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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Style: Renaissance
Terracotta Bust of Christ as the Redeemer, 15th Century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
A terracotta bust of Christ as The Redeemer
Tuscany or Emilia Romagna, late 15th century
Measures: 46 x 43 x 21 cm
This powerful, moving bust of...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Lion Stone Sculpture Architectural Garden Renaissance
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
This sculpture has taken on a different character over time as it has weathered and the detailing has softened.
Time has given it a pared down, minimalist quality juxtaposing the R...
Category
16th Century English Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Grand, 19th Century, Della Robbia Medallion
By Cantagalli
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Extremely large, hand molded, painted, and majolica-glazed, relief sculpture "Tondo" (meaning "art in the round") after famed Renaissance artist, Andrea della Robbia...
Category
1880s Italian Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
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.
Category
1650s Italian Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Large Virgin and Child, Tyrol, 16th century
Located in PARIS, FR
Large wooden Madonna and Child, painted and carved in hollow at the back.
The theme of the Virgin and Child is the most represented in all Christian art, whereas the infancy of Jesus...
Category
16th Century German Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Pine
Agnolo di Polo Firenze 1470 - Arezzo 1528' - Saint Nicholas of Tolentino
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Agnolo di Polo (Firenze 1470 - Arezzo 1528)
Saint Nicholas of Tolentino
Around 1510-1520
Painted and gilded terracotta
55.5 x 24 x 16.5 cm
San Nicholas de Tolentino is represe...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Mi-relief en bois doré et polychromé, représentant saint-Roch. Espagne , 16e S.
Located in PARIS, FR
An important bas-relief in carved wood with traces of gilding, in an architectural frame with two cherubs in the spandrels, representing Saint Roch.
He is considered to be the patro...
Category
16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Materials
Giltwood
Holy Bishop Sculpture 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Holy Bishop sculpture 18th century
Portuguese sculpture, from the 18th century.
in upholstered, polychrome and gilded wood.
Fingers flaws. faults and defects,
Measure: Height:...
Category
18th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Cercle of Juan Martinez Montañés '1568-1649', Infant St John the Baptist
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Cercle of Juan Martinez Montañés (1568-1649)
Infant St John the Baptist
Spanish, 17th century
H 74 cm
Saint John the Baptist is here represented naked, sitting on a rock, with...
Category
17th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Group of Altarpiece - Antwerpen, 16th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Group of altarpiece representing the life of a Saint, Saint Renualde?
Engraved by the sign of Antwerp hand on the hat of the central character
Carved oak, traces of polychromy
Fir...
Category
16th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Materials
Oak
C Zocchi (after), Monument To Dante, Bronze Reduction, Late 19th/early 20th Cent
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Reduction in patinated bronze with the high-relief decoration of the Monument to Dante, with glass top to form a pedestal table
The Monument to Dante, sculpture dedicated to Dante A...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Impressive Pair of Portuguese Seraphim late 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Impressive Pair of Portuguese Seraphim end 17th began1 8th Century
Sculptures in molded, polychrome and gilded clay.
The figures are represented standing.
Set on bases.
Normal d...
Category
Late 17th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Materials
Wood
After Giambologna: The Abduction of a Sabine Woman
By Giambologna
Located in Montreal, QC
This fine 19th century copy of the famous group is in a sumptuous Serpentine marble. The Sabine man crouches in submissive pose, whilst the Roman carries off the writhing woman. It is well-presented on the original matching plinth and pedestal . This perhaps forms part of someone's Grand Tour along with mosaics and bronzes after the antique...
Category
1850s Italian Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Serpentine
Italian Cross Pendant in Gold and Diamonds 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Cross pendant in gold and diamonds
17th Century
in chiseled gold, representing Our Lady of the Conception, decorated on the reverse with Jesus Christ, studded with pink cut diamo...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Materials
Gold
Renaissance Marble Relief - Emilia Romagna, 1470-80
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Renaissance Marble Relief
Emilia Romagna, Faenza ? 1470-80
H 30,2 x L 33 x P 3,5 cm
The carved marble relief depicts the Virgin accompanied by a winge...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Pair of bronzed cast iron Italian Renaissance style fire andirons
Located in Castle Douglas, GB
A pair of bronzed cast iron Renaissance style andirons. Each with a figure of a cherub holding a cornucopia, on a ring turned and baluster column over stepped quadripartite plinth ba...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Marble Statue of a Pacing Stallion, After the Antique
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An elegant marble statue of the pacing stallion after the antique by Alceo Doessena. Inspired by the Horses of San Marco in Venice, this beautifull...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Renaissance Era, Marble Fragment of a Leg
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Chic, 15th Century, Roman marble fragment of a left foot and calf mounted on a custom iron stand.
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
Giltwood and polychrome half-relief representation of Saint Rococo. Spain, 16th
Located in PARIS, FR
Important bas-relief in carved wood with traces of gilt, in an architectural frame with two angels in the corners, representing Saint Rocco.
Considered, among other things, the Patro...
Category
16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Renaissance Style Copper Figure of a Pilgrim with a Small Dog, circa 1860
Located in San Francisco, CA
Renaissance style figure of a pilgrim with a small dog. Continental hammered, repouusse and incised copper, circa 1860.
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Materials
Copper
Terracotta Putti Statue Resting on Conforming Raised oval Base Signed " R. Rod "
Located in Dallas, TX
Terracotta Putti Statue Resting on Conforming Raised oval Base Signed " R. Rod " Late 19th Century To Early 20th Centurty
MEASUREMENTS:
19" H x 20" W x 10" D
Category
Early 20th Century English Renaissance Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta, Wood, Giltwood
Hercules Holding a Coat of Arms, Flemish, XVII Century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Hercules holding a coat of arms
Flemish, XVII century
White and black marble
Measures: 67 x 32 x 19 cm
Hercules is depicted naked, holding a coat of arms with the right hand an...
Category
17th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Belgian Black Marble
Fra Mattia Della Robbia, Saint Joseph, Tuscany, Around 1505-1510
By Della Robbia
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Fra Mattia Della Robbia (Firenze 1468-1534)
Saint Joseph
Terracotta
Tuscany, around 1505-1510
55 x 40 x 30 cm
Marco della Robbia the Younger (April 6, 1468 in Florence - 15...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
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...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Cercle of Romano Alberti, Page, Around 1530-1540
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Cercle of Romano Alberti, dit Il Nero da Sansepolcro ( San Sepolcro, 1521-1568 )
Page
Mixed media : wood core, papier mâché, stucco, polychrome and gilded
Italy, around 1530-154...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Materials
Stucco, Wood, Paper
Michelangelo David Ceramic Sculpture by Andrea Salvatori, Italy, Contemporary
Located in London, GB
Andrea Salvatori, "Davidiera", 2015 glazed earthenware, measures: H 68 x 25 x 18 cm
Michelangelo's David becomes a teapot in this witty reinterpret...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Michelangelo prèt-a-porter Andrea Salvatori Ceramic Sculptural Ring contemporary
Located in London, GB
"Michelangelo prèt-a-porter " - Unique piece, 2017 glazed earthenware
A Ring Thing collection
A small chair, a miniature moon, a Philipp Stark's squeezer or the anatomical detail...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Michelangelo Prèt-a-Porter Ceramic Sculptural Ring Contemporary
Located in London, GB
"Michelangelo prèt-a-porter " - Unique piece, 2017 glazed earthenware
A RING THING collection
A small chair, a miniature moon, a Philipp Stark's squeezer or the anatomical detail...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Enamel Gold and Rock Crystal Figure of Emperor Maximilian I by Reinhold Vasters
Located in New York, NY
A rare enamel, gold and rock crystal figure of Emperor Maximilian I by Reinhold Vasters, Aachen,
In the Renaissance style, circa 1870.
The g...
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold, Enamel
Renaissance sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Renaissance sculptures for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage sculptures created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, more furniture and collectibles, building and garden elements and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Renaissance sculptures made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and France pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original sculptures, popular names associated with this style include Europa Antiques, Andrea Salvatori, Ferdinand Barbedienne, and Capodimonte. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for sculptures differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $135 and tops out at $348,500 while the average work can sell for $6,442.