Religious and Historical Figures

Sculptures depicting religious figures such as saints and courtesans, illustrating craftsmanship in wood and ivory across different cultures.

Maria puts Kind, Eugène Lacomblé, 1800 - 1900 clay clay

Saint Anne with Virgin and Child. Culture: South Netherlandish. Dimensions: Overall (with base): 19 3/4 x 6 x 4 1/8 in. (50.2 x 15.2 x 10.5 cm)Overall (without base): 18 3/4 x 5 x 4 in. (47.6 x 12.7 x 10.2 cm). Date: 1500-1510. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Courtesan with Heron and Squirrel, 1662-1722. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Kangxi reign (1662-1722). Ivory; overall: 16.2 cm (6 3/8 in.).

Maria puts Kind, Eugène Lacomblé, 1800 - 1900 clay clay

St. John ca. 1500 German. St. John. German. ca. 1500. Oak, with polychromy. Sculpture-Wood

Saint Mary Magdalene 15th century French. Saint Mary Magdalene. French. 15th century. Limestone. Sculpture-Stone

Figural study of a female in draped garments. Artist: Jacques-Edmé Dumont (Paris 1761-1844). Culture: French. Dimensions: Height: between 3 and 5 cm.. Date: late 18th-early 19th century.Jacques-Edmé Dumont was a highly accomplished Neoclassical miniaturist. His family, a dynasty of sculptors, preserved a great many of these captivating little terracottas (see 2015.378-.382a, b). This figural study shows how Dumont expertly wielded a flat-sided stick to carve the clay along rectangular planes. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Virgin and Child, from a Marianum, c. 1500 - c. 1520 Maria stands forward with the left knee. The child, with a prayer cord around the neck, stands with the left leg on her right hand, while she holds it out with her left. His right leg is raised and rests on a fold of her mantle struck to the left; The poor is out. Maria wears on the hair, which partly falls over the shoulders, one with a pearl cord Wrong Wrong. Under a keys with rectangular necklace, a shirt that is trimmed with a passion at the neck; The mantle hanging from the shoulders is included under the elbows and struck to the right. Utrecht oak (wood) gilding Maria stands forward with the left knee. The child, with a prayer cord around the neck, stands with the left leg on her right hand, while she holds it out with her left. His right leg is raised and rests on a fold of her mantle struck to the left; The poor is out. Maria wears on the hair, which partly falls over the shoulders, one with a pearl cord Wrong Wrong. Under a

Funerary Sculpture of a Noble Lady. China, Middle Tang dynasty, about 700-800. Sculpture. Molded earthenware with incised decoration and traces of white slip and paint

Terracotta statuette of a draped, standing woman 3rd century B.C. Greek, Boeotian Much of the polychromy, which was added after firing, is beautifully preserved. The mantle has pink dye and Egyptian blue. There is additional Egyptian blue on the chiton and red for the hair.. Terracotta statuette of a draped, standing woman. Greek, Boeotian. 3rd century B.C.. Terracotta. Hellenistic. Terracottas

Terracotta statuette of a woman holding a baby 2nd-1st century B.C. Greek, Asia Minor, Myrina () The figurine, of kourotrophos type, is mold-made and hollow. The back may be mold-made, although it lacks detail.. Terracotta statuette of a woman holding a baby. Greek, Asia Minor, Myrina (). 2nd-1st century B.C.. Terracotta; mold-made. Late Hellenistic. Terracottas

Female Musician. China. Date: 618 AD-906 AD. Dimensions: 20.6 × 13.3 × 12.8 cm (8 1/8 × 5 1/4 × 5 1/16 in.). Earthenware with polychrome pigments. Origin: China. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Maria and Johannes de Evangelist, Mattheus van Beveren (attributed to), c. 1670 Standing Maria on oval, slightly profiled plinth (cut from a piece). Maria is, spicitly looking, with her face semi -established. She wears a long cloak and separate headscarf. She wears classic sandals. Brussels ivory Standing Maria on oval, slightly profiled plinth (cut from a piece). Maria is, spicitly looking, with her face semi -established. She wears a long cloak and separate headscarf. She wears classic sandals. Brussels ivory

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Woman, early 1900s. Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912). Ivory; overall: 10.5 cm (4 1/8 in.).

Virgin and Child. Culture: South Netherlandish. Dimensions: Overall: 14 3/8 x 4 7/8 x 2 3/8 in. (36.5 x 12.4 x 6 cm). Date: early 16th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Figure On Pedestal (France); terracotta

English Official. India, West Bengal, Murshidabad, 1750-1800. Sculpture. Ivory

Statuette of a Seated Woman 400 BCE-350 BCE Greece. terracotta . Ancient Greek

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Francisque Duret, Comedy, 1908; original model before 1849, Bronze.

Anonymous. "Sainte Marthe". Painted stone (polychromed). Fifteenth century. Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. 71433-9 Painted stone, polychrome, holy, virgin

Maitreya, c. AD 200s. Pakistan, Gandhara, Kushan Period (1st century-320). Gray schist; overall: 66.3 cm (26 1/8 in.).

Terracotta statuette of a standing girl ca. 300 B.C. Greek, Attic By the late fourth century B.C., children were no longer represented as miniature adults but rather were given childlike proportions and features. This little girl is dressed like a grown-up in a chiton and a himation (cloak) wrapped around her upper body. Her hair is in the twisted rolls of the so-called melon coiffure that was fashionable for ladies. The carefully detailed drapery folds with varying thickness and depth resemble metalwork and mark this as an early figurine from the sophisticated workshops of Athens itself, where this type of figurine was first developed.. Terracotta statuette of a standing girl. Greek, Attic. ca. 300 B.C.. Terracotta. Hellenistic. Terracottas

Miroku: Future Buddha, 1100s. Japan, Heian period (794-1185). Wood; overall: 51.2 cm (20 3/16 in.); pedestal: 11 cm (4 5/16 in.).

Chinese man ca. 1770 Nymphenburg Porcelain Manufactory. Chinese man 206055

Front Mould of a Virgin and Child, anonymous, c. 1425 - c. 1450 Mal van Pijpaarde for the front of a Maria with child. Utrecht pipe clay Mal van Pijpaarde for the front of a Maria with child. Utrecht pipe clay

Anonymous French. Young dancing peasant. Sculpture, terracotta. 1700-1799. Cognacq-Jay museum. 78878-8 Arm, dance, dancing, raising, knot, base, terracotta, back view, 18th 18th 18th 18th 18th 18th 18th century, peasant, dress

Saint John The Evangelist 15th century German or South Netherlandish. Saint John The Evangelist. German or South Netherlandish. 15th century. Boxwood. Sculpture-Miniature-Wood

Dancing Terpsichore ,, 1550 - 1575 On an eight -sided ground she stands on the left leg and on the toes of the right foot placed backwards. She keeps her head something anhaher and a bit to the right; The harp, which she plays with both hands, lets it rest against the left shoulder. She is wearing a close -fitting tunic, which plays downwards and blows through her movements, so that the bent right leg is bare. The tunic, which is closed on one side with three closures, has a low neck cut and short, double puffed sleeves with splits and long decorative sleeves, which flutter backwards. A sash around the agent, the ends of which also flutter backwards. Sandals at the feet. On the frizzy hair a diadem and a net with a wide, hanging ribbon that blows through her movements. The harp ends on the corners in volutes, at the top in a satyr head and is, among other things, decorated with punched circles. Southern Germany pear (wood) On an eight -sided ground she stands on the left leg and on the

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Model for a statue of a hero ca. 1830-40 Etienne-Hippolyte Maindron The identity of the hero is unknown.. Model for a statue of a hero 207768

Limestone statuette of a beardless male votary with a wreath of leaves middle or 3rd quarter of the 5th century B.C. Cypriot Male figure holding a bird.. Limestone statuette of a beardless male votary with a wreath of leaves 242225

Saint John The Evangelist. Culture: German or South Netherlandish. Dimensions: Overall: 9 13/16 x 3 3/16 x 2 13/16in. (25 x 8.1 x 7.2cm). Date: 15th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Mingqi: offer of offerings. Terracotta with glaze. Paris, Cernuschi museum. Asian art, beyond, belief, figurine, mingqi, funeral object, model character, funeral rite, statuette

Standing Virgin and Child. Culture: North Italian. Dimensions: Overall: 51 1/4 x 16 3/4 x 10 7/8 in. (130.2 x 42.5 x 27.6 cm)Weight approx.: 862.953lb. (391.4kg). Date: ca. 1425. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Torchère figure (one of a pair) 19th century Style of Augustin Pajou French The nymphs are in the style of Augustin Pajou (1730-1809), who supplied comparable figures intended to hold candelabra for the dining room of Madame du Barry's pavillon at Louveciennes in 1771.. Torchère figure (one of a pair) 239210

St. Joan of Arc, 1836. Princesse Marie-Christine d' Orleans (French, 1813-1839). Bronze; overall: 50.8 x 21 x 19.7 cm (20 x 8 1/4 x 7 3/4 in.).

Boy with snare drum ca. 1770-80 Ralph Wood the Younger. Boy with snare drum. British, Burslem, Staffordshire. ca. 1770-80. Lead-glazed earthenware. Ceramics-Pottery

Boy Supporting an Escutcheon, from the Top of a Balustrade or the Backrest of the Stadholders Chair in the Rolzaal in the Hof van Holland, The Hague, Joost Janszoon, Jan de Paep, 1511 Sculpture of animal or human with weapon board, sitting on a column. The statue is part of eleven images (BK-NM-144-1 to BK-NM-144-12). wood (plant material). oak (wood). paint (coating) Sculpture of animal or human with weapon board, sitting on a column. The statue is part of eleven images (BK-NM-144-1 to BK-NM-144-12). wood (plant material). oak (wood). paint (coating)

The Mourning Virgin ca. 1744 Capodimonte Porcelain Manufactory The soft-paste porcelain factory at Capodimonte was established in 1743, but experiments to produce porcelain in Naples may have begun three to six years earlier.1 Due to the king of Naples, Charles III’s (1716-1788) interest in porcelain, initial attempts were made to produce the ceramic ware, but at the same time it remains unclear the degree to which his wife, Maria Amalia of Saxony (1724-1760), encouraged his involvement. The granddaughter of August II (1670-1733), commonly known as Augustus the Strong, elector of Saxony, king of Poland, and founder of the Meissen factory, Maria Amalia brought Meissen porcelain to Naples as part of her dowry in 1738, 2 but perhaps equally important, Charles III would have been well aware of the prestige conferred on her family as a result of Meissen’s success. The fact that he also founded royal workshops for tapestries and for pietre dure (hardstones) indicates Charles III’s recogn

Sculpture1893P87. Virgin and Child, 1600-1700. Carved boxwood sculpture. Maker unknown, Flemish School

Angel of the Annunciation ca. 1370-90 Attributed to Jean de Liège Franco-Netherlandish This angel from an Annunciation group probably comes from the abbey of Flavigny and originally formed part of a sculptural retable behind the altar. The exquisite carving of the figure, the serene facial expression, and the rich locks of hair have close parallels in sculpture produced in Paris.The surface details and polish are similar to the work of the sculptor Jean de Liège who carved the image of Marie de France from the royal abbey of Saint-Denis, exhibited nearby.. Angel of the Annunciation. Attributed to Jean de Liège (Franco-Netherlandish, active ca. 1361-died 1381). South Netherlandish or French. ca. 1370-90. Marble. Made in Paris (), Netherlands or France. Sculpture-Stone

Mary, Joseph and Three Angels, Adriaen van Wesel, c. 1475 - c. 1477 Maria is kneeling, folded her hands and looks down (in the direction of the child). She wears a robe with drilled round neck and one of the head slipped, which still partially covers the hair. Utrecht oak (wood) gilding the Bosch Maria is kneeling, folded her hands and looks down (in the direction of the child). She wears a robe with drilled round neck and one of the head slipped, which still partially covers the hair. Utrecht oak (wood) gilding the Bosch

Male character mingqi. Terracotta, brown glaze, traces of polychromy. Paris, Cernuschi museum. 78843-11 Beyond, belief, figurine, mingqi, funeral object, male character, model character, funeral rite, statuette

The Flagellation, from the Soest Altarpiece, Master of the Soest Altarpiece, c. 1475 - c. 1500 On an ascending ground for the scourge column the feet of Christ and a part of his body; To his left a executioner, supported with the left hand on the bent knee forward. Utrecht oak (wood) gilding On an ascending ground for the scourge column the feet of Christ and a part of his body; To his left a executioner, supported with the left hand on the bent knee forward. Utrecht oak (wood) gilding

Anonymous, Venus leaning on a statue of Nemesis (main title). Molded terracotta. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Monkey Supporting an Escutcheon, from the Top of a Balustrade or the Backrest of the Stadholders Chair in the Rolzaal in the Hof van Holland, The Hague, Joost Janszoon, Jan de Paep, 1511 Sculpture of animal or human with weapon board, sitting on a column. The statue is part of eleven images (BK-NM-144-1 to BK-NM-144-12). wood (plant material). oak (wood). paint (coating) Sculpture of animal or human with weapon board, sitting on a column. The statue is part of eleven images (BK-NM-144-1 to BK-NM-144-12). wood (plant material). oak (wood). paint (coating)

Mourning Virgin, late 1400s. Germany, Franconia, late 15th century. Gilt bronze; overall: 10.2 cm (4 in.).

Maheshvara (Shiva) Standing on a Bull, Six Dynasties Period (317-581), Northern Qi Dynasty (550-577). China, Six Dynasties period (317-581), Northern Qi dynasty (550-577). Gilt bronze; overall: 22.5 cm (8 7/8 in.).

Girl in a Straw Bonnet ca. 1868-70 Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse French The prolific Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse found great success in France and in England, where he lived from 1850 to 1855. He marketed his work astutely, organizing special auctions, producing editions in bronze and terracotta, and designing decorative sculptural pieces that circulated widely in copies. Reacting against the static imagery that clung to portraiture, which was still under the sway of late Neoclassicism, he breathed new life into the genre in the 1850s by following the example of such realistic sculptors as Pierre-Jean David dAngers. As June Ellen Hargrove has observed, his portraits of women are few, and for them he often worked in a neo-Rococo mode, participating in the eighteenth-century revival that began and flourished in the mid-nineteenth century.[1 One critic described his busts as made "with a skill and spirit seldom seen in sculpture since the end of the eighteenth century." [2 The Gonc

Saints figure in Pseudo-Roman soldiers suit. .

Terracotta statuette of a woman seated on a rock 3rd century B.C. Greek, South Italian Draped, seated on a rock.. Terracotta statuette of a woman seated on a rock. Greek, South Italian. 3rd century B.C.. Terracotta. Hellenistic. Terracottas

Standing Buddha, 591. Northeastern India or Nepal, Gupta/Licchavi period. Bronze; overall: 46.5 x 15.4 x 13.4 cm (18 5/16 x 6 1/16 x 5 1/4 in.); without base: 35 x 13.8 x 10.5 cm (13 3/4 x 5 7/16 x 4 1/8 in.).

Statuette of a woman 4th-3rd century B.C. Greek. Statuette of a woman 249221

Figure of a standing woman China 7th-8th century

Female Worshiper, c. 1600-1500 BC. Crete, Minoan, Middle Minoan III - Late Minoan I. Bronze; overall: 14 cm (5 1/2 in.).

sculptor: Leo Paulus Johannes Stracké, Standing statue of Erasmus with book and quill pen in hand, sculpture sculpture sandstone stone, pedestal) 83 kg LPS in monogram on pedestal Erasmus Rotterdam

Seated Virgin and Child. Culture: French. Dimensions: Overall: 24 1/8 x 10 x 6 3/4 in. (61.3 x 25.4 x 17.1 cm). Date: 14th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

'Winter'. Italy, Early 18th century. Dimensions: height: 62,0 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg.

Siedząca kobieta. Motelli, Gaetano (1805-1858), sculptor

. Image of terracotta, representing a young woman in seventeenth century clothing, standing in counterpost.

Figurka kobiety. unknown, author

Saint Michael and the Devil. Spanish. Date: 1470-1505. Dimensions: 52.4 × 22.9 × 21.3 cm (20 5/8 × 9 × 8 3/4 in.). Poplar, formerly polychromed and gilded. Origin: Seville. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Fortune. Copper alloy. Gallo-Roman. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 51468-2 Allegory Fortune, Copper alloy, Gallo-Roman, Gallo-Roman time, character, statuette

Dancing Terpsichore. On a low-sided soil she is on the left leg and on the toes of the right-hand foot placed. She holds her head something Acherover and what to the right; The harp, which she plays with both hands, she lets it rest against the left shoulder. She is wearing a close-fitting tunic, who oversees themselves towards the bottom and raised by her movements, making the curved right leg bared. The tunic, which is closed on one side with three closures, has a low neckline cutting and short, double puff sleeves with splits and long ornamental sleeves, which outline backwards. For the waist a sash, the ends whose ends are fluttering. Sandals at the feet. On the frizzy hair a diadem and a net with a wide, dependent ribbon, which yaws through its movements. The harp ends on the corners in Volutes, at the top of a Satyrop and is o.m. decorated with punched circles.

Kneeling Lady in Greeting Gesture China. Kneeling Lady in Greeting Gesture. China. Earthenware with traces of pigments over white slip. Western Han dynasty (206 B.C.-A.D. 9). Tomb Pottery

Standing youth 3rd century B.C. Cypriot The figurine is mold-made and solid. The back is handmade, flattened, and pared. He stands frontally with his legs apart; a panel of clay connects the legs for support.. Standing youth. Cypriot. 3rd century B.C.. Terracotta; mold-made and hand-made. Early Hellenistic. Terracottas

Male character mingqi. Terracotta, brown glaze, traces of polychromy. Paris, Cernuschi museum. 78843-13 Beyond, belief, figurine, mingqi, funeral object, male character, model character, funeral rite, statuette

Terracotta statuette of a standing woman late 4th century B.C. Greek, Corinthian Woman stands frontally with weight on right leg. Draped in a mantle from shoulders to thighs, covering arms and hands. Right arm bent, hand pulls folds into a V from beneath cloth. Left arm at side, hand gathers cluster of drapery beside thigh. Hair gathered up into a curl cluster at top, held in place with a gilded band. Plaque base.. Terracotta statuette of a standing woman. Greek, Corinthian. late 4th century B.C.. Terracotta. Early Hellenistic. Terracottas

Friedrich-Elias Meyer (1723-1785). Winter. Porcelain, 1755-1760. Paris, Cognacq-Jay museum. 79170-11 Allegory, beard, saucepan, cover, standing, back, winter, man, porcelain, container, season, statuette, head, fabric, shirtless, vase, 18th 18th 18th 18th 18th 18th century

Standing woman ". Terracotta, traces of polychromy. Tang dynasty (618-907). Paris, Cernuschi museum. Chinese art, Chinese Ceramic, Standing, Tang dynasty, Woman, Polychromy, Statuette, Terracotta

Lady kneeling in terracotta (Mingqi). China, era of the Northern Wei, 386-534. Paris, Cernuschi museum. 34835-5 Kneeling, extreme-corrient antiquity, china, northern wei time, woman, mingqi, funeral statuette, terracotta

Panels from an organ case in the church of Saint Vitus in Naarden, Jan van Schayck, c. 1510 - c. 1520 Half figure of a woman with folded hands. Her braids lie over a network -shaped hood. Over a shirt with long sleeves a rug with rectangular necklace, on which puff sleeves with frills and wide -flared lower sleeves. Utrecht oak (wood) Half figure of a woman with folded hands. Her braids lie over a network -shaped hood. Over a shirt with long sleeves a rug with rectangular necklace, on which puff sleeves with frills and wide -flared lower sleeves. Utrecht oak (wood)

Bust of Juliette Récamier (1777 - 1849). Joseph Chinard (French, 1756 - 1813)

Mahasiddha Manibhadra Under a Mango Tree with an Evicerated Dog. Nepal. Date: 1201-1400. Dimensions: 31.0 x 21.0 x 9.5 cm (12 3/16 x 8 1/4 x 3 3/4 in.). Terracotta. Origin: Nepal. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

St Gereon, Anonymous, c. 1520 Lower Rhine region oak (wood) Lower Rhine region oak (wood)

'St Francis Xavier (1506-1552)'. Italy, 1696-1697. Dimensions: height: 58,0 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg.

Warrior of Capestrano, limestone sculpture from necropolis of ancient Aufinum, height 2,09m

Bodhisattva, 900s-1100s. Japan, Heian period (794-1185). Gilded wood; overall: 15.3 x 11.8 cm (6 x 4 5/8 in.).

Mare de Deu from the Ternelles cell, 13th century, late Romanesque carving, Hermitage of Cel.la Vella, pollensa museum, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Europe

Seated Buddha with Two Lions. Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 17 3/4 in. (45.1 cm); W. 13 3/4 in. (34.9 cm); D. 3 in. (7.6 cm). Date: late 5th-early 6th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Harlequin family ca. 1740-45 Villeroy This remarkable figure group made of soft-paste porcelain is based directly on a Meissen porcelain sculptural group that was first modeled in 1738 (see 1982.60.297).1 Left in the white, it is likely this example was made at the Villeroy factory, but it has been suggested by Aileen Dawson that it may have been produced slightly later at Mennecy,2 the successor factory to Villeroy that was founded in 1750 (see 54.147.7). The underside of the group is marked with the letters DV painted in black enamel, a mark now believed to be that used at Villeroy.3 In addition, this group employs a tin glaze, the use of which is associated primarily with the production of the Villeroy factory rather than with works made at Mennecy.4The Harlequin family group displays a number of technical flaws that also suggest an origin at Villeroy, a small-scale and experimental ceramic enterprise. Furthermore, the ceramic paste ranges in color from slightly gray to slig

The Judgement of Solomon, Model for a Relief in the Vierschaar of the Amsterdam Town Hall (now Royal Palace) at Dam Square, Artus Quellinus (I) (workshop of), c. 1650 - c. 1652 Amsterdam terracotta (clay material) Amsterdam terracotta (clay material)

Dicang (Khsitigarbha), or "He Who Encompasses the Earth," Seated and Holding a Wish-Bearing Jewel (Cintamani). China. Date: 701 AD-800 AD. Dimensions: 11 × 5 × 3.8 cm (4 5/16 × 2 × 1 1/2 in.). Gilt copper alloy. Origin: China. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Marble sarcophagus lid with reclining couple ca. A.D. 220 Roman The couple are shown as semidivine personifications of water and earth. Like Hellenistic and Roman images of river gods, the bare-chested man holds a long reed, and a lizard-like creature crouches beside him. The woman holds a garland and two sheaves of wheat, attributes of Tellus, goddess of the earth. At her feet is a furry-tailed mammal with a small Eros on its back. While the mans head is carefully portrayed, his wifes head has been left unfinished, suggesting that he predeceased her, and no one added her portrait after she died. Listen to experts illuminate this artwork's story Listen Play or pause #1223. Marble sarcophagus lid with reclining couple Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies We're sorry, the transcript for this audio track is not available at this time. We are working to make it available as soon as possible.. Marble sarcophagus lid with reclining couple. Roman. ca. A.D. 220. Marble. Imperial, Severan. S

Saint Crispin. France, circa 1500. Sculpture. Limestone with traces of polychromy

'Moses'. Italy. Florence, 17th - early 18th century. Dimensions: height: 48,0 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg.

Amida, 1200s. Japan, Kamakura period (1185-1333). Wood with lacquer and gilding; overall: 109 cm (42 15/16 in.); figure: 79 cm (31 1/8 in.).

Child grotesque. Culture: Greek, Cypriot. Dimensions: H. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm). Date: 2nd-1st century B.C..The figurine is mold-made and solid. The back is handmade and flat. A young boy stands with his legs apart and connected by a panel of clay. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Lucretia 1704 or earlier Philippe Bertrand French Lucretia's suicide out of shame for her rape by Sextus Tarquiniusa self-sacrifice that led to the rebellion in Rome against the Tarquins was frequendy depicted in prints and paintings, though less often in sculpture, from the sixteenth through the eighteenth century. In France during this period femmes fortes, powerful women from ancient history or myth, such as Lucretia, Cleopatra, and Dido, as well as from the Bible, such as Esther, Jael, and Judith, were popular paragons of virtue. This sculpture shares many characteristics of the morceaux de réception, works required of candidates for admission to the Académie Royale de la Peinture et de la Sculpture in Paris. About 1700 these showcases of the sculptor's talents tended to be highly dramatic, under-lifesize marble sculptures of classical subjects. Lucretia appears to be the figure that Bertrand, one of the talented generation of sculptors who participated in royal projects at Versa

. Isabella of Bourbon, wife of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy died in 1465. Their daughter Mary built a funeral monument for her in the abbey of Saint Michael in Antwerp. The tomb was surrounded by 24 figures of mourning family members and ancestors, known as weepers (pleurants). They symbolized the importance of the Burgundy dynasty. These ten figures are all that remain.

Beatrice, 1853-1855. Sculptor: John Hancock

Anonymous / 'Enthroned Virgin and Child'. XIV century. Wood. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Railing Pillar with a Yakshi (Female Nature Divinity), c. AD 125-150. Northern India, Mathura, Kushan period (c. 80-275). Red sandstone; overall: 70.5 x 17.5 cm (27 3/4 x 6 7/8 in.).

Warrior (usual name), 0589. Museum Cernuschi, Museum of Arts of Asia in the city of Paris. The warrior relies on the right leg slightly bent. Strong nose facies, marked eyebrows, plastron with square strips. The character probably held a lance in the right hand and a sword in the left hand, weapons now disappeared.

Dancer (one of a pair) ca. 1758 Höchst Manufactory The figure of the woman is based on an engraving by Nicolas Larmessin of a portrait of Marie Sallé painted in 1732 by Nicolas Lancret (1690-1745).. Dancer (one of a pair). based on an engraving by Nicolas de Larmessin III (French, Paris 1685-1755 Paris). German, Höchst. ca. 1758. Hard-paste porcelain. Ceramics-Porcelain

Joueaman's joueager. Tears cook at glaçures. Par musée musée malée. 78847-29 Asian art, old ceramic, covered, email, musical instrument, musician, character, porcelain, terracotta emaillee, tricolor

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