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Renaissance Sculptures

RENAISSANCE STYLE

Spanning an era of cultural rebirth in Europe that harkened back to antiquity, the Renaissance was a time of change in design. From the late 1400s to the early 1600s, Rome, Venice and Florence emerged as artistic centers through the expansion of global trade and a humanist belief in the arts being central to society. Antique Renaissance furniture was ornately carved from sturdy woods like walnut, its details standing out against the tapestries and stained glass adorning the walls.

Renaissance chests, which were frequently commissioned for marriages, were often decorated with gilding or painted elements. Those that were known as cassoni were crafted in shapes based on classical sarcophagi. As opposed to the medieval era, when furniture was pared down to the necessities, a wide range of Renaissance chairs, tables and cabinets were created for the home, and the designs regularly referenced ancient Rome.

Large torchères of the Renaissance era that were used as floor lamps were inspired by classical candelabras, while marble surfaces evoked frescoes. The inlaid boxes being imported from the Middle East informed the intarsia technique, which involved varying hues of wood in mosaic-like patterns, such as those by architect Giuliano da Maiano in the Florence Cathedral.

Tapestry-woven cushion covers accented the variety of Renaissance seating — from conversation to study chairs — while bookcases for secular use reflected the migration of culture and knowledge from the church into the home. The aesthetics of the Italian Renaissance later spread to France through the publishing of work by renowned designers, including Hugues Sambin and Jacques Androuet du Cerceau. Centuries later, the 19th-century Renaissance Revival would see a return to this influential style.

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Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse, A Rare and Important Bronze Bust of Michelangelo
Located in New York, NY
Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse, (1824 1887) A Rare and Important Patinated Bronze Bust of Michelangelo On A Rouge Marble Base. Presenting an extraordinary and highly collectible ma...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze, Wrought Iron

Red Ceramic and Gilt Bronze Antique Ewer Urn
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A very ornate French antique ewer urn with a gleaming, red ceramic jug body and gilt bronze foot and trimmings, dating from the beginning of the 20th century ...
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Early 1900s French Antique Renaissance Sculptures

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Bronze

A 19 Century Bronze Statue of St Joan of Arc in full body armour on horseback
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
An small but exquisitely cast and highly detailed bronze statue of St Joan of Arc in full body battle armour including the horse with one hand holding ...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Renaissance Sculptures

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Bronze

Pair of 19th Century Renaissance Style Bronzes by Jean Baptiste Germain, C1880
Located in Central England, GB
This very fine pair of French bronze figures are by the highly acclaimed French sculptor Jean Baptiste Germain (1841 0 1910). They depict...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Sculptures

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Bronze

Renaissance Style Bronze Table Lamp
Located in Essex, MA
Large and heavy possibly made by Caldwell in the Italian Renaissance style. Old rich brown patina. Three light.
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1650s Italian Antique Renaissance Sculptures

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Bronze

Large French Patinated Bronze Sculpture of David by Mercié and Barbedienne
Located in London, GB
Large French patinated bronze sculpture of David by Mercié and Barbedienne French, circa 1878 Measures: Height 77cm, width 36cm, depth 27cm...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Sculptures

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Bronze

Bronze Statue of a Mounted Crusader in Combat with a Saracen After T. Gechter
By Jean-François Théodore Gechter
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A dramatic patinated bronze statue depicting a mounted crusader on his rearing horse ready to strike a mortal blow to a fallen Saracen lying beneath him on a rocky landscape. In a desperate attempt to defend himself the Saracen is shown thrusting his sword into the chest of the the crusader's horse. The bronze grouping is mounted on a green scagllola painted marble base with gilt bronze trim. While the bronze is not signed it had to be cast after a hugely famous bronze very similar statue by Jean-François-Théodore Gechter (1795, Paris - 1844, Paris) titled "The Combat of Charles Martel...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Pair of Patinated Bronze Figures After Giambologna
By Giambologna
Located in London, GB
Pair of patinated bronze figures after Giambologna French, late 19th Century Mercury: Height 84cm, width 17cm, depth 31cm Fortuna: Height 84.5cm, width 17cm, depth 29cm The patinated bronze figures are pictured in the nude, adopting active poses. Both stand on their tiptoes on one foot — Fortuna resting on a scrolling base, and Mercury on a gust of wind, produced by Zephyrus, the god of the western wind — and their other leg is flicked back. In both, one arm is raised, and the other rests at their side. The figures stand on cylindrical yellow marble bases, which are ringed with continuous relief panels, depicting cherubs at the helm of sailing ships, and navigating using globes...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Pair of Patinated Bronze Sculptures After Giambologna
By Giambologna
Located in London, GB
Pair of patinated bronze sculptures after Giambologna French, late 19th century Measures: Mercury height 86cm, width 19cm, depth 27cm Fortuna height 83cm, width 18cm, depth 28cm ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Sculptures

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Bronze

Four Antique Bronze Plaques Depicting Water-Nymphs, by Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in London, GB
Four antique bronze plaques depicting water-nymphs, by Ferdinand Barbedienne French, 19th century. Measures: Height 47cm, width 12cm, depth 2.5cm Finely cast in relief from patinated bronze with parcel gilt patina, these French 19th Century panels each depict a Classical female water-nymph. The relief structure and design is after four panels from the important marble fountain from the Renaissance period in Paris called the Fontaine des Innocents. This was created by the French sculptor Jean Goujon...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Sculptures

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Bronze

Grand Tour Bronze of the Equestrian Statue of Colleoni After Verrocchio
By Andrea del Verrocchio
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A very finely cast late 19 century Grand Tour bronze replica of the renowned statue of Bartolomeo Colleoni on horseback set on a verde antico marble base after the life sized bronze statue by the Renaissance sculptor Andrea Del Verrocchio...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Sculptures

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Bronze

Pair of Bronze Sculptures after Jean De Bologne Fortune and Mercury
By Giambologna
Located in Paris, FR
Two patinated bronze sculptures featuring Fortune, the goddess of luck and chance and Mercury, the god of good fortune in Roman mythology. Each divinity is represented with their symbols: Fortune is carrying grains in one hand and a scepter in the other; Mercury is holding a purse. The two are being propelled into the air by the face of an infant blowing upward. The bases are decorated with putti representing Painting and Sculpture. The two bronzes are signed: J. de Bologne. The model is after Jean de...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Sculptures

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Bronze

Pair of Bronze Sculptures of Mercury and Fortuna
By Giambologna, Louis-Guillaume Fulconis
Located in London, GB
Pair of bronze sculptures of Mercury and Fortuna French, late 19th century Measures: Mercury: Height 64cm, width 11cm, depth 27cm Fortuna: Heigh...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Sculptures

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Bronze

Italian Late Renaissance Bronze Perseus, First Third of the 17th Century
Located in Milano, IT
Perseus (or Mars?) Padua, first half of the 17th century follower of Tiziano Aspetti (Padua, 1559 - Pisa, 1607) bronze with dark patina State of conservation: the dark patina cov...
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1620s Italian Antique Renaissance Sculptures

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Bronze

Judith with the Head of Holofernes, Plaquette After Riccio, Italian 17th Century
By Andrea Briosco (Riccio)
Located in Kensington, MD
Judith with the head of Holofernes, unsigned rectangular cast bronze plaquette, by Andrea Briosco, called Riccio (1470-1532), Judith...
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17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Sculptures

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Bronze

Pair of Green Patinated Bronze Horses
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Italian Renaissance style green patinated bronze figure of horse walking (from a series of 1,000 titled: "Cavalli di San Marco II", signed by L...
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20th Century Italian Renaissance Sculptures

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Bronze

Pair of 19th Century French Bronze Cherubs on Marble Base
Located in Miami, FL
A pair of cast bronze cherubs or putti standing contrapposto on a square red marble base, France, circa late 1800s. Note: These charming cherubic figures were probably used in combi...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Ferdinando Vichi Marble Sculpture Sitting Woman
Located in Kastrup, DK
"Ferdinando Vichi", Florence 1875-1945. Romantic figure of sitting woman. Made in marble, sitting on a chair made of bronze, original pedestal of green, Italian marble. Sign. Vichi. Ca. in 1900. Ferdinando Vichi (1875-1945) was a central figure in the production of Florentine sculpture...
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Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

17th Century Italy Small Bronze Technique Lost Wax "La Pietà" by Stefano Landi
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Italian important 17th century small bronze technique lost wax "La Pietà" by STEFANO LANDI . Measures cm: H 20 x W x 20 x D 20 "La Pietà" was a very popu...
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Early 17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Sculptures

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Bronze

Tall Bronze and Marble Sculpture of a Nude Woman Entitled "The Vine"
Located in San Diego, CA
Well cast and impressive sculpture of a nude woman entitle "The Vine" numbered 9/100. Bronze cast on solid marble base. Measures: 24" high.
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Late 20th Century American Renaissance Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Wonderful Signed Bronze Sculpture Juan Clara Ayats Onyx Girls Playing with Chair
Located in Roslyn, NY
Wonderful signed patina bronze sculpture by Juan Clara Ayats on an onyx base of two girls playing with a chair, Spanish artist (1875-1958).   
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Early 1900s Spanish Antique Renaissance Sculptures

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Onyx, Bronze

19th Century Pair of Napoleon III Andirons in Patinated Bronze
Located in Paris, FR
Impressive pair of patinated bronze firedog andirons in Renaissance style. They are decorated with alternating vases of flowers topped by winged cupids...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Sculptures

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Bronze

18th Century Venetian Bronze Figural Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
Patinated bronze urn-shaped inkwell rests on three winged-horses evoking movement and action. The body of the inkwell is decorated with faces among garlands and the lid is topped by a seated putti holding fruitVenetian patinated bronze figural inkwell...
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18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Sculptures

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Bronze

Bronze Mother and Child by Faure De Brousse
Located in London, GB
This beautiful sculpture of a mother and child was created in circa 1900 by the French sculptor, Vincent Desire Faure de Brousse. Faure de Brousse was...
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Early 20th Century French Renaissance Sculptures

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Bronze

19th Century Bronze Statue of a Minstrel, Signed Paul Fournier
Located in Brighton, Sussex
Paul Fournier (French, 1859-1926): A large bronze figure of a minstrel playing a lute the figure in Renaissance dress, looking to dexter and seated o...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Sculptures

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Bronze

"Cavalli di San MarCo II", Signed by Ludovico De Luigi, 1979
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Italian Renaissance style silver plate bronze figure of horse walking (from a series of 1,000 titled: "Cavalli di San Marco II", signed by LUDOVICO De LUIGI, 1979).  
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Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Sculptures

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Silver Plate, Bronze

'The Rape of the Sabines', Bronze Sculpture after Giambologna
By Giambologna
Located in London, GB
This compelling, small scale bronze sculpture depicts ‘The Rape of the Sabines’, after a monumental work by the Renaissance artist, Giambologna (152...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

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Ferdinand Barbedienne Bronze Boy & Goose Sculpture 19th Century
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French Art Deco Bronze Figurine Articulated Double Arm Table Lamp
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Art Deco bronze figurine double arm table lamp with white art glass tulip shades, France, circa 1930-1939. The adjustable two arms allow variable...
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Located in Leesburg, VA
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Bronze Model of Mercur R. Bellair & Co. After the Sculpture by Giambologna
Located in Kastrup, DK
Patinated bronze sculpture of Mercur on black marble plinth. Stamp from R. Bellair & Co., Berlin Foundry, c. 1900. This is a faithful model after the original by Giambologna (Gio...
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Late 19th Century European Antique Renaissance Sculptures

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Pair of 19th Century Bronze Athlete Figures After Canova
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
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Paul Dubois Le Courage Militaire, Founder Barbedienne
Located in Paris, FR
Late 19th century allegorical bronze figure of the Courage militaire [Military courage], designed by Paul Dubois and cast by the French bronzeur Ferdinand Barbedienne. Signed on the base P. DUBOIS. Marked F. BARBEDIENNE Fondeur Paris and Reduction Mecanique A. Collas Brevete. Paul Dubois (1829-1905) entered the École des Beaux-Arts de Paris in 1858, then left for Italy. The Florentine sculpture of the Renaissance marked his art definitively. His Saint John the Baptist and Florentine Singer...
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Located in West Palm Beach, FL
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Bronze Fountain Representing an Angel Sitting on a Column
Located in Brussels, Brussels
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Venetian Bronze Hand Bell with God Mercury, 16th Century
Located in Kensington, MD
This bronze bell is of the type cast in Venice in the 16th century. It is topped with a figure of Mercury surmounting a procession of putti with garlands and a blank cartouche. It me...
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16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Sculptures

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Angel, France, 15th Century
Located in Firenze, IT
Angel, France 15th century, in gilded bronze, fine chisel work of excellent orificery, height 5.5 cm.
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15th Century and Earlier French Antique Renaissance Sculptures

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Bronze

Angel, France, 15th Century
Angel, France, 15th Century
H 2.17 in W 0.4 in D 0.4 in
Pair of Renaissance Style Patinated Bronze Guardian Lions
Located in Cypress, CA
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Large 19th Century Bronze Statue of the Goddess Fortuna
Located in Brighton, Sussex
This bronze sculpture of Fortuna, the Roman goddess of fortune and luck is from circa 1880, after the famous Renaissance statue in Florence, Italy. ...
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19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Sculptures

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Mythological Bronze Mercury after Giambologna
By Giambologna
Located in Paris, FR
Large mythological bronze representing Mercury or Hermes, the messenger of the gods. He is wearing his winged, round petasos hat and carrying a cad...
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Bronze

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Mythological Bronze Mercury after Giambologna
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Renaissance sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.

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