Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 11

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

$17,800
£13,384.17
€15,542.26
CA$24,857.33
A$27,568.62
CHF 14,477.69
MX$338,562.19
NOK 183,273.74
SEK 172,829.60
DKK 115,962.37
Shipping
Retrieving quote...
The 1stDibs Promise:
Authenticity Guarantee,
Money-Back Guarantee,
24-Hour Cancellation

About the Item

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 poised to strike the monster. The story of Theseus and the Minotaur has many renditions, one of them is the following: King Minos of Crete had conquered the Athenians and demanded that, at nine-year intervals, seven Athenian boys and seven Athenian girls were to be sent to Crete to be devoured by the Minotaur, a half-man, half-bull that dwelt in the Labyrinth created by Daedalus. Theseus, son of King Aegeus of Athens, volunteered to go and try to stop this horror. On his arrival in Crete, Ariadne, King Minos' daughter, fell in love with Theseus and on the advice of Daedalus, gave him a ball of thread so he could find his way out of the Labyrinth. Theseus tied one end of the ball of string to the door post and followed Daedalus' instructions to go forwards and never left or right until he arrived at the heart of the Labyrinth, where the Minotaur slept. The beast awoke and a tremendous fight began and Theseus overpowered the Minotaur with his strength and stabbed the beast, becoming a hero to the Athenians.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 46 in (116.84 cm)Width: 39.5 in (100.33 cm)Depth: 19.75 in (50.17 cm)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    19th Century
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    West Palm Beach, FL
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 97181stDibs: LU949924744632

More From This Seller

View All
Italian Mid-19th Century Neoclassical St. White Carrara Marble Statue
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very elegant Italian mid 19th century Neo-Classical st. white Carrara marble signed statue of Hebe, modeled after the original by Antonio Canova...
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Carrara Marble

Italian 19th century Alabaster statue of a horse and bull in battle
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and intricately detailed Italian 19th century Alabaster statue of a horse and bull in battle. This fierce scene of a horse being gored by a bull displays a powerful and...
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Animal Sculptures

Materials

Alabaster

Italian 19th Century Verde Antico Marble and Giltwood Statue of The Dying Gaul
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome Italian 19th century Verde Antico marble and giltwood statue of The Dying Gaul. The statue is raised by its original oval giltwood base and displays terrain like design. T...
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Italian 19th Century Neoclassical Style Marble Statue of a Faun with Cymbals
By Pietro Bazzanti
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and large-scale Italian 19th century Neo-Classical st. white Carrara marble statue of a faun with cymbals signed Bazzanti, Firenze. The...
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Italian 19th Century Solid White Carrara Marble Signed Sculpture
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very impressive Italian 19th century solid white Carrara marble sculpture, signed S. Schroeder 1875. The statue is raised on a circular base depicting a draped artist, seated with ...
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Carrara Marble

Mid-19th Century Neoclassical White Carrara Marble Statue of Apollo
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking Italian mid-19th century neoclassical white Carrara marble statue of Apollo signed V Livi Ejegui Carrara, 1845. The Statue is raised by an oval base with a tree truck wher...
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

You May Also Like

Life Size 19th Century Italian White Marble Sculpture Titled "The Wrestlers"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This exceptional 19th century Italian hand carved marble group titled: 'The Wrestlers' was carved after a Greek original of the 3rd century BCE. This impressive statue depicts two na...
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Classical Roman Sculptures

Materials

Carrara Marble

Large Plaster statue of the 'Wrestlers"
Located in Bagshot, GB
An almost life size plaster statue after the antique titled 'The Wrestlers". The Two young men are engaged in the Pankration, one of the most ...
Category

20th Century European Classical Roman Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

Antique Italian Marble Sculpture after Roman Original of the Wrestlers
By Eugenio Battiglia
Located in London, GB
Antique Italian marble sculpture after Roman original of the Wrestlers Italian, late 19th century Measures: Height 94cm, width 124c...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Classical Greek Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

After the Antique Two Wrestlers Stone Sculpture
Located in Astoria, NY
After the Antique, "The Two Wrestlers", Carved Stone Sculpture, The Uffizi Wrestlers, depicting two men in the midst of a wrestling match, marked "Ettore Zocchi / Sculpteur a Florenc...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Classical Greek Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Baroque Roman sculptor - 17th century alabaster sculpture - Hercules and Cretan
Located in Varmo, IT
Carved alabaster sculpture - Hercules and the Cretan Bull. Rome, 17th century. 20 x 12 x h 33 cm. Entirely in carved alabaster, small marks and defects. Separate alabaster base. ...
Category

Mid-17th Century Baroque Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Alabaster

Young Hercules Statue – Marble Composite Reproduction of Famous Thorvaldsen
By Bertel Thorvaldsen
Located in Lincoln, GB
Young Hercules Statue – Marble Composite Reproduction of Famous Thorvaldsen Inspired by the original by Bertel Thorvaldsen – A 19th-Century Classical Reproduction This striking scul...
Category

Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Composition, Marble