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Figurative Sculptures For Sale
Period: 21st Century and Contemporary
Period: 19th Century
Pair of Gothic Jesters Lamps, France, 19th Century
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Pair of carved lamps in walnut figuring hilarious jesters / clowns, seated on a column.
Neo-gothic / Gothic revival style, France, 19th century
Excellent condition, cleaned wo...
Category
19th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Iconic Large Lalique France 'Swan Head Up' Crystal Sculpture
By Lalique
Located in Tustin, CA
Coveted, large, handmade estate crystal swan, the "Swan Head Up" sculpture by esteemed French crystal maker Lalique is a symbol of eternal love, embodying grace and beauty. Swan features clear and frosted crystal. Retails new for $7,500.00.
Rene Jules Lalique (1860-1945) was a celebrated French designer who was famous for his naturalistic designs and creations of art glass, perfume bottles, vases, jewelry, chandeliers, clocks and automobile hood ornaments...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Crystal
Alkinoos Sculpture by Atelier Ledure
Located in Geneve, CH
Alkinoos sculpture by Atelier Ledure
Dimensions: W 59 x D 39 x H 19 cm
Materials: Ceramics - stoneware
Also Available: Other variations available.
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Category
2010s Belgian Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Aria Sculpture
Located in Milan, IT
This work of art by Andrea Serra is guided by the inspiration of the melody "Aria" by Italian composer Giovanni Allevi, distilling a sense of dynamism recalling a bird about to fly o...
Category
2010s Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Multi-gemstone
Hemera Studies Sculpture by Atelier Ledure
Located in Geneve, CH
Hemera studies sculpture by Atelier Ledure
Dimensions: W 25 x D 7 x H 40 cm
Materials: Ceramics - stoneware
Also available: other variations available.
Each piece is handmade and ca...
Category
2010s Belgian Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Hemera Studies Sculpture by Atelier Ledure
Located in Geneve, CH
Hemera studies sculpture by Atelier Ledure
Dimensions: W 25 x D 7 x H 40 cm
Materials: Ceramics - stoneware
Also available: other variations available.
Each piece is handmade a...
Category
2010s Belgian Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Carl Auböck #4069 Sculpture "Standing", Austria
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #4069 Sculpture "Standing", Austria.
Category
2010s Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Gilt Bronze Sculpture Susse Freres Foundry Mark of a Classical Maiden, c1800
Located in Gardena, CA
Gilt Bronze Sculpture Susse Freres Foundry Mark of a Classical Maiden, c1800
Very fine details to the sandals as well as to the figure's hair and fac...
Category
19th Century Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
John Lee 2 Bookend with Onyx Base by Fakasaka Design
Located in Geneve, CH
John Lee bookend by Fakasaka Design.
Dimensions: W 13 cm D 11.5 cm H 18 cm.
Materials: dark bronze, onyx base.
Johnlee Bookend / door holder / sculpture.
...
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
Meissen Porcelain Bust of a Child
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large Meissen Porcelain modeled as a bust of a young child wearing a floral decorated cap, wearing open shirt with floral embellished sash.
Late 19th century
Crossed swords in ...
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Under Pressure 8 by Yuri Van Poppel
Located in Geneve, CH
Under pressure 8 by Yuri van Poppel
Dimensions: D 27 x H 55 cm
One of a kind.
Earthenware, layered ceramic glazes, various colors.
Handmade and spra...
Category
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware, Ceramic
Egocentric Fire Sculpture by Andres Monnier
Located in Geneve, CH
Egocentric fire sculpture by Andres Monnier.
One of a Kind.
Dimensions: D 110 x W 150 x H 40 cm.
Materials: grey quarry stone.
Designer's biography
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Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
"Coral", Murano Glass Centerpiece, Handmade in Italy, Unique Design, 2022
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The jellyfish is the main element of the Mosche Bianche's "Medusa" Collection: fluid, delicate but also dangerous and deadly. It represents the water, the circle of life.
Glass f...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Lithic Foil III Object by Turbina
Located in Geneve, CH
Lithic foil III object by Turbina
Dimensions: D 60 x W 80 x H 1 cm
Materials: Cast Stone, Mixed Media
Turbina is an art and design studio located in Barcelona and focused on the cre...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Cast Stone
Energy Bronze Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture Energy bronze all in solid
bronze in brown finish, base included.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Escultura Bronce de Milon de Crotona de Pierre Puget
Located in Madrid, ES
Espectacular escultura en bronce realizada en el siglo XIX siguiendo las tendencias del Grand Tour, réplica en miniatura de la afamada escultura que se encuentra en el museo de Louvr...
Category
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Hemera Studies Sculpture by Atelier Ledure
Located in Geneve, CH
Hemera Studies sculpture by Atelier Ledure
Dimensions: W 25 x D 7 x H 40 cm
Materials: Ceramics - stoneware
Also available: other variations available.
Each piece is handmade a...
Category
2010s Belgian Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Hemera Studies Sculpture by Atelier Ledure
Located in Geneve, CH
Hemera studies sculpture by Atelier Ledure
Dimensions: W 25 x D 7 x H 40 cm
Materials: Ceramics - stoneware
Also available: Other variations available
Each piece is handmade an...
Category
2010s Belgian Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Hemera Studies Sculpture by Atelier Ledure
Located in Geneve, CH
Hemera Studies Sculpture by Atelier Ledure
Dimensions: W 25 x D 7 x H 40 cm
Materials: Ceramics - stoneware
Also available: other variations available,
Each piece is handmade a...
Category
2010s Belgian Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Hemera Studies Sculpture by Atelier Ledure
Located in Geneve, CH
Hemera Studies sculpture by Atelier Ledure
Dimensions: W 25 x D 7 x H 40 cm
Materials: Ceramics - stoneware
Also available: other variations available.
Each piece is handmade a...
Category
2010s Belgian Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Patinated Bronze, David Winner, Henri Plé, Company of Bronzes of Paris, 19th
Located in CRÉTEIL, FR
Magnificent statuette in light brown and shaded brown patinated bronze.
Old cast representing King David victorious over Goliath resting on a molded circular base.
It is titled on a cartridge: "David winner" and annotated Salon des Beaux-Arts.
It has a cast stamp on the back of the Société des Bronzes de Paris.
This cast is very precise in detail, the facial features are well defined and its nuanced patina is original.
Period: 19th century.
circa: 1890-1900.
Dimensions: Height: 43 cm x width: 15 cm.
Signed hollow on the terrace: Henri Plé...
Category
19th Century French Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Sri Lankan Cast Bronze Seated Buddha, Kandyan Style, Early to Mid 19th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A large and heavy well cast bronze image of the Buddha seated in meditation, late or just post Kandyan period (1597 - 1815), early to mid 19th century, Sri Lanka.
The Buddha sits ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Sri Lankan Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Nude Woman Sculpture by Contemporary American Artist Larry McLaughlin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A whimsical and powerful representation of the female form by Contemporary American artist Larry McLaughlin (born 1956). This sculpture is constructed...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Concrete, Metal, Gold Leaf
Small Woman Hand Carved Marble Sculpture by Tom Von Kaenel
Located in Geneve, CH
Small Woman hand carved marble sculpture by Tom Von Kaenel
Dimensions: D11 x H44 cm
Materials: Marble
Tom von Kaenel, sculptor and painter, was born in Switzerland in 1961. Alre...
Category
2010s Greek Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Hemera Studies Sculpture by Atelier Ledure
Located in Geneve, CH
Hemera Studies sculpture by Atelier Ledure
Dimensions: W 25 x D 7 x H 40 cm
Materials: Ceramics - stoneware.
Also available: other variations available.
Each piece is handmade ...
Category
2010s Belgian Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Scaphe Object Cosmos Awarness Program by Turbina
Located in Geneve, CH
Scaphe object cosmos awarness program by Turbina.
Dimensions: D 23 x W 23 x H 21 cm.
Materials: Slab Building Clay
Instrumentation generates information about the Cosmos not only fr...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Clay
Porcelain Figurine of a Girl with a Lamb, Late 19th C
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Meissen similar stamp. Porcelain figurine of a girl with a lamb, late 19th century.
In great condition.
Marked.
Measuring: H 11.5 cm. D 4.0 cm.
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
"Spring!", Murano Glass Centerpiece, Handmade in Italy, Unique Design, 2022
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The jellyfish is the main element of the Mosche Bianche's "Medusa" Collection: fluid, delicate but also dangerous and deadly. It represents the water, the circle of life.
Glass f...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Hand Carved Marble Sculpture by Tom Von Kaenel
Located in Geneve, CH
Hand carved marble sculpture by Tom Von Kaenel
Dimensions: D 10 x W 12.5 x H 60 cm
Materials: marble
Tom von Kaenel, sculptor and painter, was born in Switzerland in 1961. Alrea...
Category
2010s Greek Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Robert Cauer D. Ä. Venus with Dolphin, Rome, 1874
Located in Greding, DE
Almost life-size depiction of Venus with dolphin by Robert I Cauer (1831-1893). Full sculptural execution in marble. Inscription on the base "R. Cauer" as well as date 1874 and place...
Category
1870s Italian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Hemera Sculpture by Atelier Ledure
Located in Geneve, CH
Hemera sculpture by Atelier Ledure
Dimensions: W 59 x D 39 x H 19 cm
Materials: ceramic - stoneware.
Also available: other variations available
Ea...
Category
2010s Belgian Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Under Pressure 13 by Yuri Van Poppel
Located in Geneve, CH
Under Pressure 13 by Yuri Van Poppel
Dimensions: D 27 x H 55 cm
One of a kind.
Earthenware, layered ceramic glazes, various colours.
Handmade and s...
Category
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Abstract Black Resin Arch Sculpture by Tina Frey
Located in Chicago, IL
Playful abstract black arch art object hand made and hand cast from resin by artist Tina Frey. A dynamic and unique accent for any room.
This item is part ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Resin
19th Century French Animalier "Guerrier du Caucase" by Antoine L Barye
Located in London, GB
"Guerrier du Caucase" by Antoine L Barye
Excellent French bronze study of a mounted Caucasian Warrior in full armour, the bronze with excellent hand chased surface detail and rich green, brown, black and orange patination, signed BARYE. A fabulous example of this important sculpture in optimal condition.
Additional Information
Height: 20 cm
Width: 17 cm
Depth: 7 cm
Condition: Excellent Original Condition
Foundry: Atelier Barye
circa: 1874
Materials: Bronze
Book Ref BARYE Catalogue Raisonne des Sculptures by Michel Poletti – Alain Richarme
Page no. 78
Description
Antoine Louis Barye
“The Michelangelo of the Menagerie”
These are the words of Théophile Gautier in praise of Barye’s genius. Throughout his life Barye endeavoured to capture the fundamental nature of the animal kingdom in all its diversity, wild or tame, exotic or familiar, cruel or gentle, bringing to life the roaring, trembling, living beasts.
The son of a goldsmith, apprenticed to a steel engraver at a young age, Barye found himself making moulds for ornaments, acquiring knowledge that he would later build on to produce his exquisitely chased bronzes. When he was called up at seventeen, he joined the army’s topographic brigade where he used clay to model raised relief maps...
Category
19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Citron Sportscar" Miniature Porcelain Car Sculpture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Keith Simpson's miniature porcelain Ceramic Cars sculptures reflect memories of vehicles from his childhood and the 1980's. With Fort Makers, he chose colors and silhouettes of cars that are charming and magnetic, yet also somewhat humble. Keith describes them as "archetypal 1980's hand-me-downs," and says of them, "They are like the models of cars that you might inherit from your grandparents if you had your sweet 16...
Category
2010s American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Cloud with Bronze Sticks Marble Sculpture by Tom Von Kaenel
Located in Geneve, CH
Cloud with bronze sticks marble sculpture by Tom Von Kaenel
Dimensions: D 25 x W 20 x H 30 cm
Materials: Marble
Tom von Kaenel, sculptor and painter, was born in Switzerland in ...
Category
2010s Greek Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
"Red Sunset", Murano Glass Centerpiece, Handmade in Italy, Unique Design, 2022
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The jellyfish is the main element of the Mosche Bianche's "Medusa" Collection: fluid, delicate but also dangerous and deadly. It represents the water, the circle of life.
Glass f...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Lladró Polo Player Figurine in White by Ernest Massuet. Limited Edition.
By Ernest Massuet, Lladro
Located in New York City, NY
White matte porcelain figurine of a limited series polo player with methacrylate support attached to the base. Polo Player, is a piece full of energy in which we see the horse litera...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic, Porcelain
Lladró Passionate Kiss Couple Sculpture in White by José Luis Santes
Located in New York City, NY
White satin-finished porcelain sculpture of a couple kissing sitting on a rock decorated with blue and green enamels. A couple's passion and love, captured as never before by Lladró....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 6 Green Pea Handmade Unique Goto Murano Drinking Glasses
Located in Murano, VE
The Murano Glass Goto collection brings a piece of authentic Italian art to your dining table. Hand-blown with artistic expertise, these glasses are inspired by the traditional Venet...
Category
2010s Italian Minimalist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Venere Sdraiata Sculpture
Located in Milan, IT
A life masterpiece fashioned of bronze and molded by the hands of sculptor Raffaello Romanelli, this sculpture depicts a nude woman laying on her side with her arms delicately crosse...
Category
2010s Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
‘The Monkey Rider’, Paul Joseph Raymond Gayrard
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
‘The Monkey Rider’ – Paul Joseph Raymond Gayrard (1807 - 1855).
Signed to the base ‘Paul Gayrard’ and dated 1846.
A rare patinated bronze group of a monkey in the guise of a Jockey riding a racehorse, startled by a barking dog at his feet.
French, Dated 1846.
The mid-nineteenth century saw a surge of interest in animalier bronzes with whimsical and anthropomorphic subjects becoming particularly fashionable. In a similar vain to Christophe Fratin’s humanised depiction's of Bears posed as lamp lighters, dentists and reading books, Gayrard created his famous Monkey bronzes. He was awarded a First Class Medal at the 1846 Salon for his humorous group ‘The Monkey Steeplechase’, which can be related to subject of the present sculpture, ‘Monkey Rider’.
With the publication of Darwin’s ‘Origin of Species in 1859’ the popularity of anthropomorphically conceived subjects began to decline. As such these sculptures were only created during a very brief window of time and are consequently very rare.
PAul Joseph Ryamond Gayrard
Paul Joseph Raymond Gayrard (1807 – 1855) born in Clermont-Ferrand, France.
He studied at an early age under his father the sculptor and engraver Raymond Gayrard, before becoming a student of François Rude and later David d'Angers.
He first exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1827 and continued to submit works throughout his lifetime winning a Second Class Medal in 1834 and a First Class Medal in 1846 and 1848. His last recorded exhibit was in 1855.
He executed many busts of notables of the day which proved popular with the haute bourgeois, but it was his talent for animalier that confirmed his reputation as a sculptor of considerable talent. His known bronze animal models date from the years 1846 until 1848 with his powerful plaster of a 'Harness Horse...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Marble Circles by Kristina Dam Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Marble circles by Kristina Dam Studio.
Materials: Black marble
Dimensions: 21 x 30 x H 21cm.
Two unbroken circles make this stunning changeabl...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
One of a Kind Black Ceramic Lamp Base Signed by Dalo
By Dalo
Located in Paris, FR
Hand-sculpted ceramic lamp base or sculpture "Clémentine" stylized face, stoneware with orange enamel.
One of a kind handmade piece signed by the French ceramicists Dalo
The height...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Hand Carved Marble Vessel by Tom Von Kaenel
Located in Geneve, CH
Hand carved marble vessel by Tom Von Kaenel.
Materials: marble.
Dimensions: W 17 x D 17 x H 20 cm.
Tom von Kaenel, sculptor and painter, was born in Switzerland in 1961. Already...
Category
2010s Greek Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Rare Set of Three Regency Plaster Figures
Located in London, GB
A rare set of three Regency plaster figures of George III, Charles James fox, and Pitt the younger.
Each with their original stone-coloured decorati...
Category
19th Century Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
19th Century, Silvered Bronze Sculpture with the Struggle for Life by E. Drouot
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Edouard Drouot (1859-1945), The struggle for life (La Lutte pour la Vie), Silvered Bronze and Green marble sculpture
Signed "E. Drouot"
This valuable bronze-silvered sculpture is the work of the French sculptor Edouard Drouot (1859-1945) and depicts La The struggle for life (La Lutte pour la Vie). It is the representation of a man with a statuary and classicist physique, dressed only with a thong, while struggling with a fierce panther, climbing on a rocky group. Some identify the man Milone of Crotone, ancient Greek...
Category
19th Century French Classical Greek Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
"Green", Murano Glass Centerpiece, Handmade in Italy, Unique Design, 2022
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The jellyfish is the main element of the Mosche Bianche's "Medusa" Collection: fluid, delicate but also dangerous and deadly. It represents the water, the circle of life.
Glass f...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Garibaldi Medal, Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Garibaldi medal is an original bronze medal realized by Artist of late 19th century.
This bronze medal was realized in the occasion wounding Garibaldi on the Aspromonte, Italy.
...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Statue Figure Saint Lady Sculpture Book Bible Carved Oak 23.5" T
Located in Tyler, TX
RARE Carved Oak Statue Figure~~Medieval Saint or Lady Holding Bible~~c. late 19th to early 20th century
MASTERFULLY CARVED from one piece of oak depict...
Category
Late 19th Century French Medieval Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Oak
19th Century Mexican Wooden Hand-Painted Virgin with Child in Arms
Located in Marbella, ES
19th Century Mexican wooden hand-painted virgin with child in arms.
Category
Mid-19th Century Mexican Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
E. Fiaschi Flight into Egypt Alabaster, Bronze & Marble Holy Family Sculpture
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This alabaster, bronze and marble figural group was created by highly regarded Italian sculptor Emilio P. Fiaschi (1858 – 1941). The sculpture depicts the Holy Family's Flight into Egypt and has been finished with the skill and sensitivity characteristic of Fiaschi's oeuvre. Joseph walks alongside the Blessed Virgin Mary who is sitting astride a bronze donkey...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Alabaster, Bronze
Cloud with Bronze Sticks Marble Sculpture by Tom Von Kaenel
Located in Geneve, CH
Cloud with bronze sticks marble sculpture by Tom Von Kaenel.
Dimensions: D 19 x W 20 x H 26 cm.
Materials: Marble, bronze.
Tom von Kaenel, sculptor and painter, was born in Swit...
Category
2010s Greek Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Visione Anthpomorphic Sculpture
Located in Milan, IT
Seduction and grace exude from this superb female sculpture attributable to sculptor Ferdinando Vichi (1875-1941) and today part of the Romanelli's vast collection. Fashioned of fine...
Category
2010s Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
French Antique Bronze Sculpture “Seated Woman” by Etienne-Henri Dumaige, c.1880
Located in Shippensburg, PA
ETIENNE-HENRI DUMAIGE
French, 1830-1888
A Woman Seated on a Classical Pedestal
Lacquered and patinated sand-cast bronze on rouge marble Signed to the right side "H. DUMAIGE", numbered verso 19990 cast circa 1875-85
Item # 204PKP29S
A powerful cast after Etienne-Henri Dumaige's model of a seated woman on an architectural column surmounted by lion masks from the Napoleon III era, it is situated over a rouge marble base finished on a gilt bronze rim. The same model was used to surmount a clock offered at Christie's, London [14 March 2012, sale no. 8048, lot 45 where it was flanked by a pair of figural candelabra]. It captures a fine image of a young woman clutching...
Category
19th Century French Romantic Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Vanitas Hand Carved Marble Sculpture by Tom Von Kaenel
Located in Geneve, CH
Vanitas hand carved marble sculpture by Tom Von Kaenel
Dimensions: D15 x W23 x H69 cm
Materials: Marble
Tom von Kaenel, sculptor and painter, was born in Switzerland in 1961. Al...
Category
2010s Greek Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Holy Water of "San Clemente in Rome" End 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
The holy water of "San Clemente in Rome" end 19th century
Hand made faithful reproduction with or without the coat of arms of the base
made in 3 pieces.
Italy
Measures: height 150cm
diameter 80cm
width: 80 cm
The Basilica of Saint Clement Lateran is a complex of buildings in Rome, Italy centered around a Catholic church dedicated to Pope Clement I. The site is notable for being an archaeological record of early Rome's religious, political, and architectural history. from the Christian era to the Middle Ages.
The old church was transformed over the centuries from a private home that was the site of clandestine Christian worship in the first century to a grand public basilica in the sixth century, reflecting the growing legitimacy and power of the emerging Catholic church.
The house was originally owned by a Christian consul and martyr, Tito Flavio Clemente, who was one of the first Roman senators to convert to Christianity. He allowed his house to be used as a secret meeting place for his fellow Christians, which religion was then prohibited.
There is evidence of a pagan cult at the site. In the 2nd century members of a Mithraist cult built a small temple dedicated to Mithras in an insula, or apartment complex, on the site. This temple, used for initiation rituals, lasted until around the end of the 3rd century.
Excavations in the 1860s revealed the first forgotten basilica underlying the medieval one. In the late 4th or early 5th century, after Christianity had become the official religion of Rome, the small church was enlarged, acquiring the neighboring insula and other nearby buildings; the architects began to work on the complex of rooms and patios, building a central nave on the site of the previous church, and an apse on the previous mithraeum. The new church was dedicated to Pope Clement I, a first-century Christian convert and a contemporary of Titus Flavius Clement. Restorations were undertaken in the 9th century and around 1080-99.1
Apart from those in the Church of Santa Maria Antiqua, the most extensive collection of wall paintings from the early Middle Ages are those found in the lower basilica of San Clemente. Over the following centuries, San Clemente became a "beacon" for church artists and sculptors, benefiting from the generosity of the Byzantine Empire. Currently, it is one of the most richly decorated churches in Rome.
The last great event that occurred in the lower basilica was the election in 1099 of Cardinal Rainerius of San Clemente as Pope Paschal II.
The current basilica was rebuilt in a campaign by Cardinal Anastasius, c. 1099-h. 1120, after the original church was burned to the ground during the Norman sack...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Echo on Wood Hand Carved Marble Sculpture by Tom Von Kaenel
Located in Geneve, CH
Echo on wood hand carved marble sculpture by Tom Von Kaenel.
Dimensions: D 15 x W 15 x H 76 cm.
Materials: marble, wood
Tom von Kaenel, sculptor and painter, was born in Switzer...
Category
2010s Greek Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Antique, New and Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Figurative sculpture is a modern art form in which artists create work that is typically representative of the visible world. However, sculptures that are considered to be figurative in style can definitely be inclusive of abstract elements. A wide range of antique, new and vintage figurative sculptures has been made over the years by both well-known and emerging artists, and these pieces can prove striking and provocative as part of your home decor.
Realistic representation in visual art has a very long history. And while figurative artists, whether figurative painters or sculptors, find inspiration in humans, animals and real-life objects, good figurative sculptures can make us think differently about how the real world should look. Just as figurative paintings might include Photorealistic human likenesses, they can also include elements of Surrealism and can suggest a creative and alternative reality. Figurative sculptures aren’t always realistic impressions of our world — depictions of the human form in classical Greek sculpture, for example, might emphasize beauty and physical perfection.
There are a variety of figurative sculptures on 1stDibs created by artists working in a number of styles, including Art Deco, Art Nouveau, mid-century modern and more. A large figurative sculpture can introduce an excellent focal point in a guest bedroom, while smaller works might draw the eye to spaces such as wall shelving or a bookcase that people may otherwise overlook.
When decorating your living room, dining room, home office and study areas with figurative sculptures, don’t be afraid to choose bold colors to inject brightness into neutral spaces. Texture is another factor to consider when purchasing figurative sculptures. A highly textural work of ceramics or wood will catch the eye in a sleek modern space, whereas a smooth, flat glass sculpture can offer an often much-needed contrast in a room that already has many textures.
On 1stDibs, find antique, new or vintage figurative sculpture or other kinds of sculpture for your home decor today.
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