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Theseus Minotaur

Theseus and the Minotaur
Theseus and the Minotaur

Theseus and the Minotaur

By Baltasar Lobo

Located in PARIS, FR

Theseus and the Minotaur by Baltasar LOBO (1910-1993) A bronze group with a greenish dark brown patina Signed at the lower backside " Lobo " Cast by " Susse Fondeur Paris " (with th...

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1970s French School Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Theseus and the Minotaur II, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Theseus and the Minotaur II, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Theseus and the Minotaur II, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Derek Overfield

Located in Yardley, PA

Title: "Theseus and the Minotaur II" Artist: Derek Overfield Revisiting a subject from 2016, this painting portrays the brutal encounter between the hero Theseus and the monstrou...

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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture of Greek Theseus Slaying the Minotaur
Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture of Greek Theseus Slaying the Minotaur

Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture of Greek Theseus Slaying the Minotaur

Located in New York, NY

This work depicts the climactic moment where the Athenian hero, Theseus, defeats the Minotaur, a beast with the head of a bull and the body of a man.

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Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Italian 19th Century White Carrara Marble Statue Theseus and the Minotaur
Italian 19th Century White Carrara Marble Statue Theseus and the Minotaur

Italian 19th Century White Carrara Marble Statue Theseus and the Minotaur

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A very handsome Italian 19th century white Carrara marble statue of Theseus and the Minotaur. The statue is raised on an oval base with the Minotaur lying in defeat as Theseus is poi...

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Antique 19th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Carrara Marble

Antoine Louis Barye Theseus Slaying the Centaur Bienor Bronze
Antoine Louis Barye Theseus Slaying the Centaur Bienor Bronze

Antoine Louis Barye Theseus Slaying the Centaur Bienor Bronze

By Antoine-Louis Barye

Located in Dallas, TX

Barye, though engaged in a perpetual struggle with want, exhibited year after year studies of animals, admirable groups which reveal him as inspired by a spirit of true romance and a...

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Antique 1850s French Beaux Arts Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Odysseus and Theseus French Empire Mantle Clock by André Antoine Ravrio
Odysseus and Theseus French Empire Mantle Clock by André Antoine Ravrio

Odysseus and Theseus French Empire Mantle Clock by André Antoine Ravrio

Located in New Orleans, LA

The couple’s touching reunion takes place atop a pedestal adorned with a bronze frieze portraying Theseus’ legendary battle with the Minotaur. In this famous myth, Theseus bravely en...

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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze

Framed Art Nouveau Period Painting A Greek Love Affair Theseus And Ariadne
Framed Art Nouveau Period Painting A Greek Love Affair Theseus And Ariadne

Framed Art Nouveau Period Painting A Greek Love Affair Theseus And Ariadne

By Antoine Calbet

Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset

Ariadne helped Theseus kill the Minotaur and escape by giving him a ball of yarn to unroll as he moved through the labyrinth.

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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Pastel, Watercolor, Gouache

TWO-FACED HEAD OF BACCHUS AND ARIADNE - Copy OF THE ORIGINAL FROM THE VATICAN
TWO-FACED HEAD OF BACCHUS AND ARIADNE - Copy OF THE ORIGINAL FROM THE VATICAN

TWO-FACED HEAD OF BACCHUS AND ARIADNE - Copy OF THE ORIGINAL FROM THE VATICAN

Located in Madrid, ES

Arianna had helped the young Athenian Theseus to defeat the terrible Minotaur, the mythological being with a man's body and a bull's head, and had managed to get him out of the labyr...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Busts

Materials

Terracotta

Ferdinand Barbedienne Bronze Sculpture of Ariadne, Circa 1850-1860
Ferdinand Barbedienne Bronze Sculpture of Ariadne, Circa 1850-1860

Ferdinand Barbedienne Bronze Sculpture of Ariadne, Circa 1850-1860

By Ferdinand Barbedienne

Located in MADRID, ES

According to Greek mythology, Ariadne was the daughter of King Minos of Crete and Pasiphaë. She gave Theseus the thread that allowed him to escape the Labyrinth after killing the Min...

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Antique Mid-19th Century French Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

1923 Rosenthal Ariadne A.Caasmann Porcelain Figure Figurine
1923 Rosenthal Ariadne A.Caasmann Porcelain Figure Figurine

1923 Rosenthal Ariadne A.Caasmann Porcelain Figure Figurine

By Rosenthal

Located in SE

Minos put Ariadne in charge of the labyrinth where sacrifices were made as part of reparations (either to Poseidon or to Athena, depending on the version of the myth); later, she hel...

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Vintage 1920s German Art Nouveau Figurines and Sculptures

Large Antique Italian Majolica Platter, Bacchus and Ariadne
Large Antique Italian Majolica Platter, Bacchus and Ariadne

Large Antique Italian Majolica Platter, Bacchus and Ariadne

By Annibale Carracci

Located in Dallas, TX

Ariadne saves his life by giving him a ball of thread so he can find his way back through the maze. Theseus kills the minotaur and finds his way to the entrance, thanks to Ariadne.

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Antique 1880s Italian Renaissance Platters and Serveware

Materials

Majolica

Italian 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Statue Of Ariadne Signed Signed F. Vichi
Italian 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Statue Of Ariadne Signed Signed F. Vichi

Italian 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Statue Of Ariadne Signed Signed F. Vichi

By Ferdinando Vichi

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Associated with mazes and labyrinths because of her involvement in the myths of the Minotaur and Theseus. Shown here riding on one of her husband's, Dionysius God of wine and festivi...

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Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Edme Anthony NOEL French Art Deco Bronze Retiary Sculpture, 1875
Edme Anthony NOEL French Art Deco Bronze Retiary Sculpture, 1875

Edme Anthony NOEL French Art Deco Bronze Retiary Sculpture, 1875

By Edme Anthony Paul Noel

Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR

He trained at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts under Eugène Guillaume, Eugène-Louis Lequesne, and Jules Cavelier, and won the Prix de Rome in 1868 for Theseus Conquering...

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Antique 1870s Napoleon III Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Italian 19th Century Alabaster Statue of the Greek Goddess Ariadne
Italian 19th Century Alabaster Statue of the Greek Goddess Ariadne

Italian 19th Century Alabaster Statue of the Greek Goddess Ariadne

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Associated with mazes and labyrinths because of her involvement in the myths of the Minotaur and Theseus. Shown here riding on one of her husband's, Dionysius God of wine and festivi...

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Antique 19th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Marc Saint Saëns "The Foolish Virgins" - Aubusson Tapestry
Marc Saint Saëns "The Foolish Virgins" - Aubusson Tapestry

Marc Saint Saëns "The Foolish Virgins" - Aubusson Tapestry

Located in New York, NY

And during the war the latter produced the first of his allegorical masterpieces, tapestries reflecting indignation, combat, resistance: “les Vierges folles (the foolish virgins), “T...

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Vintage 1940s French Modern Tapestries

Materials

Wool

Ottokar Mascha Folio, plate 8: "Poster for the 1st Vienna Secession Exhibition"
Ottokar Mascha Folio, plate 8: "Poster for the 1st Vienna Secession Exhibition"

Ottokar Mascha Folio, plate 8: "Poster for the 1st Vienna Secession Exhibition"

By Gustav Klimt

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Klimt takes an iconoclastic approach to allegory: “Theseus killing the Minotaur”, taken from Ancient Greek mythology, personifies the fight of Modern Free Art against Academic Art.

Category

1910s Vienna Secession Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Antoine-Louis Barye (French, 1796-1875) Guerrier du Caucase Bronze Figure
Antoine-Louis Barye (French, 1796-1875) Guerrier du Caucase Bronze Figure

Antoine-Louis Barye (French, 1796-1875) Guerrier du Caucase Bronze Figure

By Antoine-Louis Barye

Located in Dallas, TX

Barye, though engaged in a perpetual struggle with want, exhibited year after year studies of animals, admirable groups which reveal him as inspired by a spirit of true romance and a...

Category

Antique 1870s French Beaux Arts Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Labyrinthe by Herman Kern German Language 1st Edition 1983 Hardcover Book
Labyrinthe by Herman Kern German Language 1st Edition 1983 Hardcover Book

Labyrinthe by Herman Kern German Language 1st Edition 1983 Hardcover Book

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

For as this richly interdisciplinary history reveals, the maze of the "new age" spiritualists also traces its lineage to the ancient myth of Theseus and the Minotaur. While the hero ...

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Late 20th Century German Baroque Books

Materials

Paper

19th Century Bronze Bust of Young Napoleon as Caesar
19th Century Bronze Bust of Young Napoleon as Caesar

19th Century Bronze Bust of Young Napoleon as Caesar

By Antonio Canova

Located in Beachwood, OH

Although Canova’s early works revealed the influence of Baroque theatrics in their dramatic subjects, agonized expressions, and twisting forms, in Rome he was influenced by antiquari...

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19th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Antoine Louis Barye “Tiger devouring A Gazelle”
Antoine Louis Barye “Tiger devouring A Gazelle”

Antoine Louis Barye “Tiger devouring A Gazelle”

By Antoine-Louis Barye

Located in Dallas, TX

Barye, though engaged in a perpetual struggle with want, exhibited year after year studies of animals, admirable groups which reveal him as inspired by a spirit of true romance and a...

Category

1880s Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Antoine Louis Barye Ocelot Carrying off a Heron
Antoine Louis Barye Ocelot Carrying off a Heron

Antoine Louis Barye Ocelot Carrying off a Heron

By Antoine-Louis Barye

Located in Dallas, TX

Barye, though engaged in a perpetual struggle with want, exhibited year after year studies of animals, admirable groups which reveal him as inspired by a spirit of true romance and a...

Category

1880s Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

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Framed Photo by Herbert List, Theseus and the Minotaur, Paris, 1936
Framed Photo by Herbert List, Theseus and the Minotaur, Paris, 1936

Framed Photo by Herbert List, Theseus and the Minotaur, Paris, 1936

By Herbert List

Located in Austin, TX

A Herbert List framed gelatin print, "Theseus and the Minotaur," Paris 1936, printed later with estate stamp verso, date and numbered 2/25.

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Vintage 1930s German Photography

Nima Table Light by M.Fisher x Remains Lighting Co.
Nima Table Light by M.Fisher x Remains Lighting Co.

Nima Table Light by M.Fisher x Remains Lighting Co.

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H 5.13 in W 7.75 in D 12.25 in

Nima Table Light by M.Fisher x Remains Lighting Co.

By Remains Lighting

Located in New York, NY

The fixture's design evokes the thread of jewels fashioned by Ariadne in Greek myth to guide the hero Theseus through the minotaur's labyrinth. Complete with fabric cord and standard...

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2010s American Table Lamps

Materials

Alabaster, Brass

Nima Sconce by M.Fisher x Remains Lighting Co.
Nima Sconce by M.Fisher x Remains Lighting Co.

Nima Sconce by M.Fisher x Remains Lighting Co.

Unavailable

H 15.63 in W 10 in D 7 in

Nima Sconce by M.Fisher x Remains Lighting Co.

By Remains Lighting

Located in New York, NY

The fixture's design evokes the thread of jewels fashioned by Ariadne in Greek myth to guide the hero Theseus through the minotaur's labyrinth. UL listed and complete with driver.

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2010s American Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Alabaster, Brass

Nima Pendant by M.Fisher x Remains Lighting Co.
Nima Pendant by M.Fisher x Remains Lighting Co.

Nima Pendant by M.Fisher x Remains Lighting Co.

Unavailable

H 50.25 in W 10 in D 5.88 in

Nima Pendant by M.Fisher x Remains Lighting Co.

By Remains Lighting

Located in New York, NY

The fixture's design evokes the thread of jewels fashioned by Ariadne in Greek myth to guide the hero Theseus through the minotaur's labyrinth. UL listed and complete with driver.

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2010s American Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Alabaster, Brass

Nima Swag Chandelier by M.Fisher x Remains Lighting Co.
Nima Swag Chandelier by M.Fisher x Remains Lighting Co.

Nima Swag Chandelier by M.Fisher x Remains Lighting Co.

Unavailable

H 48.5 in W 82.25 in D 10 in

Nima Swag Chandelier by M.Fisher x Remains Lighting Co.

By Remains Lighting

Located in New York, NY

The fixture's design evokes the thread of jewels fashioned by Ariadne in Greek myth to guide the hero Theseus through the minotaur's labyrinth. The fixture can be installed in variou...

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2010s American Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Alabaster, Brass

Nima Drop Chandelier by M.Fisher x Remains Lighting Co.
Nima Drop Chandelier by M.Fisher x Remains Lighting Co.

Nima Drop Chandelier by M.Fisher x Remains Lighting Co.

Unavailable

H 120.13 in W 10 in D 5.88 in

Nima Drop Chandelier by M.Fisher x Remains Lighting Co.

By Remains Lighting

Located in New York, NY

The fixture's design evokes the thread of jewels fashioned by Ariadne in Greek myth to guide the hero Theseus through the minotaur's labyrinth.  UL listed and complete with driver.

Category

2010s American Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Alabaster, Brass

Bust of Ariadne, Jean-Baptiste, Known as Auguste Clésinger, 19th Century
Bust of Ariadne, Jean-Baptiste, Known as Auguste Clésinger, 19th Century

Bust of Ariadne, Jean-Baptiste, Known as Auguste Clésinger, 19th Century

By Jean-Baptiste Auguste Clesinger

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

She is mostly associated with mazes and labyrinths because of her involvement in the myths of the Minotaur and Theseus. Her father put her in charge of the labyrinth where sacrifices...

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Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Busts

Materials

Bronze

Paul Cooreman "Theseus Slaying Minotaur" Signed Oil Painting on Canvas Nude
Paul Cooreman "Theseus Slaying Minotaur" Signed Oil Painting on Canvas Nude

Paul Cooreman "Theseus Slaying Minotaur" Signed Oil Painting on Canvas Nude

Located in Dayton, OH

Oil on canvas painting by Paul Cooreman showing the mythological Greek hero Theseus in the act of slaying the Minotaur. / BIO: Paul Cooreman was active/lived in Belgium.

Category

20th Century Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Antique Carrara's Marble Male Bust
Antique Carrara's Marble Male Bust

Antique Carrara's Marble Male Bust

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H 20.48 in W 9.85 in D 9.85 in

Antique Carrara's Marble Male Bust

Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)

This item presents some similarities with the head of the famous piece of Theseus and the Minotaur Theseus by Canova (Victoria and Albert Museum).

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Antique 1790s Busts

Italian 19th Century Alabaster and Marble Statue of Ariadne on Her Panther
Italian 19th Century Alabaster and Marble Statue of Ariadne on Her Panther

Italian 19th Century Alabaster and Marble Statue of Ariadne on Her Panther

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Associated with mazes and labyrinths because of her involvement in the myths of the Minotaur and Theseus. Shown here riding on one of her husband's, Duinysius God of wine and festivi...

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Antique 19th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

Antique Empire Chest of Drawers in West Indies Mahogany with Mythological Scenes
Antique Empire Chest of Drawers in West Indies Mahogany with Mythological Scenes

Antique Empire Chest of Drawers in West Indies Mahogany with Mythological Scenes

Located in INTERLAKEN, NY

It could portray their first meeting at Naxos, upon awakening to the reality that she had been left behind by Theseus. Ariadne had saved Theseus from the Minotaur by providing him wi...

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Antique 19th Century Danish Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Satin, Mahogany, Satinwood

Modernist Vintage Monet Set.  Greek Key Pattern.
Modernist Vintage Monet Set.  Greek Key Pattern.

Modernist Vintage Monet Set. Greek Key Pattern.

By Monet

Located in University City, MO

It first arose from the Greek myth where Theseus fought the Minotaur in it's labyrinth. Hence the maze-like design.

Category

1990s American Art Deco Choker Necklaces

Materials

Base Metal

Bronze Sculpture, "Venus and The love"
Bronze Sculpture, "Venus and The love"

Bronze Sculpture, "Venus and The love"

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H 29.14 in W 11.82 in D 11.82 in

Bronze Sculpture, "Venus and The love"

By Edme Anthony Paul Noel

Located in Paris, FR

At the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts de Paris, he was a student of Eugène Guillaume, Eugène-Louis Lequesne and Jules Cavelier. Thanks to his "Theseus defeating the Minota...

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Antique 1890s French Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Bronze "The Sleeping Ariadne" Also Called "Cleopatra" after the Antique
Bronze "The Sleeping Ariadne" Also Called "Cleopatra" after the Antique

Bronze "The Sleeping Ariadne" Also Called "Cleopatra" after the Antique

Located in Paris, FR

Ariadne was the daughter of King Minos of Crete who, after having helped Theseus overcome the Minotaur and escape the Labyrinth, was abandoned by the ungrateful man as she lay sleepi...

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Antique 19th Century French Classical Roman Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

17th Century Pair of Mythological Scenes Roman School Painting Oil on Canvas
17th Century Pair of Mythological Scenes Roman School Painting Oil on Canvas

17th Century Pair of Mythological Scenes Roman School Painting Oil on Canvas

Located in Milan, IT

In the first, the festive procession that can be seen in the distance, the sea on the horizon and the little putto who descends from the sky to offer a crown made of stars to the fem...

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Antique 17th Century Italian Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Antique French Grand Tour Bust of Ariadne on Marble Column, 19th Century
Antique French Grand Tour Bust of Ariadne on Marble Column, 19th Century

Antique French Grand Tour Bust of Ariadne on Marble Column, 19th Century

Located in London, GB

She is mostly associated with mazes and labyrinths because of her involvement in the myths of the Minotaur and Theseus. The bust is stamped "GS" for Georges Emile Henri Servant (F...

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Antique 1850s French Busts

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Antoine Louis Barye Bronze “Tiger Seizing A Peacock”
Antoine Louis Barye Bronze “Tiger Seizing A Peacock”

Antoine Louis Barye Bronze “Tiger Seizing A Peacock”

By F. Barbedienne Foundry, Antoine-Louis Barye

Located in Dallas, TX

Barye, though engaged in a perpetual struggle with want, exhibited year after year studies of animals, admirable groups which reveal him as inspired by a spirit of true romance and a...

Category

Antique 1880s French Beaux Arts Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Theseus slaying the Minotaur
Theseus slaying the Minotaur

Theseus slaying the Minotaur

By Antoine-Louis Barye

Located in PARIS, FR

Theseus slaying the Minotaur by Antoine-Louis Barye (1796-1875) A rare bronze group with a nuanced dark green patina Signed on the base " Barye " Cast by " F.

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Late 19th Century French School Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Study for ‘Theseus and the Minotaur’
Study for ‘Theseus and the Minotaur’

Study for ‘Theseus and the Minotaur’

By Joseph Edward Southall, RWS, NEAC

Located in Petworth, West Sussex

(British, 1861-1944) Study for ‘Theseus and the Minotaur’ Pencil on paper Signed with monogram and dated ‘3.VII./1902’ 6.1/2 x 11.3/4 in. (16.1/2 x 30 cm.)

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Early 20th Century Pre-Raphaelite Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pencil

Italian 19th Century Alabaster and Marble Statue
Italian 19th Century Alabaster and Marble Statue

Italian 19th Century Alabaster and Marble Statue

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Associated with mazes and labyrinths because of her involvement in the myths of the Minotaur and Theseus. Shown here riding on one of her husband's, Dionysius God of wine and festivi...

Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Alabaster, Marble

Ottokar Mascha Folio, plate 8: "Poster for the 1st Vienna Secession Exhibition"
Ottokar Mascha Folio, plate 8: "Poster for the 1st Vienna Secession Exhibition"

Ottokar Mascha Folio, plate 8: "Poster for the 1st Vienna Secession Exhibition"

By Gustav Klimt

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Klimt takes an iconoclastic approach to allegory: “Theseus killing the Minotaur”, taken from Ancient Greek mythology, personifies the fight of Modern Free Art against Academic Art.

Category

1910s Vienna Secession Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

French Bronze Ariadne After Clodion
French Bronze Ariadne After Clodion

French Bronze Ariadne After Clodion

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H 9.45 in W 4.92 in D 3.74 in

French Bronze Ariadne After Clodion

By Claude Michel Clodion

Located in Newark, England

Ariadne was known for aiding Theseus escape the Minotaur and then being abandoned by him on the island of Naxos.

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Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Busts

Materials

Bronze

Antoine Louis Barye Lion Au Serpent No. 3
Antoine Louis Barye Lion Au Serpent No. 3

Antoine Louis Barye Lion Au Serpent No. 3

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H 5.15 in W 6.65 in D 4.5 in

Antoine Louis Barye Lion Au Serpent No. 3

By Antoine-Louis Barye

Located in Dallas, TX

Barye, though engaged in a perpetual struggle with want, exhibited year after year studies of animals, admirable groups which reveal him as inspired by a spirit of true romance and a...

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Antique 1850s French Beaux Arts Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Antoine Louis Barye Striding Lion Qui Marche
Antoine Louis Barye Striding Lion Qui Marche

Antoine Louis Barye Striding Lion Qui Marche

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H 5.8 in W 10.25 in D 2.3 in

Antoine Louis Barye Striding Lion Qui Marche

Located in Dallas, TX

Barye, though engaged in a perpetual struggle with want, exhibited year after year studies of animals, admirable groups which reveal him as inspired by a spirit of true romance and a...

Category

Antique 1880s French Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Minotaur and Theseus mixed media
Minotaur and Theseus mixed media

Minotaur and Theseus mixed media

Located in Hudson, NY

Mixed media on paper, China circa 1960's. Silver gilt frame

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Vintage 1960s Chinese Contemporary Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Antoine Louis Barye, Bronze Sculpture of Hound Dog and Tortoise, 19th Century
Antoine Louis Barye, Bronze Sculpture of Hound Dog and Tortoise, 19th Century

Antoine Louis Barye, Bronze Sculpture of Hound Dog and Tortoise, 19th Century

By Antoine-Louis Barye

Located in New York, NY

In 1832 had mastered a style of his own in the Lion and Snake.[1] Theseus and the Minotaur, 1843 (Baltimore Museum of Art) Turkish Horse, No. 2, modeled ca. 1844 (Walters Art...

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Antique 1880s French Beaux Arts Animal Sculptures

Italian Neoclassical Alabaster Sculpture of Dancer after Antonio Canova
Italian Neoclassical Alabaster Sculpture of Dancer after Antonio Canova

Italian Neoclassical Alabaster Sculpture of Dancer after Antonio Canova

By Antonio Canova

Located in Roma, IT

In 1781, Girolamo Zulian – the Venetian ambassador to Rome – hired Canova to sculpt Theseus and the Minotaur. The statue depicts the victorious Theseus seated on the lifeless body of...

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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Alabaster

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Portrait of a Man
Portrait of a Man

Quentin MassysPortrait of a Man

$52,500

H 11 in W 9 in

Portrait of a Man

Located in New York, NY

Provenance: with Leo Blumenreich and Julius Böhler, Munich, 1924 Dr. Frederic Goldstein Oppenheimer (1881-1963), San Antonio, Texas; by whom given to: Abraham M. Adler, New York, un...

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16th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Portrait of Lady Caroline Price
Portrait of Lady Caroline Price

Portrait of Lady Caroline Price

By George Romney

Located in Miami, FL

DESCRIPTION: Perhaps the best Romney in private hands. If Vogue Magazine existed in the late 18th century, this image of Lady Caroline Price would be on one of its covers. The e...

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1970s Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Perseus and Andromeda Oil Painting on Canvas, Old Masters, Circa 1726
Perseus and Andromeda Oil Painting on Canvas, Old Masters, Circa 1726

Perseus and Andromeda Oil Painting on Canvas, Old Masters, Circa 1726

Located in Paris, Île-de-France

Carle Vanloo (Nice 1705 – Paris 1765) Perseus and Andromeda Oil on canvas. H. 081; W. 065. Alongside François Boucher (1703-1770) and Charles-Joseph Natoire (1700-1777), Carle Vanlo...

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1720s Old Masters Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Art Deco Male Sculpture, Spelter, Marble, France circa 1930
Art Deco Male Sculpture, Spelter, Marble, France circa 1930

Art Deco Male Sculpture, Spelter, Marble, France circa 1930

By Jean de Roncourt

Located in Regensburg, DE

Elegant Art Deco sculpture of an athletic scouting / watching male figure by Jean de Roncourt from France around 1930. Very good original condition, greenish patinated Spelter / Zinc...

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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Metal, Spelter

"Seated Male Nude, " Remarkable Bronze Sculpture by Choate, Figural Artist
"Seated Male Nude, " Remarkable Bronze Sculpture by Choate, Figural Artist

"Seated Male Nude, " Remarkable Bronze Sculpture by Choate, Figural Artist

$14,000Sale Price|20% Off

H 12.25 in W 9 in D 4.5 in

"Seated Male Nude, " Remarkable Bronze Sculpture by Choate, Figural Artist

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Although America's sculptors interested in African American life and Black subjects, including Elizabeth Catlett, Richmond Barthé, Sargent Johnson and Augusta Savage, are increasingl...

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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago
Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago

Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago

$23,570Sale Price|30% Off

H 6.3 in W 15.75 in D 5.91 in

Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago

Located in Puglia, Puglia

Upper Cretaceous, about 70-65 million years ago (Maastrichtian) Morocco The skull is reconstructed in good proportions with fossil pieces found in a phosphate mine in Morocco. I att...

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier African Natural Specimens

Materials

Bone

Life-Size Art Deco Diana Bronze
Life-Size Art Deco Diana Bronze

Life-Size Art Deco Diana Bronze

By Hans Harry Liebmann

Located in Miami, FL

This is a rare statement piece that commands that eye. It is of museum quality will be the centerpiece of any space. Masterfully crafted details of the human form are finely rendered...

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1910s Art Deco Nude Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

ANTINOUS Magnificent Italian Neoclassical Carrara Marble Sculpture
ANTINOUS Magnificent Italian Neoclassical Carrara Marble Sculpture

ANTINOUS Magnificent Italian Neoclassical Carrara Marble Sculpture

Located in Rome, IT

Outstanding 19th century Italian finely carved Carrara "Statuario" marble sculpture of Antinoo , after the Antique The Capitoline 'Antinous'. Antinous, a young Bithinius favorite...

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19th Century Academic Figurative Sculptures

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Marble

Campbell French Art Deco Man Sculpture, Spelter & Onyx, Circa 1920
Campbell French Art Deco Man Sculpture, Spelter & Onyx, Circa 1920

Campbell French Art Deco Man Sculpture, Spelter & Onyx, Circa 1920

Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR

A striking French Art Deco sculpture of a man by Campbell, created in France ca.1920. Crafted from spelter, marble, and onyx, this impressive piece showcases the bold, dynamic style ...

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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Onyx, Marble, Spelter

Duke of Wellington's Niece, Portrait of Lady Bagot, Oil on Canvas, 30 x 25 inche
Duke of Wellington's Niece, Portrait of Lady Bagot, Oil on Canvas, 30 x 25 inche

Duke of Wellington's Niece, Portrait of Lady Bagot, Oil on Canvas, 30 x 25 inche

By Sir John Hoppner

Located in Miami, FL

The sitter is Mary Charlotte Anne Wellesley-Pole, eldest daughter of William, 4th Earl of Mornington, and niece to the Duke of Wellington and two-time Prime Minister of England. This...

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1780s Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Grand Tour Bronze Figure of Seated Hermes, Early 19th Century After the Antique
Grand Tour Bronze Figure of Seated Hermes, Early 19th Century After the Antique

Grand Tour Bronze Figure of Seated Hermes, Early 19th Century After the Antique

Located in Beachwood, OH

Large Figure of Seated Hermes, Grand Tour Bronze, Early 19th Century 19th Century Continental School After the Antique The large size figure well cast, with brownish green patination...

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Early 19th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Antique French Alfred Boucher (1850-1934) Bronze Sculpture, "Diana the Huntress"
Antique French Alfred Boucher (1850-1934) Bronze Sculpture, "Diana the Huntress"

Antique French Alfred Boucher (1850-1934) Bronze Sculpture, "Diana the Huntress"

Located in New Orleans, LA

Magnificent Antique French Bronze Sculpture, "Diana the Huntress" by Alfred Boucher (1850-1934). Boucher was a contemporary of Rodin. This sculpture was cast by F. Barbedienne. ...

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Antique Late 19th Century French Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Crepis Bronze Sculpture Nude Boy Male Figure Marble Stone
Crepis Bronze Sculpture Nude Boy Male Figure Marble Stone

Crepis Bronze Sculpture Nude Boy Male Figure Marble Stone

By Wim van der Kant

Located in Utrecht, NL

Crepis Bronze Sculpture Nude Boy Male Figure Marble Stone Wim van der Kant (1949, Kampen) is a selftaught artist. Next to his busy profession as a teacher at a high school, he inten...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Monumental Rare Antique Renaissance Revival Gothic Walnut Fireplace Mantel 11 FT
Monumental Rare Antique Renaissance Revival Gothic Walnut Fireplace Mantel 11 FT

Monumental Rare Antique Renaissance Revival Gothic Walnut Fireplace Mantel 11 FT

Located in Dayton, OH

Very large and exceedingly rare English Renaissance Revival fireplace mantel, circa 1860s. Made of hand carved walnut featuring a gothic cathedral design. The fireplace portion is ...

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Antique Mid-19th Century Gothic Fireplaces and Mantels

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Walnut

Exceptional 19th Century English Chinoiserie Pagoda Display Cabinet
Exceptional 19th Century English Chinoiserie Pagoda Display Cabinet

Exceptional 19th Century English Chinoiserie Pagoda Display Cabinet

Located in Houston, TX

Large-scale 19th century English display cabinet executed in the Chinoiserie tradition. Constructed in carved mahogany and conceived as a tripartite architectural façade, each glazed...

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Antique 19th Century English Chinese Chippendale Vitrines

Materials

Glass, Mahogany

Egyptian Stone Relief of Man and Wife
Egyptian Stone Relief of Man and Wife

Egyptian Stone Relief of Man and Wife

$255,000Sale Price|32% Off

H 11.03 in W 10.44 in D 1.58 in

Egyptian Stone Relief of Man and Wife

Located in London, GB

This painted limestone relief is an exquisite example of New Kingdom relief carving from the apogee of Egyptian artistic production. Carved in raised relief - a labour-intensive tech...

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Busts

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Limestone

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