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

Tomb Figure, 386-535, Dia.4-5/8 in., Painted grey earthenware, China, 4th-6th century

Virgin and Child Enthroned ca. 1600 Manner of Christoph Angermair German The elongated Mannerist proportions and the Christ Child's coiffure reveal a debt to the style brought from Italy by the Munich court sculptors Hubert Gerhard and Hans Reichl. Although they both worked primarily in bronze, they influenced the noted ivory carver Christoph Angermair, who specialized in small-scale carvings for the Kunstkammern of wealthy princes and merchants. Beginning in 1613 Angermair served as court sculptor to Duke Maximilian I of Bavaria, himself a proficient ivory turner.. Virgin and Child Enthroned 195123

Saint Bartholomew. Culture: French. Dimensions: Overall: 35 1/4 in. (89.5 cm). Date: first half 15th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Statue: Christ. Artist: Southern Netherlands; or Northern France. Culture: Southern Netherlands or Northern France. Dimensions: H. 34.1 cm (excluding base), h. 6.4 cm (base).. Date: ca. 1450-70. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Peplos Kore, Archaic Greek statue, Acropolis Museum, Athens.

Euterpe, 1781 Rome lead (metal) casting Rome lead (metal) casting

Netsuke of Man Riding a Buffalo 19th century Japan. Netsuke of Man Riding a Buffalo. Japan. 19th century. Ivory. Edo (1615-1868) or Meiji period (1868-1912). Netsuke

The Swoon of the Virgin, anonymous, c. 1500 - c. 1510 Antwerp oak (wood) Antwerp oak (wood)

Charles Kotra (1859-1942). Joseph-François Armand Dailly (1839-1897), actor. Role of Bertrand in "L'Auberge des Adrets". Terracotta. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 74057-21 Actor, French comedian, derision, modeling, portrait-load, sculptor, terracotta, 19th 19th 19th 19th 19th 19th century, caricature

Figure of a standing woman, one of the taoïst Immortals, anonymous, c. 1750 - c. 1774 Figure of a standing woman on a pedestal of porcelain, painted on the glaze in blue, red, pink, yellow and black. The woman, hey xiangu, has a scepter in her hands and a colored robe on which a Ruyi motif and her attribute, the Lotus stem. Famle Rose. China porcelain. glaze. painting / vitrification Figure of a standing woman on a pedestal of porcelain, painted on the glaze in blue, red, pink, yellow and black. The woman, hey xiangu, has a scepter in her hands and a colored robe on which a Ruyi motif and her attribute, the Lotus stem. Famle Rose. China porcelain. glaze. painting / vitrification

Figurine, 300-100 BC. Greece, 3rd - 2nd Century BC. Terracotta; overall: 22.3 cm (8 3/4 in.).

Dismas and Gestas, the Good and the Bad Thieves, c. 1490 - c. 1510 The good murderer, dysmas, hangs in an expressive, tormented position with diagonally placed limbs on the cross -built cross; The ropes with which he is tied are cut from the same wood. It is dressed in a loincloth and a cloak that opened at the front and is still held together with a few strings. As a result, part of his chest is bare. Lower Rhine region boxwood (hardwood) cutting The good murderer, dysmas, hangs in an expressive, tormented position with diagonally placed limbs on the cross -built cross; The ropes with which he is tied are cut from the same wood. It is dressed in a loincloth and a cloak that opened at the front and is still held together with a few strings. As a result, part of his chest is bare. Lower Rhine region boxwood (hardwood) cutting

Soldier Made 1750-1770 Staffordshire. Lead-glazed earthenware (creamware and redware) .

. Using a mould, identical miniature statues were mass-produced in pipe clay (white-fired clay), then fired and painted. This statuette is among the more ambitious works of these clay sculptors and was once part of an altar.

Terracotta statuette of a girl dancing 3rd century B.C. Greek, South Italian, Tarentine Right arm raised, left holding drapery.. Terracotta statuette of a girl dancing 248609

Figure of a Guardian. Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 48 5/8 in. (123.5 cm). Date: early 8th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Isis - Fortune, bronze statuette, 2nd century AD, Roman settlement of Forua, Arkeologi Museoa, aqueologico museum, Bilbao, Bizkaia, Basque Country, Spain.

Seated Figure (one of a pair). Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 34 3/4 in. (88.3 cm); W. 13 iin. (33 cm); D. 18 in. (45.7 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Female attendant late 6th-7th century China. Female attendant 49547

Paderewski, Ignacy Jan (1860-1941), Paderewski, Ignacy Jan (1860-1941)-collection, gift (provenance), Japanese (culture), okimono, Japanese art

Abruzzo, L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Museo Nazionale d'Abruzzo, Italy, 20th century, photo, photography, Europe

Figure (Japan); ivory

Hendrik IV, King of France, Anonymous, in Or Before 1944 Henry IV, king of France, in full. ivory Henry IV, king of France, in full. ivory

Crucified Christ. Culture: German or South Netherlandish. Dimensions: Overall: 6 7/16 x 5 3/4 x 1 1/8 in., 0.985lb. (16.4 x 14.6 x 2.8 cm, 447g). Date: ca. 1140-60. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

The Immortal Magu with a Deer. Artist: Su Xuejin (1869-1919). Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 15 1/2 in. (39.4 cm); W. 5 in. (12.7 cm); D. 4 in. (10.2 cm). Date: late 19th-early 20th century.The supernatural being Magu, holding the magical fungus of longevity in her hand, is attended by a mystical deer that balances a bowl of auspicious fruits and flowers in its antlers. The magical landscape to which these special creatures belong is here reduced to the small platform of geometric rock formations at the base of the figures. Sculptures such as this example were popular birthday gifts among the elite classes. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Juan Samsó / 'The Immaculate Conception'. Second half of the XIX century. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Bust of George II. England, Liverpool, circa 1757-60. Sculpture. White porcelain

PILON, Germain (1537-1590). The Three Graces. 1559. Executed for the tomb of Henri II at Saint Denis. The group holds an urn with the heart of Henri II. Mannerism art. Sculpture on marble. FRANCE. ëLE-DE-FRANCE. Paris. Louvre Museum.

The Composer André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry (1741-1813). Artist: Jean-Baptiste Stouf (Belgian (active France), Paris 1742-1826 Charenton-le-Pont, France). Culture: French, Paris. Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 67 1/4 x 36 1/4 x 30 5/8 in. (170.8 x 92.1 x 77.8 cm). Date: 1804-8.Commissioned in 1804 by the Comte de Livry and placed in the Opéra Comique in 1809, where it remained until 1887. Incised on the column are the names of forty-one of the sixty-odd operas composed by Grétry for the Opéra-Comique and the Académie de Musique. The informality of Grétry's costume and pose links this work to 18th century depictions of men of inspiration and genius, such as Handel's Roubiliac. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Bust of Christ late 16th century Italian, Rome. Bust of Christ. Italian, Rome. late 16th century. Bronze. Sculpture-Bronze

Figure of a Groom in Central Asian groom's attire, Tang dynasty, ca. late 7th-first half of the 8th century. Earthenware with three-colour (sancai) glaze.

Vintner (one of a pair) ca. 1745 Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory. Vintner (one of a pair). British, Chelsea. ca. 1745. Soft-paste porcelain. Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory (British, 1744-1784). Ceramics-Porcelain

VIRGEN CON EL NIÑO EN EL TRONO - 1449 A 1500. Author: Gil De Siloe. Location: MUSEO DEL PRADO-ESCULTURA. MADRID. SPAIN.

Jean-Pierre Dantan (1800-1869) said Dantan the young. Caricature of the actor at the French theater, Joseph-Isidore Samson (1793-1871), in "La Famille Poisson". Terracotta patinated plaster. 1846. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 51842-6 French actor, comedian, patterned patina, role the fish family, terracotta, theater french, caricature

GERMANY, MEISSEN, MEISSEN PORCELAIN EXHIBIT, FIGURE, WOMAN WITH FLOWERS

3-D recreation of the Olympian gods of the Parthenon frieze. By sculptors from the Tsukuba University, and Tokyo University of the Arts.

Female figure in polychrome wood.(end of 15th cent.) Alejo de Vahia, late Gothic sculptor. Museu Frederic Mares, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.

Kneeling Madonna ca. 1490-1500 Giovanni della Robbia Italian Probably formed part of a Presepio group.. Kneeling Madonna. Giovanni della Robbia (Italian, Florence 1469-1529/30 Florence). Italian, Florence. ca. 1490-1500. Terracotta, partially glazed and gilded. Sculpture

Male character mingqi. Terracotta and traces of polychromy. Paris, Cernuschi museum. 78843-4 Beyond, belief, figurine, mingqi, funeral object, male character, model character, funeral rite, statuette

Saint Martin of Tours, polychrome carving, 13th century, from the area of Barbastro, Huesca, Girona art museum, Girona, Catalonia, Spain.

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Sultan and Moor ca. 1773-74 Fürstenberg Porcelain Manufactory. Sultan and Moor 207173

Female bust 1725-50 French Since the figure is looking down, she may have been intended for the cresting of a tall armoire or bookcase. Bearing resemblance to the elegant ladies in the paintings of Antoine Watteau (1684-1721), this large mount would not only add sculptural beauty but also a considerable cost and weight to a piece of furniture. Especially when combined with other mounts, the cabinetmaker had to take this additional weight into account when constructing the carcass. The large holes in the bust are for screws or nails to fasten it to the wooden surface. It was only later during the eighteenth century that less conspicuous ways for mounting were devised.. Female bust 189869 French, Female bust, 172550, Gilt bronze, Overall (confirmed): 16 1/2 x 10 3/4 x 4 3/4 in., 7.5lb. (41.9 x 27.3 x 12.1 cm, 3.402kg). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1906 (07.225.510.118)

Bellows with Relief early 16th century French. Bellows with Relief. French. early 16th century. Oak. Sculpture-Miniature-Wood

'Sainted Youth'. Italy. Florence, 15th - early 16th century. Dimensions: height: 46,5 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg.

Campania Caserta Capua Museo Campano, Italy, 20th century, photo, photography, Europe

Geoffrey Chaucer (ca. 1340-1400) (one of a pair). Culture: British, Burslem, Staffordshire. Dimensions: Height: 12 1/8 in. (30.8 cm). Maker: Ralph Wood the Younger (British, Burslem 1748-1795 Burslem). Date: ca. 1790. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Architectural tile with apsara, from the Porcelain Pagoda” China Now destroyed, the so-called Porcelain Pagoda, a tower constructed of white porcelain bricks, was begun in 1413 by order of the Yongle emperor. Built to honor his mother, it was finished about two decades later. The tower was considered an important monument by Westerners and was often illustrated in travel guides. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) sang its praises in a poem entitled Keramos.. Architectural tile with apsara, from the Porcelain Pagoda”. China. Stoneware with colored glazes. Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Yongle Period (1403-24). Ceramics

ARTE GOTICO. ESPAÑA. VIRGEN MARIA. Detalle de la escultura que forma parte del conjunto de "EL ARCANGEL GABRIEL Y LA VIRGEN MARIA". Talla anónima realizada en madera policromada que data de finales del siglo XIII. COLEGIATA DE SANTA MARIA. TORO. Provincia de Zamora. Castilla-León.

Saint Agnes, Adriaen van Wesel, 15th century, oak stripped of polychromy, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Venus and Cupid candlestick (one of a pair) ca. 1765 Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory. Venus and Cupid candlestick (one of a pair). British, Chelsea. ca. 1765. Soft-paste porcelain. Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory (British, 1745-1784, Gold Anchor Period, 1759-69). Ceramics-Porcelain

Lucas, painting.

Salt mid-16th century French, Saint-Porchaire or Paris The seated female figure with her ankle on her knee may represent Venus (Aphrodite), born of the sea and thus a suitable adornment for a receptacle designed to hold salt, although the present example was meant solely for display. The goddess was frequently depicted in this pose, either bathing or removing a thorn from her foot. The other niches contain a hoofed, hairy figure, possibly a satyr, and a putto holding the arms of France.. Salt. French, Saint-Porchaire or Paris. mid-16th century. Lead-glazed earthenware inlaid with slip, with molded ornament. Ceramics-Pottery

Three soldiers, belonging to a scourge of Christ, Master of the Agrafen (Falsification of), 1360 France ivory France ivory

Tomyris with the Head of Cyrus ca. 1773 Frankenthal Porcelain Manufactory. Tomyris with the Head of Cyrus 207096

Anonymous. "Young woman standing". Molded terracotta, red earth, white slip, 3rd century BC .. Museum of Fine Arts in the city of Paris, Petit Palais. 99940-3 Antiquity, IIIEM III 3th 3rd 3 century before av. JC, terracotta, ancient

Couple Dressed as Persians ca. 1760 Mennecy. Couple Dressed as Persians. French, Mennecy. ca. 1760. Soft-paste porcelain. Mennecy. Ceramics-Porcelain

animas . del purgatorio. , museo colonial, Hotel museo Casa Santo Domingo, antiguo Convento de Santo Domingo,Antigua Guatemala, departamento de Sacate...

Greek Terracotta, Artemis Bendis with a small hunting dog, c350BC-c300 BC Artist: Unknown.

Saint Stephen late 15th century German. Saint Stephen. German. late 15th century. Wood, paint. Sculpture-Wood

Charles de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu (1689-1755). Culture: French, Sèvres. Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 14 x 11 1/4 x 10 5/16 in. (35.6 x 28.6 x 26.2 cm); Base: 9 9/16 x 8 3/4 in. (24.3 x 22.2 cm). Manufactory: Sèvres Manufactory (French, 1740-present). Modeler: After a model by Clodion (Claude Michel) (French, Nancy 1738-1814 Paris). Date: ca. 1784.This portrait of the writer-philosopher Montesquieu is a reduction of a full-size marble executed as one of a series of statues of the Great Men of France commissioned on behalf of Louis XVI from Clodion, Houdon, Pajou, and other sculptors. Beginning in 1782 the series was produced at Sèvres from the artists' terracotta models. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Drummer ca. 1765 Bow Porcelain Factory British. Drummer. British, Bow, London. ca. 1765. Soft-paste porcelain. Bow Porcelain Factory (British, 1747-1776). Ceramics-Porcelain

William III as a Roman emperor ca. 1770-80 Ralph Wood the Younger. William III as a Roman emperor. After a design by John Bacon the Elder (British, London 1740-1799 London). British, Burslem, Staffordshire. ca. 1770-80. Lead-glazed earthenware. Ceramics-Pottery

Saint George 1755-1765 Austria. Lindenwood . Anton Eberhardt

Sculpture of an Enthroned King ca. 1230-35 North Italian Portraying a historical king, such as Solomon, or an allegorical image of the monarch as the living law” (lex animata), this imposing sculpture must have originated from an important northern Italian civic monument. It is a rare surviving example of the image of a ruler from a civic setting, such as a court of justice or a city gate, and is stylistically related to the work of the influential northern Italian sculptor Benedetto Antelami (act. ca. 1175-1215). It also shows an understanding of French models, especially with respect to the facial features and the thin drapery folds of the mantle. Listen to experts illuminate this artwork's story Listen Play or pause #3005. Enthroned King 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.. Sculpture of an Enthroned King 466379

Italian Comedy Figure: Isabella, c. 1753. Fürstenberg Porcelain Factory (German), Simon Feilner (German, 1798). Porcelain with enamel decoration; overall: 19.2 x 8.3 x 8.1 cm (7 9/16 x 3 1/4 x 3 3/16 in.).

Norwegian Peasant (Woman from Tromsø) ca. 1780 Royal Porcelain Manufactory Danish. Norwegian Peasant (Woman from Tromsø) 207103

Filatrice 1850 Henry Kirke Brown American In the late 1840s Americans began to perfect the process of casting sculpture in bronze. As a result, small statuettes, modeled and, finally, cast in this country, were heralded as an affordable and democratic art form that symbolized independence from European materials and foundries. In 1849 the American Art-Union began distributing bronze sculptures to its subscribers in an annual lottery. Twenty examples of Filatrice (Italian for spinner”), cast in Brown’s own Brooklyn foundry, were commissioned for that purpose.. Filatrice. Henry Kirke Brown (American, Leyden, Massachusetts 1814-1886 Newburgh, New York). American. 1850. Bronze

Fountain in the shape of a seated man. Fountain of multi-colored painted faïence. The fountain has the shape of a man sitting on a profiled pedestal.

Votive Plaque (Tsha Tsha). Tibet or China, 18th century. Sculpture. Terracotta with gilt and paint

A seated maid figurine. Han Period (25-220 AD). Terracotta. Sichuan style. Sichuan. Sichuan Museum, Chengdu Shi, China.

Worshippers ca. 1500 South Netherlandish. Worshippers. South Netherlandish. ca. 1500. Oak with traces of polychromy. Made in Antwerp. Sculpture-Wood

Votive Plaque (Tsha Tsha). Tibet or China, 18th century. Sculpture. Terracotta with gilt and paint

Man and girl with dog dressed as harlequin ca. 1765 Derby Porcelain Manufactory. Man and girl with dog dressed as harlequin 201446

Anonymous. "Angel Flambeau". Polychromed wood. Fifteenth century. Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. 71433-12 Wing, angel, polychrome wood, flag holder

Museum of the Terracotta Warriors, High-ranking Officer, Mausoleum of the first Qin Emperor, Xian, Shaanxi Province, China, Asia

Moorish man and woman ca. 1840-48 Fontainebleau. Moorish man and woman 195495

Tilemaker's Figure of a Man (one of a pair), c. 1600, 18 x 6 3/4 x 6in. (45.7 x 17.1 x 15.2cm), Pottery with green and yellow glaze, China, 16th-17th century

Alexander Danilovich Menshikov (1673-1729). Artist: Unknown Artist, Swiss, Austrian, or German, active Russia ca. 1703-4. Culture: Russian, St. Petersburg. Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 31 × 19 3/8 × 12 1/2 in. (78.7 × 49.2 × 31.8 cm). Date: probably shortly before 1704.Finely detailed armor, a fluttering jabot, and an extravagantly combed wig set off the smoothly burnished face of the military commander portrayed in this wooden bust. His direct gaze is emphasized by the scooped truncation of his cuirass, which slices aggressively forward beneath it. The head turns slightly, against the flow of the lace cravat, imparting a sense of movement. Beneath the soft elements of lace and hair, sharply engraved images appear on the breastplate. The enwreathed ovals have been identified as scenes of Alexander the Great and his close friend Hephaestion at the tent of King Darius (to the viewer's left) and the Justice of Trajan (slightly obscured, to the viewer's right). Medallions on the pauld

The Bishop. Fernando Botero (b.1932). Polychromed polyester. Executed in 1977. 120cm high.

Amphora vase. Brongniart, Alexandre-Theodore (1739-1813), architect, Constantin, Abraham (1785-1851), painter, Manufacture nationale de porcelaine de Sevres (1756-), factory

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