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"Char De L'aurore " The Chariot of Aurora AUGUSTE MOREAU (FRANCE, 1861-1906)
By Louis Auguste Moreau
Located in New York, NY
"Char De L'aurore " The Chariot of Aurora
Artist: AUGUSTE MOREAU (FRANCE, 1861-1906)
Medium: Bronze, Brown and gilt patina
Signed with partial TIFFANY mark and titled on base.
Category
19th Century Antique Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
French Mythological Kiss Terracotta statue 19 century
Located in Florence, IT
This terracotta represents a mythological scene, in which we can see a centaur kissing with passion a lady, while a man is playing the Pan flute. On the back, a satyr, recognizable b...
Category
19th Century Other Art Style Antique Nude Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Art Deco Bronze Nude Girl with Fawn, Amazon with Fawn
By Pierre Traverse
Located in Miami, FL
Signed on base. This was exhibited at the Goldscheider Pavilion at the 1925 Paris Exhibition
Marble base has loss to right edge and very small lose to center edge. , Bronze is in ve...
Category
1920s Art Deco Antique Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Bronze Figure of Crouching Venus or Naked Aphrodite
Located in Beachwood, OH
19th Century Bronze Figure of Crouching Venus or Naked Aphrodite
Bronze with dark patination
22.5 x 13 x 11 inches
The Crouching Venus is a Hellenistic model of Venus surprised at h...
Category
19th Century Antique Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Woman taking off her shirt
Located in PARIS, FR
Woman taking off her shirt
by James PRADIER (1790-1852)
Bronze with a nuanced brown patina
cast by SOYER and INGE
France
circa 1850
height 28,5 cm
Biography :
Jean-Jacques Pradier...
Category
1850s French School Antique Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Sculpture Marble Torso Man Classical Roman Grand Tour Style 20th Century italian
Located in Roma, IT
An aged statuary classical greek roman marble torso sculpture of an athlete, grand tour style central Italy early 20th century.
The nude body of the athlete standing on his right le...
Category
Early 20th Century Other Art Style Antique Nude Sculptures
Materials
Marble
No Reserve
H 18.51 in W 7.09 in D 5.12 in
19th century French mythological figurative female bronze statuette
By Joseph Pollet
Located in Florence, IT
Late 19th-century bronze figure derived from a work by Jean Michel-Angel Pollet-a Palermo artist of French parents who was a pupil of Bertel Thorvaldsen and Peter Tenerani - titled ...
Category
Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Antique Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Joseph Wackerle Wood Sculpture "Flora", 1920
By Joseph Wackerle
Located in Berlin, DE
An impressiv sculpture by Joseph Wackerle ( 1880-1959 ). One of a kind from 1920, Germany. Wood, carved.
Height: 59.06 in ( 150 cm ), Width: 12.6 in ( 32 cm ), Depth: 12.6 in ( 32 cm )
Category
1920s Realist Antique Nude Sculptures
Materials
Wood
To The Ultimate Do We Pursue The Ideal
By Paul Manship
Located in Concord, MA
This is an iteration of Paul Manship's medal that features the artist Barry Faulkner on the obverse, and the inscription of that version is marked "Barry Faulkner Painter MXMXV (1915...
Category
1910s American Modern Antique Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Terracotta figurativa italiana a tema mitologico dei primi del Novecento
Located in Florence, IT
Piccola terracotta a soggetto mitologico firmata sul retro sulla base "Zambini", che per la grafia (in particolare la Z che ricorda una F) permette di identificare l'artista con Ferr...
Category
Early 20th Century Renaissance Antique Nude Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Bronzetto italiano figurativo allegorico della fine del XIX secolo
Located in Florence, IT
Bronzetto firmato alla base F. de Luca, artista meridionale attivo fra XIX e XX secolo, raffigurante un'allegoria delle Arti.
In secondo piano, la "Scultura", identificata da un put...
Category
Late 19th Century Other Art Style Antique Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Sculpture Torso Belvedere Grand Tour Style 19th Century Terracotta Academical
Located in Roma, IT
a very interesting sculpture, a studio of the Belvedere Torso made in french in the 19th Century. Standing on a double order circular wood base, the sculpture present an harmonic and...
Category
19th Century Other Art Style Antique Nude Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta, Wood
H 12.6 in W 8.67 in D 9.85 in
Nymph And Satyr Pair Of Sculptures Busts By Lanzirotti Signed Terracotta 19th
Located in Roma, IT
Pair of important Terracotta busts depicting the Satyr and the Nymph by Antonio Giovanni Lanzirotti (Naples, 9 May 1830 – 1921) signed on the back.
Antonio Giovanni Lanzirotti was ...
Category
19th Century Other Art Style Antique Nude Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
No Reserve
H 9.85 in W 7.09 in D 4.73 in
Dancing Nude Bronze of a Woman "Femme Dansant, 1910"
By Charles Cary Rumsey
Located in Brookville, NY
Dancing Nude Bronze by Charles Rumsey is one of many figures he depicted of women. He has usually been known for his sculptures of horses, polo players, wildlife and dogs, mainly du...
Category
1910s Antique Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Sculpture Venus de' Medici White Marble 19th Century Signed Nude Classical
Located in Roma, IT
an interesting and beautiful sculpture of Venus, knew as Venus de' Medici, depicts the goddess in a fugitive, momentary pose, as if surprised in the act of emerging from the sea, to ...
Category
19th Century Antique Nude Sculptures
Materials
Marble
No Reserve
H 31.89 in W 9.06 in D 8.27 in
Neoclassical sculpture in Rome- Pair of 19th century Italian scagliola - Figures
Located in Varmo, IT
Pair of scagliola sculptures - Roman figures. Italy, 19th century.
51 x 26 x h 118 cm (left) - 41 x 28 x h 118 cm (right).
Entirely in scagliola.
Condition report: In good general...
Category
Early 19th Century Old Masters Antique Nude Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
H 46.46 in W 20.08 in D 10.24 in
Woman Seated A Bronze Sculpture of a Woman by Charles Rumsey
By Charles Cary Rumsey
Located in Brookville, NY
The bronze sculpture of a woman by Charles Rumsey is undated, but was created at a point in his career where he began to transition from realism to more modern, looser depictions of ...
Category
1920s American Modern Antique Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
H 10.5 in W 11 in D 6 in
White Statuary Aged Marble Torso Man Sculpture Classical Greek Roman Grand Tour
Located in Roma, IT
An aged statuary classical greek roman marble torso sculpture of an athlete, grand tour style central Italy early 20th century.
The nude body of the athlete standing on his right le...
Category
Early 20th Century Other Art Style Antique Nude Sculptures
Materials
Marble
H 18.51 in W 7.09 in D 5.12 in
19th Century Bronze Sculpture "The Letter"
Located in Rochester, NY
Antique bronze sculpture of male nude reading a letter or proclamation. Marble base, 19th century. Unsigned.
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Nude Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Terracotta Sculpture Studio Torso Belvedere Grand Tour Style 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
a very interesting sculpture, a studio of the Belvedere Torso made in french in the 19th Century. Standing on a double order circular wood base, the sculpture present an harmonic and...
Category
19th Century Other Art Style Antique Nude Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta, Wood
No Reserve
H 12.6 in W 8.67 in D 9.85 in
French Art Deco Bathing Nude Female Statue by Guillaume Dumont 1923
Located in Oakland, CA
The French Art Deco Bathing Nude Female Statue, crafted by the Belgian sculptor Guillaume Dumont in 1923, is a testament to his artistic brilliance. Dumont, born in 1889, though the ...
Category
1920s Art Deco Antique Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
H 18 in W 5.5 in D 4.5 in
Satyr with Cymbals and Kroupezion, Grand Tour after the Antique, 19th century
Located in Beachwood, OH
19TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL SCHOOL
Satyr with Cymbals and Kroupezion, Grand Tour after the Antique
Bronze with marble base
26 in. h. x 15 in. w. x 10 in. d.
This dancing faun is now mo...
Category
19th Century Antique Nude Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 26 in W 15 in D 10 in
Early 19th Century Italian School Bronze, The Borghese Gladiator, c. 1810
Located in Beachwood, OH
Early 19th Century Italian School
The Borghese Gladiator, c. 1810
Bronze with green patination
27 x 18 x 26 inches
Since its discovery in the early seventeenth century, the Borghes...
Category
1810s Italian School Antique Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
H 27 in W 18 in D 26 in
Large Mino Rosso Torso Sculpture/Vessel
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Additional Information: Mino Rosso, the renowned Italian artist, captured the essence of post-war Italy through his evocative paintings, seamlessly blending traditional and modern in...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Antique Nude Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Franz Bergmann Orientalist Arab Slave Nude Group Cold Painted Bronze Signed 1910
By Franz Bergmann
Located in Portland, OR
A very large 24" (61cm) Franz Xavier Bergmann (1861-1936) cold painted bronze group statue, signed, Austria, circa 1910.
The bronze in the Orientalist manner & depicts a young slave ...
Category
1910s Art Nouveau Antique Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Franz BergmannFranz Bergmann Orientalist Arab Slave Nude Group Cold Painted Bronze Signed 1910, 1910
H 28 in W 11.75 in D 12 in
Late 18th Century Bronze Sculpture after the Farnese Hercules
Located in Beachwood, OH
Late 18th Century Bronze Sculpture after the Farnese Hercules
Grand Tour bronze with a fine encrusted patination on a later wooden base
16 in. h., overall
12.5 in. h., bronze
3.5 in...
Category
Late 18th Century Antique Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Nature unveiling in front of Science
By Louis Ernest Barrias
Located in PARIS, FR
Nature unveiling in front of Science
by Louis-Ernest Barrias (1841-1905)
Bronze sculpture with multiple patina.
Signed "E. Barrias" on the side of the base
cast by "Susse Frères" (...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Antique Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture of Dionysus, 19th Century Italian School
Located in Beachwood, OH
19th Century Italian School
Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture of Dionysus, 19th Century
Bronze with black-green patination
24 x 10 x 10 inches
Dionysus, in Greco-Roman religion, a nature ...
Category
19th Century Italian School Antique Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Snake Charmer
By Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
Located in PARIS, FR
Bronze sculpture with a nuanced dark brown patina
signed on the base "A. Carrier"
inscribed on a front plaque "Charmeuse de Serpents par Carrier-Belleuse"
France
circa 1860
height 8...
Category
1860s French School Antique Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pan of Rohallion, 1889-90 classical bronze sculpture
By Frederick William MacMonnies
Located in Beachwood, OH
Frederick W. MacMonnies (American, 1863-1937)
Pan of Rohallion, 1889-90 (Garden 22)
Bronze
Signed on base, 'ROMAN BRONZE WORKS NY' at base
14.25 x 4 x 6 inches
A sculptor of classic...
Category
1880s Antique Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
H 14.25 in W 4 in D 6 in
Diana with an arrow
By Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
Located in PARIS, FR
Diana with an arrow
by Albert-Ernest CARRIER-BELLEUSE (1824-1887)
Bronze sculpture with a dual light and dark brown patina
signed on the base "Carrier-Belleuse"
inscribed on a fron...
Category
1870s French School Antique Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
18th Century Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture of Aphrodite Adjusting her Sandal
Located in Beachwood, OH
18th Century Continental School
Bronze Sculpture of Aphrodite, c. 18th Century
25-3/4 in. h. x 11 in. w. x 9 in. d., without Base
1-1/4 in. h. x 8 in. dia., base
A wonderfully pati...
Category
18th Century Antique Nude Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Diana the Huntress, 1890 classical bronze sculpture
By Frederick William MacMonnies
Located in Beachwood, OH
Frederick William MacMonnies (American, 1863-1937)
Diana, 1890
Bronze with green verdigris patina
Signed and dated
Copyright 1894 with Jaboeuf & Rouard, Paris foundry mark
31 x 21 ...
Category
1890s Antique Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
H 31 in W 21 in D 17 in
Bather
Located in PARIS, FR
Bather
by Etienne Hachenburger (19th-20th C.)
Sculpture in white Carrara marble
Signed on the side of the base "E. Hachenburger"
A simiilar model was exhibited at the Paris Salon oh...
Category
Early 1900s French School Antique Nude Sculptures
Materials
Marble
ORPHEUS Neoclassical White Marble Sculpture 19' Century
Located in Rome, IT
Unique Carrara white marble finely carved sculpture of Orpheus , Mythological personification of the eternal love and art.
Henry Dasson French
1825 - 1896 Orpheus
white marble, on a...
Category
19th Century Academic Antique Nude Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Young Goatherder Bronze Sculpture by Oscar Gladenbeck, circa 1900
Located in Rochester, NY
Bronze statue of young goatherder by Oscar Gladenbeck. circa 1900. Signed "Oscar Gladenbeck Friedrichshagen".
Category
Early 20th Century Renaissance Antique Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
H 11.5 in W 4.75 in D 2.5 in
"La Comete" Iconic French Art Deco Silvered Bronze 1920s Female Nude
By Maurice Guiraud-Rivière
Located in New York, NY
"La Comete" Iconic French Art Deco Silvered Bronze 1920s Female Nude
Maurice Guirard-Riviere (1881 - 1947)
La Comete
Silvered bronze
23 inches wide x 19 3/4 inches high x 5 1/2 inc...
Category
1920s Art Deco Antique Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"The Broken Mirror"
By Aimé-Jules Dalou
Located in PARIS, FR
"The Broken Mirror" also named "The Unrecognized Truth"
by Aimé-Jules Dalou (1838-1902)
Bronze with a very nuanced brown patina
cast by SUSSE
France
circa 1910
height 34 cm
A sim...
Category
Early 20th Century French School Antique Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
TORSO
By Gaston Lachaise
Located in Portland, ME
Lachaise, Gaston. TORSO, CLASSIC TORSO, or OGUNQUIT TORSO. Bronze, 1927.
Incised "Lachaise" on the left side. 11 1/4 x 7 x 2 1/2 inches, attached to a base 4" tall.
There was no ...
Category
1920s Antique Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
1929 American Male Academic Nude Crouching Bronze Sculpture EXCELLENT DETAILS
Located in New York, NY
Philip Shelton Sears 1868-1953 was an American tennis player and sculptor. He was the son of Frederic Richard Sears and Albertina Homer Shelton. His brother Richard Sears, was also a...
Category
1920s Art Deco Antique Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Baroque master sculptor - 18th century terracotta sculpture - Prometheus figure
Located in Varmo, IT
Terracotta sculpture - Prometheus - Italy, 18th century.
48 x 50 cm x h 94 cm.
Entirely in terracotta.
- All shipments are free and professionally packed.
- This item is sold wit...
Category
Early 18th Century Baroque Antique Nude Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
H 37.01 in W 18.9 in D 19.69 in
Winged David (Bronze), ex. Daniel Glaser Estate (New Orleans)
By Michelangelo
Located in New Orleans, LA
A tabletop-sized solid bronze casting of Michelangelo's "Winged David", on a solid marble base. You can see his giant-killer sling "slung" over his shoulder. Fine detail. This came o...
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Fabulous Neoclassical Marble Sculpture of Bathing Venus 1880'
Located in Rome, IT
Late 19th century French finely carved white Carrara marble figure of Bathing Venus . The marble base is not included in the price.
AFTER CHRISTOPHE-GABRIEL ALLEGRAIN (FRENCH, 171...
Category
1880s Academic Antique Nude Sculptures
Materials
Marble
"Road Builder" 20th Century Modern WPA Labor Bronze WPA Depression-Era Sculpture
By Max Kalish
Located in New York, NY
Max Kalish
The Road Builder
inscribed M. KALISH 23, with Meroni-Radice foundry mark, on top of base bronze with dark brown patina, on an ebonized rectangular plinth
Height: 13 1/8 in...
Category
1920s American Realist Antique Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Olympic Runner Bronze Grand Tour Sculpture
Located in Rochester, NY
Antique bronze sculpture. The Herculaneum runner. After the antique model in the Villa of the Papyri, Herculaneum, now located in Naples Royal Museum.
Category
19th Century Antique Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
“Diana the Huntress” bronze after J. A. Houdon , France circa 1870
By Jean-Antoine Houdon
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautiful reduction of the famous marble masterpiece by J.A. Houdon, exhibited at the Goulbekian Foundation in Lisbon.
The cast bronze, probably from NapoleonIII period, is heavy and...
Category
1860s Academic Antique Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
H 23.23 in W 6.7 in D 6.7 in
Laocoön and his Sons, an exceptional bronze sculpture by Giacomo Zoffoli
Located in PARIS, FR
This exceptional bronze group (unpublished), executed in Rome in the second half of the 18th century, bears witness to the fascination with the Laocoön since its discovery on January...
Category
1770s Renaissance Antique Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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H 10.13 in W 14.82 in D 6.5 in
James Pradier, Phryne
Located in Tricase, IT
Phryne by James Pradier 1790-1852
Beautiful bronze representing "Phryne" a very pretty courtesan of ancient Greece covered with his peplo.
Susse frères stamp, signed on the terrace...
Category
1820s Academic Antique Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Bust of Apollo Belvedere Grand Tour 19th Century
Located in Rochester, NY
Superb 19th century bronze and gilt bronze bust of the god Belvedere Apollo. Circa 1850. This wonderful grand tour bust is a marvel of refined beauty and elegance, crafted with richl...
Category
19th Century Antique Nude Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
"The Triumph of Flora" Monumental French Patinated Bronze Statue
By Mathurin Moreau
Located in New York, NY
A french patinated bronze figural group of Flora in the sky with Putti and bountiful garlands of flowers. Cast from a model by Mathurin Moreau. Titled "The Triumph of Flora" a story ...
Category
19th Century Antique Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
H 40 in W 24 in D 23 in
Daytime, marble sculpture
Located in PARIS, FR
"Daytime" by James PRADIER (1790-1852)
Rare sculpture made in white Carrara marble
France
circa 1840
height 100 cm
diameter of base 29 cm
Listed in "Catalogue raisonné, James Pradi...
Category
1840s Academic Antique Nude Sculptures
Materials
Marble
The Rape of Sabine Iconic Bronze Sculpture 1930
Located in Rome, IT
Fine Group of Sculptures in Bronze after Jean de Boulogne (Giambologna)
The torturously twisting Rape of the Sabine Women is one of the finest and most technically difficult sculpt...
Category
1920s Mannerist Antique Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Muse of Dance, Early 20th century French bronze sculpture of woman
Located in Beachwood, OH
Louis Armand Bardery (French, 1879-1952)
Muse of Dance
Bronze with green and brown patination
Signed and stamped with foundry mark
18 x 6 inches
Louis Armand Bardery was a student o...
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
NYDIA, THE BLIND FLOWER GIRL OF POMPEII Marble Sculpture 1856-1870
Located in Soquel, CA
Randolph John Rogers (American, 1825 - 1892) Randolph Rogers' Nydia, the Blind Flower Girl of Pompeii debuted in 1856 to critical and public acclaim, solidifying Rogers’ position as ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Romantic Antique Nude Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Kneeling Female Nude, Bronze By Mario Korbel
Located in Norwood, NJ
Joseph Mario Korbel (Czech/American, 1882-1954). Period fine example bronze, dark brown patina, modeled as a nude female kneeling and tying her sandal, raised on a stepped black marb...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Nude Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
A late 17th Italian carved limewood figure of Mermaid, circle of Filippo Parodi
Located in PARIS, FR
A late 17th c. Italian carved figure of Mermaid,
Circle of Filippo Parodi (Genoa, 1630 – July 22, 1702)
Dimensions: h. 29.13 in, w. 30.31 in, p. 18.9 in (at the base)
Magnificent...
Category
Late 17th Century Baroque Antique Nude Sculptures
Materials
Wood
H 29.13 in W 30.31 in D 18.9 in
Satyr from a Padovan model
Located in London, GB
(Possibly after) THE WORKSHOP OF SEVERO DA RAVENNA (ITALIAN, 1465-1543)
Satyr from a Padovan model
18th/early 19th Century
bronze
21 x 14 x 16 cm (8¼ x 5½ x 6¼ in.)
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Nude Torso
Located in East Grinstead, GB
No description provided
Category
1920s Art Deco Antique Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Late 19th Century Pair of Bronze Atlas Sculptures with Globe & Armillary Sphere
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
This pair of bronze sculptures of Atlas with Globe & Armillary Sphere are of high cast quality. Pairs have sold for over 700,000 Euro. Their condition is excellent for age and has ve...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
The Song
By Félix Charpentier
Located in PARIS, FR
"The Song" by Félix Charpentier (1858-1924)
A very fine bronze sculpture with nuanced dark brown patina
Signed "Fx. Charpentier"
Cast by "E. Colin & Cie Paris"
France
around 1900
he...
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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Antique Nude Sculptures For Sale on 1stDibs
On 1stDibs, there are several options of antique nude sculptures available for sale. Today, if you’re looking for Abstract editions of these works and are unable to find the perfect match for your home, our selection also includes Art Deco. There are many variations of these items available, from those made as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. You can search the antique nude sculptures that we have for sale on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of gold, black, brown and beige. There have been many well-done artworks of this subject over the years, but those made by Alfred Boucher, Bruno Innocenti, Nicole Durand, Guglielmo Pugi and Andre Desjardins are often thought to be among the most beautiful. The range of these distinct pieces — often created in metal, stone and bronze — can elevate any room of your home. If space is limited, there are small antique nude sculptures measuring 2.01 across, while our inventory also includes pieces up to 35 inches across to better suit those in the market for large iterations.
How Much are Antique Nude Sculptures?
Prices for pieces in our collection of antique nude sculptures start at $460 and top out at $148,500 with the average selling for $9,000.
Finding the Right Nude Sculptures for You
Nude sculptures are a traditional form of art around the world. For thousands of years, artists have expressed ideals, philosophy and cultural beliefs through the nude human form.
One of the oldest examples is the Venus of Willendorf, dating to the Upper Paleolithic period. From the ancient Greek Aphrodite of Knidos to Michelangelo’s 16th-century David, the nude sculpture has continued to evolve.
On a surface level, a nude sculpture portrays the beauty standards and ideals of a time and place, just as the mostly male painters of the Pre-Raphaelite movement can be seen as projecting an idea of feminine beauty that was confined to porcelain-skinned maidens, their auburn locks flowing, enacting scenes of longing or tragedy drawn from tales about Camelot or told by Dante, Shakespeare, Tennyson and Keats. On a deeper level, however, nude sculpture explores culture, traditions and beliefs. Even today, the human body continues to captivate artists and their audiences.
If you’re thinking about bringing nude sculptures or other kinds of sculptures into your home, remember: No matter how big or small your new addition is, it will make a statement in your space (busts, for example, can bring a dose of drama into an entryway). Large- and even medium-sized sculptures can be heavy, so hire some professional art handlers as necessary and find a good place in your home for your piece.
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Enamel Cupid
Late 19th Century Terracotta Vessel
Antique Mercury Lamp
Antique Mercury Lamps
Germany Bisque
Bronze Lamp Roman
White Carrara Marble Statue