Renaissance Figurative Sculptures
RENAISSANCE STYLE
Spanning an era of cultural rebirth in Europe that harkened back to antiquity, the Renaissance was a time of change in design. From the late 1400s to the early 1600s, Rome, Venice and Florence emerged as artistic centers through the expansion of global trade and a humanist belief in the arts being central to society. Antique Renaissance furniture was ornately carved from sturdy woods like walnut, its details standing out against the tapestries and stained glass adorning the walls.
Renaissance chests, which were frequently commissioned for marriages, were often decorated with gilding or painted elements. Those that were known as cassoni were crafted in shapes based on classical sarcophagi. As opposed to the medieval era, when furniture was pared down to the necessities, a wide range of Renaissance chairs, tables and cabinets were created for the home, and the designs regularly referenced ancient Rome.
Large torchères of the Renaissance era that were used as floor lamps were inspired by classical candelabras, while marble surfaces evoked frescoes. The inlaid boxes being imported from the Middle East informed the intarsia technique, which involved varying hues of wood in mosaic-like patterns, such as those by architect Giuliano da Maiano in the Florence Cathedral.
Tapestry-woven cushion covers accented the variety of Renaissance seating — from conversation to study chairs — while bookcases for secular use reflected the migration of culture and knowledge from the church into the home. The aesthetics of the Italian Renaissance later spread to France through the publishing of work by renowned designers, including Hugues Sambin and Jacques Androuet du Cerceau. Centuries later, the 19th-century Renaissance Revival would see a return to this influential style.
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Style: Renaissance
Life-Size Carved Wood Sculpture of a Man's Head circa 1700 South European
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Stunning life-size carved wood sculpture of a man's head dating from circa 1700 in the south of Europe.
Category
1690s European Antique Renaissance Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Antique Salin French Neoclassical Cast Iron Garden Sculpture Statue Cherub 34"
By Salin Foundry, Paris
Located in Dayton, OH
19th century salin foundry French neoclassical cast iron sculpture statue, France
Features two boys playing
Front of plinth inscribed Salin, France
Salin Foundry, Dammarie-sur-S...
Category
19th Century Antique Renaissance Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Saints Apostles John and Paul, Wood, Castillian School, 16th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of polychrome wood sculptures. "San Juan and San Pablo". Castilian school, 16th century.
Both male figures have been represented standing, with their main iconographic attrib...
Category
16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Other
Large Spaniard Hand Painted and Carved Wood Baby Jesus
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is an old large Spaniard hand painted and carved wood nude baby Jesus. He has hand painted large expressive eyes and eye brows. His abundant hair is bro...
Category
18th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
17th Century Spanish Boxwood Christ on the Cross
Located in Marbella, ES
17th century Spanish boxwood Christ on the cross.
Category
17th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Boxwood
19th Century French Renaissance Style Polished Iron Crest on Walnut Plaque
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a study or a man's office with this elegant antique plaque. Crafted in France circa 1880, the wall decor features a coat of arms with a medieval royal knight...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron
German White Porcelain Nude Putti Sculptures, Set of 6
Located in New York, NY
A great set of six (6) German white porcelain putti sculptures in the Renaissance or Neoclassical styles, circa 20th century, Germany. A fun set of six baby male nude tumbling putti ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Renaissance Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Bronze Sculptures after Jean De Bologne Fortune and Mercury
By Giambologna
Located in Paris, FR
Two patinated bronze sculptures featuring Fortune, the goddess of luck and chance and Mercury, the god of good fortune in Roman mythology. Each divinity is represented with their symbols: Fortune is carrying grains in one hand and a scepter in the other; Mercury is holding a purse. The two are being propelled into the air by the face of an infant blowing upward. The bases are decorated with putti representing Painting and Sculpture. The two bronzes are signed: J. de Bologne. The model is after Jean de...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Bronze Sculptures of Mercury and Fortuna
By Louis-Guillaume Fulconis, Giambologna
Located in London, GB
Pair of bronze sculptures of Mercury and Fortuna
French, late 19th century
Measures: Mercury: Height 64cm, width 11cm, depth 27cm
Fortuna: Heigh...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Hand Carved Wood Oswald Demetz Deur Morisco Dancer Insolent Italian Figurine
By Dementz Family DEUR Art Company
Located in Tustin, CA
Also known as "The Insolent" Moriscan, Morisken, Moriscon or Moorish Dancer, this handmade and hand carved, hand painted, richly textured linden wood Morisco Dancer from the Dementz ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Renaissance Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Four Antique Bronze Plaques Depicting Water-Nymphs, by Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in London, GB
Four antique bronze plaques depicting water-nymphs, by Ferdinand Barbedienne
French, 19th century.
Measures: Height 47cm, width 12cm, depth 2.5cm
Finely cast in relief from patinated bronze with parcel gilt patina, these French 19th Century panels each depict a Classical female water-nymph. The relief structure and design is after four panels from the important marble fountain from the Renaissance period in Paris called the Fontaine des Innocents. This was created by the French sculptor Jean Goujon...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th Century over Life-Size Marble Statue of Bacchus after Michelangelo
Located in Essex, MA
Mid-19th century over life-size carved marble statue of Michelangelo's "Bacchus". Grand Tour copy through the "Point To Point" method directly from the original keeping its masterful proportions and Fine details in an exact size to Michelangelo's work. We have never seen a 19th century copy of this Renaissance Masterpiece of this size and are quite fortunate to be responsible for its stewardship until purchase by a discerning collector
The original "Bacchus" is a marble sculpture by the master, Michelangelo, created circa 1496 when the artist was 21. This statue was originally commissioned by Cardinal Raffaele Riario. However, it was rejected by him and eventually found its way to Jacopo Galli, Cardinal Riario’s banker and a friend of the sculptor, who purchased it in 1506. Some 66 years later it was bought for the Medici and transferred to the royal house in Florence, Italy. Currently it can be viewed at the Museo Nazionale del Bargello in Florence. It is one of just two sculptures surviving Michelangelo’s initial period in Rome, with the other being Pieta.
The artwork:
This somewhat oversized...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
16th Century Italian Renaissance Carving of a Male Saint
Located in Stamford, CT
16th century Italian carved and polychromed figure of a male saint or prophet with a wonderful presence. Shown holding an open book in his right hand with flames at his feet, mid-16t...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Italian Renaissance Style Soapstone Carvings
Located in New York, NY
4 Italian Renaissance style (19th Century) carved soapstone wall plaques of Medieval scenes under glass in black frames.
Category
19th Century Antique Renaissance Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Soapstone
Grand, 19th Century, Della Robbia Medallion
By Cantagalli
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Extremely large, hand molded, painted, and majolica-glazed, relief sculpture "Tondo" (meaning "art in the round") after famed Renaissance artist, Andrea della Robbia...
Category
1880s Italian Antique Renaissance Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Altarpiece Representing The Annunciation, North of Portugal, circa 1600
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Exceptional altarpiece representing the annunciation circa 1600, fruitwood
rare altarpiece from the North of Portugal, unique due to its large size representing the scene of the annunciation, where the Archangel Gabriel (represented on the bottom left), sent by god (represented on the top left) announces to Marie (bottom right) that she will give birth to Jesus.
Very good state of conservation, carved on three panels
Dimension: Height 1m51
Width 1m03
Very nice colour and exceptional dimensions
Restorations of use
We placed the altarpiece on a red velvet base and a Spanish occasional...
Category
17th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Fruitwood
Judith with the Head of Holofernes, Plaquette After Riccio, Italian 17th Century
By Andrea Briosco (Riccio)
Located in Kensington, MD
Judith with the head of Holofernes, unsigned rectangular cast bronze plaquette, by Andrea Briosco, called Riccio (1470-1532), Judith...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Ferdinando Vichi Marble Sculpture Sitting Woman On Pedestal
Located in Kastrup, DK
"Ferdinando Vichi", Florence 1875-1945. Romantic figure of sitting woman.
Made in marble, sitting on a chair made of bronze, original pedestal of green, Italian marble.
Sign. Vichi. Ca. in 1900.
Ferdinando Vichi (1875-1945) was a central figure in the production of Florentine sculpture...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Patinated Bronze, of Hercules and Antaeus
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Italian patinated bronze sculpture of Hercules and Antaeus after the antique by Pier Jacopo di Antonio Alari-Bonacolsi, 1500-1510.
Category
Early 20th Century Renaissance Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Pair of Napoleon III Andirons in Patinated Bronze
Located in Paris, FR
Impressive pair of patinated bronze firedog andirons in Renaissance style. They are decorated with alternating vases of flowers topped by winged cupids...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
17th Century Venetian Figural Torchères
Located in New Orleans, LA
Awe-inspiring in size and artistry, these incredible Venetian figural torchères pay homage to two of Italy’s most celebrated merchant explorers–Marco...
Category
Early 17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
17th Century Italy Small Bronze Technique Lost Wax "La Pietà" by Stefano Landi
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Italian important 17th century small bronze technique lost wax "La Pietà" by STEFANO LANDI .
Measures cm: H 20 x W x 20 x D 20
"La Pietà" was a very popu...
Category
Early 17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Italian Silver 800 and Ebony "Benvenuto Cellini Salt Cellar"Replica
Located in VALENZA, IT
Fantastic reproduction of the famous saltcellar of Benvenuto Cellini, symbol of the world goldsmith's art.
The master goldsmith made only very few copies of this wonderful object that makes it a unique piece in the world.
6.641 grams of solid silver.
Some information on the original piece by Benvenuto Cellini:
The Cellini Salt...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Renaissance Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Spanish 16th Century High Relief Limestone Bust from a Building
Located in Marbella, ES
16th century high relief limestone bust that topped a stone arch. Side heraldic decorations indicate a patron Saint. The face is weathered but the general condition is good.
Category
16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Renaissance Era, Marble Fragment of a Leg
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Chic, 15th Century, Roman marble fragment of a left foot and calf mounted on a custom iron stand.
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Renaissance Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
Pair of 19th Century French Bronze Cherubs on Marble Base
Located in Miami, FL
A pair of cast bronze cherubs or putti standing contrapposto on a square red marble base, France, circa late 1800s.
Note: These charming cherubic figures were probably used in combi...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Bronze Statue of a Minstrel, Signed Paul Fournier
Located in Brighton, Sussex
Paul Fournier (French, 1859-1926): A large bronze figure of a minstrel playing a lute the figure in Renaissance dress, looking to dexter and seated o...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Italian Renaissance Painted Lifesize Figure of Religious Scholar
Located in New York, NY
Italian Renaissance painted pine lifesize figure of religious scholar holding book,17th or 18th century.
Category
Mid-17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pine
Continental Wood Carving
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Antique continental wood carving of a youth holding a vessel resting on a lion carved pedestal, 19th century. Both wood carving and pedestal have excelle...
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Renaissance Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Set of 3 Italian Renaissance Musical Figures
Located in New York, NY
Set of 3 Italian Renaissance style (19th Cent) stripped large figures/statues playing musical instruments
Category
19th Century Antique Renaissance Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Wonderful Signed Bronze Sculpture Juan Clara Ayats Onyx Girls Playing with Chair
By Juan Clara
Located in Roslyn, NY
Wonderful signed patina bronze sculpture by Juan Clara Ayats on an onyx base of two girls playing with a chair, Spanish artist (1875-1958).
Category
Early 1900s Spanish Antique Renaissance Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
Three German Antique Iron Plaques Cast in the Renaissance Style
Located in London, GB
This charming set of three antique German plaques are each cast from high quality 19th century iron, meaning that the detailing on them is of a very hig...
Category
19th Century German Antique Renaissance Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Bronze Mother and Child by Faure De Brousse
Located in London, GB
This beautiful sculpture of a mother and child was created in circa 1900 by the French sculptor, Vincent Desire Faure de Brousse. Faure de Brousse was...
Category
Early 20th Century French Renaissance Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
18th Century Venetian Bronze Figural Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
Patinated bronze urn-shaped inkwell rests on three winged-horses evoking movement and action. The body of the inkwell is decorated with faces among garlands and the lid is topped by a seated putti holding fruitVenetian patinated bronze figural inkwell...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
French Bronze Ecorche Figure of a Man, after the model by Pietro Francavilla
By Pietro Francavilla
Located in Kensington, MD
After the model by Pierre (Pietro Francavilla) de Francheville) (1548-1615) This energetic model of an athlete in motion has finely detailed musculature. The patina is a rich brown...
Category
Early 17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th century Bas-Relief by Peter Nocker after Hans Holbein's Darmstadter Madonna
Located in Troy, NY
Exquisitely carved small bas-relief after a painting by Hans Holbein the Younger (1497–1543)
Signed P. Nocker.
Peter Nocker, Austrian, (1826-1880) (see Benezit dictionary of artists)
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Renaissance Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Fruitwood
RENAISSANCE COAT OF ARMS in White Carrara Marble Italy 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
RENAISSANCE COAT OF ARMS in White Carrara Marble Italy 17th Century
finely carved with roccaille inside reserve crowned heraldic coat of arms
Ital...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
Italian Late Renaissance Bronze Perseus, First Third of the 17th Century
Located in Milano, IT
Perseus (or Mars?)
Padua, first half of the 17th century
follower of Tiziano Aspetti (Padua, 1559 - Pisa, 1607)
bronze with dark patina
State of conservation: the dark patina cov...
Category
1620s Italian Antique Renaissance Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
'The Rape of the Sabines', Bronze Sculpture after Giambologna
By Giambologna
Located in London, GB
This compelling, small scale bronze sculpture depicts ‘The Rape of the Sabines’, after a monumental work by the Renaissance artist, Giambologna (152...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Enamel Gold and Rock Crystal Figure of Emperor Maximilian I by Reinhold Vasters
Located in New York, NY
A rare enamel, gold and rock crystal figure of Emperor Maximilian I by Reinhold Vasters, Aachen,
In the Renaissance style, circa 1870.
The g...
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Renaissance Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold, Enamel
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