is going with a concave profile and a bead list. The side is rough, the rear sawn flat. Venice marble (rock) Around relief with Mary standing behind a plinth, on which the child stands Jesus, presented by her to the viewer by the gesture of her right hand
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Santarem, Portugal. Statue of justice. Small town of Santarem, Portugal.
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Pokora. Certowicz, Tola (1862-1918), sculptor
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animas . del purgatorio. , museo colonial, Hotel museo Casa Santo Domingo, antiguo Convento de Santo Domingo,Antigua Guatemala, departamento de Sacatepéquez, Guatemala, Central America.
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'Justice'. Italy, Late 17th century. Dimensions: h. 45 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg.
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Escutcheon Plate of a Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense) ca. 1530-40 German, probably Augsburg Escutcheon plates probably developed from early reinforces but were later employed primarily for the display of dynastic arms or personal imprese. Occasionally they also incorporated more fanciful motifs of purely decorative type such as this highly original and rare example of anthropomorphic shape and classical decoration. While the motif of a mooress holding a shield reflects the European fascination with "exotic" races, the scene on the shield represents Hercules battling the river god Acheloüs in the guise of a bull. One of his horns, broken off during the fight, was later given to the Goddess of Plenty, the cornucopia henceforth becoming her symbol (two such cornucopiae are embossed above the figure of Hercules).. Escutcheon Plate of a Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense) 24925
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Head of a Woman; 1918 Polychromed marble Gaston Lachaise American born in France; 1882-1935
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'Bast of a Mauritanian Woman'. Italy, Late 17th century. Dimensions: height: 80,0 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: Roman Sculptor, late 17th century.
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Jean Carriès (1855-1894). "Lady". Brown enameled sandstone ceramics. Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. 24844-6 Domestic, ceramic animal, cat, young lady, gres emaille, young woman, wear, statuette
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German 16th Century, Temperance, mid 16th century Temperance
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Archangel Michael as a soul scale. He stands on a floor on the right leg and with the left aside. His body bends to the right; He has the right hand with the sword above the head, in the left he stops the scale. The face is enclosed by a thick, curly hair. He wears a full armor and a sheath closed for the breast, which is uttering both sides.
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Della Robbia (Workshop of) (Florence, 1435-1525). Two Adoring Angels (ca. 1510). Terracotta. 93.5 x 54 x 27 cm y 99 x 57 x 24 cm. Museum: Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid.
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Mrs J. Coutts Michie, Alfred Gilbert (London, England, 1854 - 1934) c.1890
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Virgin and Child. Riccio (Andrea Briosco) (Italian, 1470 - 1532)
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Dwarf with fruit apron, dwarf garden, dwarf garden in the Mirabell Garden, Salzburg, Austria, Europe
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Female Bust (possibly Aïda) 1870-1880 Italy. Marble and bronze . Pietro Calvi
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Portrait Bust of a Girl, c. AD 250-75. Italy, Roman, mid-3rd Century. Marble; overall: 52.1 cm (20 1/2 in.).
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Amor Caritas Modeled 1897 United States. This angelic figure by Augustus Saint-Gaudens, a foremost sculptor of the Gilded Age, is the culmination of his portrayals of allegorical women. He made similar designs for the tomb of Edwin D. Morgan in Hartford, Connecticut, and the mantelpiece in the house of Cornelius Vanderbilt II in New York. Like many other late 19th-century artists, Saint-Gaudens often modeled angels to symbolize the traditional virtues of women. Amor Caritas (Love and Charity) probably depicts Davida Clark, the artistís mistress. Saint-Gaudens brought a level of naturalism to his ideal figure, particularizing the facial features and rendering the drapery so that it suggests the human form beneath.. Bronze . Augustus Saint-Gaudens (Sculptor)
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'Madonna'. Netherlands, 16th century. Dimensions: height: 51 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: German sculptor. 15th century (imitator of).
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Head of the Virgin ca. 1397 Taddeo di Bartolo Italian. Head of the Virgin 458958
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Mary Justina de Peyster late 1880s George Edwin Bissell American Bissell was commissioned to execute this bust of Mary Justina de Peyster (1802-1821) by her son, John Watts de Peyster. One of many portraits that Bissell undertook for the de Peyster family, it appears to be the only extant likeness of a female family member that the sculptor completed. Bissell apparently carved the marble about 1887 and seems to have had a painted portrait of the long-deceased sitter at his disposal for reference. Bissells marble wavers between extremes of rigid neoclassicism and Beaux-Arts naturalism. He clearly delighted in such details as the aquiline nose, beaded hair comb, and corsage of blossoms. The surface is enlivened by the sweeping scrollwork on the rococo-revival cartouche and the curve of the shoulder termination.. Mary Justina de Peyster 10169
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Central America, Guatemala, Antigua, Casa Santo Domingo Hotel. Colonial convent turned into 5-star hotel. Convent Colonial Art museum. 18th century woodcarving of San Joaquin.