Religious and Artistic Reliefs

Sculptural reliefs and plaques illustrating biblical themes and figures. The artworks showcase detailed craftsmanship and varied materials from the 16th to 17th centuries.

Graflegging, Moderno, 1500 - 1525 bronze (metal) bronze (metal)

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Sculpture in the museum, State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia

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Book with Needlework Cover with Figures of Justice and Prudence 17th century British. Book with Needlework Cover with Figures of Justice and Prudence 460836

Barcelona, Metal book cover with reliefs, depicting Christ between two saints and Christ on the cross, recto - printed, photomechanical print, page, photographs, photographically illustrated books, Pl 12, height 107 mm, width 155 mm, maker, producer, 1880 - 1881, paper, papier, collotype

Fragment of an aurifries, c. 1500 - c. 1550 Fragment of an aurifries, with embroidery. The fragment has an image of an arcade with a golden distance and Saint Barbara (book and tower). Netherlands textile materials. silk embroidering Fragment of an aurifries, with embroidery. The fragment has an image of an arcade with a golden distance and Saint Barbara (book and tower). Netherlands textile materials. silk embroidering

Monument with two standing figures and two stream gods, anonymous, 1700 - 1800, draughtsman: anonymous, 1700 - 1800, paper, brush, h 74 mm × w 94 mm

ULTIMA CENA - DETALLE DEL RETABLO DEL MURO IZQUIERDO DEL SAGRARIO DE LA CARTUJA DE JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA - SIGLO XVII. Author: PEDRO ROLDAN 1624-99 BERNARDO SIMON PINEDA. Location: CARTUJA DE SANTA MARIA DE LA DEFENSION. JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA. Cadiz. SPAIN. JESUS.

Death of the Virgin, Adriaen van Wesel, c. 1475 - c. 1477

Copón ostensorio, 1390. Museu Diocesà d'Urgell.

Annunciation Cavalcanti Sculpture, by Donatello, in pietra serena stone, circa 1435, Basilica of Santa Croce, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Tobacco rasp carved with Zeus astride an eagle late 17th-early 18th century French This object was used for grating tobacco into snuff.. Tobacco rasp carved with Zeus astride an eagle. French. late 17th-early 18th century. Ivory and iron. Natural Substances-Ivory

DET - NUEVA PUERTA DE BRONCE ESCULPIDO DE LA CATEDRAL - 1999. Author: LUIS SANGUINO de pascual (1934-). Location: CATEDRAL DE LA ALMUDENA. MADRID. SPAIN. VIRGEN DE LA ALMUDENA.

Adoration of the Christ Child. Andrea della Robbia (Workshop of); Italian, 1435-1525. Date: 1479-1525. Dimensions: 67 × 44.5 cm (26 3/8 × 17 1/2 in.). Terracotta and polychrome. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, FLORENCIA, USA. Author: Workshop of Andrea della Robbia.

Gold plaque with figure of centaur, from Kamiro, Rhodes

Hercules, De Nemische Leeuw Wurend, Moderno, 1500 - 1525 bronze (metal) bronze (metal)

The Adoration of the Magi obverse. Dated: c. 1530s. Dimensions: overall: 7.1 x 5 cm (2 3/4 x 2 in.). Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Valerio Belli.

Fides (Faith), Anonymous, c. 1600 Elongated, leading, lead plaque with symbolic female figure with attribute -representing fides (faith). A woman is used to the left for a river landscape with buildings and trees. She looks at the crucifix in her right hand, in her left hand she holds an open book. Netherlands lead (metal) casting Elongated, leading, lead plaque with symbolic female figure with attribute -representing fides (faith). A woman is used to the left for a river landscape with buildings and trees. She looks at the crucifix in her right hand, in her left hand she holds an open book. Netherlands lead (metal) casting

Side plate of a reliquarian with the representation of Paulus, Anonymous, c. 1175 - c. 1200 Copper sheet of a relectarium, decorated with an image of the apostle Paulus in email. The plate is rectangular with a triangular top. Paul is supported by two columns under an arc and wears a cloak of blue over a green underwear that is trimmed along the edges with narrow, yellow borders. He wears a book in the right hand. The face, hands and the book are copper -colored, the feet are gilded. The halo is made of light blue enamel with green and yellow and with a decor of red dots. Paul stands for a gilded background decorated with leaf vines. The edge of the plate is decorated with insert of email in the shape of semi -circles in the colors blue, yellow, green, white and red. A few copper nails in the edge are still present. Limoges copper (metal). gilding Copper sheet of a relectarium, decorated with an image of the apostle Paulus in email. The plate is rectangular with a triangular top. Paul

Reliquary urn of Saint Candidus, 1292. Anonymous. Gothic. Wood in stucco reliefs with gold leaf. From the Benedictine Monastery of Sant Cugat del Valles, Barcelona province. National Art Museum of Catalonia. Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain.

PIEZAS DE MADERA TALLADA DEL ANTIGUO CORO DE LA CATEDRAL DE SAN SALVADOR. Location: CATEDRAL DE SAN SALVADOR-INTERIOR. Oviedo. ASTURIAS. SPAIN. SANTA CATALINA DE ALEJANDRIA SIGLO IV.

English artist. Manufacturing of Nottingham. Triptych of Passion, ca.1350-1400. Detail of Kiss of Judas and Jesus before Pilate. Alabaster, wood and glass. National Museum of Capodimonte. Naples. Italy.

MOSAICO ROMANO-AMORES DE JUPITER,POLIFEMO Y ESTACIONES DEL AÑO(EN ANGULOS)PROC ITALICA. Location: CASA DE LA CONDESA DE LEBRIJA. Sevilla. Seville. SPAIN.

Relief depicting musicians in the chapel of Weikersheim Castle, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany.

Francesco di Giorgio Martini, Saint Jerome, c 1477 Saint Jerome

Cabinet, Elias Boscher, anonymous (rejected attribution), c. 1660 - c. 1670 Cabinet with stepped structure of needle, oak, maple and ebony and juniper. Lushed with ivory and ebony, letter, olive and violet wood, inlaid with Lapis Lazuli and Pietre expensive plaquettes with birds, fruits and flowers, columns of Chrysopraas, batter of gilded silver and gilded copper. furniture worker: Augsburgmaker: Florencesilversmith: Augsburgfurniture worker: Augsburg softwood. oak (wood). maple (wood). ebony (wood). juniper (wood). olive (wood). kingwood (wood). ivory. lapis lazuli (rock). chrysoprase. touchstone. silver (metal). copper (metal) inlay (process) / gluing Cabinet with stepped structure of needle, oak, maple and ebony and juniper. Lushed with ivory and ebony, letter, olive and violet wood, inlaid with Lapis Lazuli and Pietre expensive plaquettes with birds, fruits and flowers, columns of Chrysopraas, batter of gilded silver and gilded copper. furniture worker: Augsburgmaker: Florencesilv

Intricate stone carving with majestic figures and ornate designs

Lisbon, Portugal. Antique Royal coaches used by the monarchy in Lisbon. (Editorial Use Only)

Grahal-Manzara. Carnavalet 2013-2016 collection sites. Numismatics.

'Stained Glass with the Coat of Arms'. Switzerland, Circa 1600. Dimensions: 33,5x22 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: Anonymous master.

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Fireback with rider on horseback, Prince Willem II , fire place, cast Rectangular with arch at the top on which putti leaf motifs and rosettes Around the leaf and string in the middle horseman on rearing horse Willem II Living environment interior heating stadhouder Willem II

Drawing, Battle Scene; Italy; brush and wash, pen and ink on paper

Fragment of sculpture with five dancing figures (actors of the kutiyattam theatre). unknown, craftsman

Gilded Bronze Harness Plaque of Two Animals Fighting, Ordos Region, c3rd century BC. Artist: Unknown.

Art Collections in the South Kensington Museum: Byzantine casket of bonework, set in ebony, 1869. One of '...a variety of specimens of antique or foreign art-manufactures in the Loan Collection and other departments of the South Kensington Museum...One of these articles is a four-sided casket, about 10 in. in length and height, and 7 in. wide, composed of bone panels carved in low relief, with figures of warriors surrounded by a rosette border. The top consists of an ivory panel sculptured in high relief, with a representation of horsemen and men on foot engaged in combat. This top panel is a

Bronze plaque of Mithras slaying the bull. Culture: Roman. Dimensions: Overall: 14 x 11 5/8 x 1 3/4 in. (35.6 x 29.5 x 4.4 cm). Date: mid-2nd-early 3rd century A.D..The cult of Mithras was very popular throughout the Roman Empire and was followed especially by soldiers. It was one of several eastern cults that spread rapidly as a result of the pax Romana (Roman peace); others included the worship of Jupiter Dolichenus, Manichaeism and, of course, Christianity. Shrines dedicated to Mithras have been found at sites as far apart as Hadrian's Wall in northern Britain and Dura Europos on the River Euphrates in Syria. This plaque may well have decorated the wall of such a Mithraeum (place of worship). Busts of Sol (the Sun) and Luna (the Moon) watch over the ritual scene of Mithras slaying the bull, aided by a dog, snake, and scorpion. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Vera Cruz, 1350. Museu-Tresor de la Catedral de Girona / Museo Tesoro de la Catedral de Gerona.

Reliquary Diptych late 14th century Italian While choir books were used in community worship, small-scale diptychs were used in private prayer. On this example, inscriptions written in red on parchment identify the tiny relics of saints. Many were Franciscan saints, and images of Saints Francis and Clare appear in the windows flanking the Crucifixion.. Reliquary Diptych 464781 Italian, Reliquary Diptych, late 14th century, Verre glomis, painted and gilded wood, parchment, Overall (open): 6 13/16 x 8 3/4 x 1 13/16 in. (17.3 x 22.3 x 4.6 cm) Overall (closed): 6 13/16 x 4 7/16 x 1 7/16 in. (17.3 x 11.2 x 3.7 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917 (17.190.982)

Abruzzo L'Aquila L'Aquila Museo Nazionale d'Abruzzo44. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Tabernacle from S. Maria delle Grotte in Fossa with scenes of the Presentation at the Temple, the Flagellation, the Annunciation, and the Betrayal by Judas. Museo Nazionale housed in Castle: several exterior views (The Archeological Museum is one gallery (Sala IV) of the Museo). Remaining views of museum collection, including paintings, processional crosses, reliquaries, chalices, ceramics, textiles, manuscripts, and a number of eighth century Abruzzan Madonna sculptures. Works from the church Madonna del Soccorso also stored in Museo. Museo Nazionale d'Abruzzo Roman inscriptions, sculpture and relief German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans

Jewelery boxe by Wenzel Jamnitzer (1507-585) was a Nordic Mannerist goldsmith, printmaker, and engraver, who worked in Nuremberg. He was the best-known German goldsmith of his time, forming part of a succession of goldsmiths in the service of the monarchs of the Holy Roman Empire. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Ilustración Artística 1882

Cruz relicario del fuste de la Vera Cruz, siglo XIV, 41,4 x 23,6 cm. Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya.

Decollation of the Baptist. Dated: c. 1585. Dimensions: overall: 7.2 x 7.3 cm (2 7/8 x 2 7/8 in.) gross weight: 62 gr. Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: French, German, or Netherlandish 16th Century.

Hôtel de Lauzun. Eugène Atget, photographer (French, 1857 - 1927) 1905 Detail of a carved wooden interior door panel with a decorative floral scene. (Verso, print) in pencil in the artist's hand: titled and numbered "4976";

Grave stele, Whitaker Museum, Phoenician island of Mozia, outpost for merchants and seafarers, 12th century BC, Sicily, Moiza, Sicily, Italy, Europe

Vietnam, Hue, Khai Dinh Tomb,

Wooden pear stick panel depicting the F-tower scene No. 5 of Emperor Maximilian I's honorary gate, created by Albrecht Dürer in 1515, showing architectural and figurative details.

ARQUETA DE HISAM II - PERIODO CALIFAL - MADERA PLATA DORADA Y NIELADA REALIZADA EN EL AÑO 976 - 27x38x23. Location: CATEDRAL-MUSEO DIOCESANO. GERONA. SPAIN.

Sidewall, Block-printed, A Gothic paper, originally light toned but which has been darkened by varnish. Two motifs alternate vertically. One is a Gothic chamber with vaulted ceilings. The other is composed of a carved stone canopy behind which are two double arched leaded windows. Printed in brown, yellow-brown, yellow-green and slate-blue., probably England, ca. 1855, Wallcoverings, Sidewall

Ficoroni cist. ca. 300 BC. Etruscan art. Relief on bronze. ITALY. LAZIO. Rome. National Etruscan Museum of Villa Julia. Proc: ITALY. LAZIO. ROME. Palestrina.

Stele of liberti (freedmen) Alennii family, from the Rhine riverbed, copy from the Civic Museum of Bologna, Italy

Wall Clock 1735-1740 France. An exuberant and lavish example of the French Rococo style, this sculptural wall clock epitomizes the extravagant era of Louis XV (r. 1715ñ74). Festooned with ormolu (gilt bronze) swirls and floral swags, the clock required the collaboration of numerous specialized artisans. Its case, candelabra, and wall bracket were created by the eminent Jean-Pierre Latz, who was appointed ÈbÈniste (furniture maker) to the king in 1741. The clockís eight-day movement was manufactured in the Flemish city of Ghent by Francis Bayley, possibly a member of the large London dynasty of clockmakers of that name. Opulent clocks such as this did more than tell time; they delighted the ear with music (six melody titles are engraved in the dialís arch) and dazzled the eye with dramatic scenes. Here the Greek god Apollo is poised at the top of the clock case to slay the serpent Python. The space between the clock and the wall bracket was cleverly used to suggest the beastís home, the

Monument to Everard t Serclaes, said to bring good luck, close to Grote Markt, Grand Place, Brussels, Belgium, Europe

Engraved bronze mirror from Todi, Perugia province, Italy, Etruscan civilization

'Birth of St John the Baptist'. Germany, 16th century. Dimensions: 68x120 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: German sculptor, late 15th century.

HOSTIARIO GOTICO. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. MADRID. SPANIEN.

Console from the drawing room of the William H. Vanderbilt House 1879-82 Herter Brothers William H. Vanderbilt, son of Cornelius Commodore” Vanderbilt, inherited a vast fortune and a lucrative transport business, which he expanded exponentially, becoming one of the wealthiest men in America. In 1879, to mark his elevated social and economic status, he built a mansion that spanned an entire city block on Fifth Avenue, between Fifty-First and Fifty-Second Streets. He commissioned Herter Brothers, one of the premier cabinetmaking firms in New York City, to decorate and furnish his home. In devising distinct decorative schemes for each room of the mansion, Herter Brothers drew inspiration from a wide range of historical styles and utilized expensive, exotic materials.While every room in the Vanderbilt mansion displayed lavish ornament and detail, the drawing room was the centerpiece of Herter Brothers’ unified vision. It embodied an eclectic classical- Assyrian revival theme with a crimso

Carved wood door. 19th. century. Polichromed and gilded with gold leaf. Island of Bali, Indonesia. World Cultures Museum, Barcelona, Spain.

Europe, Sweden. King Gustav Vasa of Sweden. Relief, 1560.

Abruzzo, Pescara, Citta Sant'Angelo, Collegiata di S. Michele, I, Italy, 20th century, photo, photography, Europe

RETABLO MAYOR DE LA CARTUJA DE MIRAFLORES - 1496-1499 - MADERA POLICROMADA - ARTE GOTICO. Author: Gil De Siloe. Location: CARTUJA DE MIRAFLORES. BURGOS. SPAIN.

Keizerin Elisabeth I van Rusland (1709-1762).She is in full ornate under a sort of ballroom and slightly to the right on a carpet. In the right hand she holds a scepter, the left she laid on the globe, which is placed on a table. She has a crown on her head, along which the hair falls into long suckers over the shoulders and chest. About a dress with a wide outstanding pleated skirt with low boot-shaped neck cutting and half-length sleeves with saved cuffs she wears a double-headed eagles decorated and with an ermine-plugged mantle, which is open from the front, but is held together in front of the chest with a chain. From the right shoulder an ordelint is sloping for the breast. Under the feet a saying band with Elisavet: I: Imperatricia Samoderzica; VSEROSSIG () A (Elisabeth I, Empress and sole rulers throughout Russia)

Orphrey mid-15th century Italian. Orphrey 227190

Vanderbilt Mantelpiece. Culture: American. Dimensions: 184 3/8 x 154 7/8 x 37 1/4 in. (468.3 x 393.4 x 94.6 cm). Maker: Augustus Saint-Gaudens (American, Dublin 1848-1907 Cornish, New Hampshire). Date: ca. 1881-83.This mantelpiece originally dominated the entrance hall of the residence of Cornelius Vanderbilt II on Fifth Avenue at 57th Street (demolished 1925-27). Working for the architect George B. Post, the artist John La Farge (1835-1910) created a lavish decorative program, to which Saint-Gaudens contributed many of the sculptural elements. Two classical caryatids, Amor (Love) and Pax (Peace), support the expansive entablature with bowed heads and upraised arms. The overmantel mosaic depicts a classically dressed woman holding a garland. The Latin phrase of hospitality flanking her head may be translated as "the house at its threshold gives evidence of the master's good will. Welcome to the guest who arrives; farewell and helpfulness to him who departs.". Museum: Metropolitan Muse

Table Attributed to Matthias Lock British After a design by Henry Flitcroft British ca. 1740-45 The front is carved with a mask of Hercules draped with the skin of the Nemean lion. The table corresponds to a drawing by Lock in the Victoria and Albert Museum. Several similar tables are known (Wentworth Woodhouse, Yorkshire; Shugborough Hall, Staffordshire; and Temple Newsam House, Leeds. View more Listen to experts illuminate this artwork's story #2151. Table 0:00 RWSkip backwards ten seconds. FWSkip forwards ten seconds. 0:00 Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio. Here is a link to download the audio instead. View Transcript. Table. After a design by Henry Flitcroft (British, Twiss Green, Cheshire 1697-1769 Hampstead). British. ca. 1740-45. Pine, marble. Woodwork-Furniture

Harness Pendant 13th-early 15th century possibly Spanish Heraldry, or coat-of-arms, were vitally important in Europe throughout the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Heraldic emblems were used to identify noble families, cities, regions, and even countries. In addition to being displayed on shields and flags, heraldry was incorporated into architectural decoration on the interior and the exterior of buildings, on furniture, works of art, clothing, and horse equipment. Harness pendants, like this example, would have been attached to a headstall, bridle, or other straps making up the tack of a horse ridden by a nobleman or noblewoman, or a member of their household. Many harness pendants also have decoration that is simply ornamental, or have symbols that are not specifically heraldic in nature.. Harness Pendant. possibly Spanish. 13th-early 15th century. Copper, gold, enamel. Miscellaneous-Badges

North doors of the Baptistry, Florence, Italy. Gilded bronze showing scenes for the New Testament. Lorenzo Ghiberti (1378-1455) Italian Renaissance artist Sculpture Sculptor Metalwork

Relief slab from sarcophagus depicts Amulius and Rhea Silvia before Tiber River

Jean-Pierre Fouquet (1752-1829). "Project of the Stock Exchange and the Commercial Court of Paris". Model, 1807. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 70785-52 Bas-relief, scholarship, detail, study, frieze, model, project, trade tribunal

Restored Chinese tea house (1755-1764) with gilded statues, 18th-century porcelain

Versailles, France - 04 November 2025: View of the gilded ironwork of the Palace gates glinting in the soft light, a majestic sun face and floral garlands gleaming against the pale sky.

Shah or King Playing Card for the Game of Nas Shah or King Playing Card for the Game of Nas, mid-19th century. Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on wood or papiermché under lacquered varnish, 2 3/8 x 1 9/16 in. (6.0 x 4.0 cm). Arts of the Islamic World mid-19th century

Bogota, Colombia March 13 This altarpiece buit from a Spanish craftsman in eighteenth century BC, is exhibited in the National Museum. Shoot on March 13, 2019

The Lightbringer gilded bronze relief by Bernhard Hoetger in the Old Town, Boettchstrasse, Hanseatic City, Bremen, Germany, Europe

Gravestone of Helena; Roman Empire; 150 - 200; Marble; 61 × 31.5 × 16 cm (24 × 12 3,8 × 6 5,16 in.)

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