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Natural white Beryl gem stone 49 carats

2024

This large geode is an intriguing sculpture with immense depth and contrasting textures. Size: 31 x 25 x 5 inches Size with base: 41 x 25 x 5 inches

This hand-carved Carranca sculpture in solid Umburana wood originates from the São Francisco River region in Brazil, dating back to the 19th century. Traditionally, Carrancas were mo...

This hand-carved Carranca sculpture in solid Umburana wood originates from the São Francisco River region in Brazil, dating back to the 19th century. Traditionally, Carrancas were mo...

Berta Blanca T. Ivanow’s (b. 1992 Barcelona) own embryonic structures, made in stoneware clay, are a grand statement of belief in the power of introducing the corporeal into sculptur...

Berta Blanca T. Ivanow’s (b. 1992 Barcelona) own embryonic structures, made in stoneware clay, are a grand statement of belief in the power of introducing the corporeal into sculptur...

Berta Blanca T. Ivanow’s (b. 1992 Barcelona) own embryonic structures, made in stoneware clay, are a grand statement of belief in the power of introducing the corporeal into sculptur...

This amusing naturalistic sculpture in silver-plated pewter was probably made in the 17th century by Georg Schweigger. Inspired by a model created by another Nuremberg sculptor, Peter Flötner, it bears witness to the persistence during the baroque era of the naturalistic taste that emerged in the Renaissance. Intended as an ornament for some Kunstkammer, or cabinet of curiosities, this sculpture was a great success, as can be seen from the presence of similar works in many European museums. 1. Georg Schweigger Georg Schweigger was a baroque sculptor and medal founder from Nuremberg, known mainly for his small-scale works in stone, carved wood and cast metal. His only large-scale work, the Neptune Fountain, has been in the Petershof Palace, the summer residence of the Tsars near St. Petersburg, since 1797. This monumental sculpture demonstrates his taste for the representation of movement, which we find in this small piece, inspired, as we shall see, by earlier models. 2. The success of a naturalistic theme As is often the case in the history of art, the source of the Dog scratching his ear theme probably comes from an engraving, and more precisely from one made in Strasbourg in 1480 or in Aschaffenburg in 1481 by the Master of the Housebook, an anonymous engraver working in southern Germany at the end of the 15th century. This engraving seems to have been Peter Flötner’s (1490 - 1546) source of inspiration. Peter Flötner was a sculptor and engraver who settled in Nuremberg in 1522. The Louvre Museum also has a gilded lead statuette dated between 1500 and 1515 (on deposit at the Musée de L'Œuvre in Strasbourg), which in turn is thought to have served as a model for other known statuettes. This model was later taken up by the Frenchman Barthélemy Prieur...

Contemporary figurative bronze sculpture by Polish artist Michal Bajsarowicz. This piece has green patina that is more visible on the back than on t...

About the artist : Siri Hollander’s entire process started from an innate desire to work in large format but being self-taught she had to create her own system through trial and erro...

African Wild Hunting Dog – With an impressive 80 percent success rate, wild dogs are among Africa’s most effective predators. Lions only prevail around 30 ...