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
Period: 20th Century
20th Century Italian Carved Limestone Male Torso - Large Vintage Sculpture
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A tall limestone statue of a male torso carved in the Classical style. The details remind of the Italian Renaissance period. The large vintage Italian male torso sculpture is positio...
Category
20th Century Italian Renaissance Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Alabaster and Marble Bust of Saint Clare of Assisi
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is an alabaster and marble bust of Saint Clare of Assisi. It depicts a young lady head/face covered with a cloak. She is looking down, very peacefully...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
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
Primitive Hand Carved Polychrome Female Bust Renaissance Sculpture Statue 29"
Located in Dayton, OH
Primitive hand carved polychrome shoulder length bust. Carve from wood with intricate detail and a rustic patina. Great for display on a pedestal or table.
Dimensions:
17" x 11" x 2...
Category
20th Century Renaissance Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood, Paint
Bookends in Form of Renaissance Monk Library Natural Alabaster and Marble
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Expectacular Antique Library, Bookends, Throne, medieval, revival
Alabaster and marble bookends in the shape of monks sitting on a throne reading a book Medieval style figur of a mo...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
20th century Italian sterling silver miniature rom the "History of Fashion"
Located in VALENZA, IT
20th-century Sterling Silver miniature belonging to the collection "The History of Fashion" of a 16th-century women's costume that belonged to Eleonora Gonzaga.
Eleonora Gonzaga (Ma...
Category
1990s Italian Renaissance Sculptures
Materials
Sterling Silver
20th Century French Stone Lion with Shield on Pedestal
Located in Los Angeles, CA
20th century French stone lion holding a shield on a pedestal. A 20th century lion carved from stone holding a crest carved with a lion with wearing a crown. It is a representation o...
Category
Early 20th Century French Renaissance Sculptures
Materials
Cast Stone
Nude Male Bronze Sculpture Fountain
Located in Malibu, CA
Bronze male sculpture signed. Fonderia Giorgio Sommer Calabritto Napoli
Thomas, sculptor, lived and worked in the Naples area, and especially on Capri, from 1889 to 1906. Given this ...
Category
20th Century Italian Renaissance Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble, Bronze
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 ...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Renaissance Style Wooden Carved Pieta Sculpture with Mary & Christ
Located in Philadelphia, PA
In a Renassaince style.
Possibly Northern European or German.
In the form of the Virgin Mary cradling the lifeless mortal body of Jesus Christ after his removal from the cross. This is known as the Pietà - the sixth of the "Seven Sorrows of Mary" and a common depiction in sculpture.
Carved out of several joined wood blocks.
Simply a wonderful antique Religious sculpture...
Category
Early 20th Century Renaissance Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Pair of 19th Century Italian Carved Wood Figures of Cherubs/Putti
Located in Chicago, IL
Meticulously carved from beechwood, this cherub pair recalls the iconic Renaissance style of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Better recognized by their Italian name, putti—the singular putto refers to the Latin putus, meaning “boy” or “child”—these types of figures often recur in religious artwork as symbols of God...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Sculptures
Materials
Beech
Marble and Alabaster Group Sculpture of Ariadne over a Panther
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is an alabaster group sculpture of the Cretan princess and daughter of the king Minos of Crete, Ariadne seated over her panther. Her left elbow is over the head of the panther a...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Early 20th Century Marble and Alabaster Bust of Beatrice
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a marble and alabaster bust of Beatrice. It depicts a small, but heavy bust of an Italian lady dressed with a Renaissance style cost...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
Bronze Sculpture of Boy with Glass Balloon by Curtis Jere, circa 1967
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Ross, CA
Bronze sculpture of boy playing with a blown glass balloon by Curtis Jere.
The bronze boy measures 13.5 inches tall, from the base to the top of th...
Category
1960s American Vintage Renaissance Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Early 20th Century Italian Faience Frieze of Singers
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A detailed tin glazed earthenware plaque in a weathered hardwood frame. The very three dimensional plaque with a blue background featuring five singers with a scroll. The back marked...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Sculptures
Materials
Faience, Hardwood
Sterling, Bone, & Semi-Precious Gems Figure of a Court Jester
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Sterling, Bone, & Semi-Precious Gems Figure of a Court Jester
Germany, Early 20th Century
A meticulously cast and modeled Medieval / Renaissance Figure of the Court Jester...
Category
20th Century German Renaissance Sculptures
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Sterling Silver
Sterling, Bone, & Semi-Precious Gems Figure of 'St. George & Dragon'
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Sterling, Bone, & Semi-Precious Gems Figure of 'St. George & Dragon'
Germany, Early 20th Century
A meticulously cast and modeled Medieval / Renaissance Figure of St. George Slaying the Dragon, This figure with a moveable helmet visor, revealing his carved bone face...
Category
20th Century German Renaissance Sculptures
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Sterling Silver
Tiffany Co Duchoiselle Hunt Bronze Louis XI Quentin Durward Théodore Gechter 18"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Tiffany & Co number 2114 bronze sculpture portraying a scene from Quentin Durward. Written by Walter Scott and published in 1823, Quentin Durward is the story of a young Scottish archer who journeys to France and upon meeting Louis XI enters the service of the monarch. The novel was immensely popular in both France and Britain. Gechter depicts the moment when Durward saves Louis whilst out hunting. Louis has dismounted to attack the boar, but slips in the mud. Durward, responding to the call of Louis' hunting horn, is on hand to spear the boar, thus winning Louis' favour. Originally designed by Jean-François-Théodore Gechter, this sculpture is signed on the reverse edge Duchoiselle and marked Tiffany & Co 2114.
Active in the second half of the 19th century, Duchoiselle was a French sculptor primarily known for his ceiling works in the Louvre, his works in L'Hotel de Brienne, the Palais Garnier Opera in Paris and his bronze sculptures of native Americans.
“Jean-François-Théodore Gechter (1795, Paris - 1844, Paris) was a French sculptor. A student of François Joseph Bosio and baron Gros, he is now most noted for his bronzes. He first exhibited in 1824, in a show of classical and mythological subjects. From 1830 he shifted to smaller sculptures and animal subjects, like Antoine-Louis Barye, another student of Bosio and Gros. He also had a talent for historical scenes with figures in elaborate costumes.
Gechter's penchant and gift in depicting historical scenes reached new heights when in 1833 he exhibited his Combat of Charles Martel...
Category
Early 20th Century Renaissance Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Cast Metal Marble Base Renaissance Style Gothic Soldier on Horse Statue Figure
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Cast Metal Marble Base Renaissance Style Gothic Soldier on Horse Statue Figure. Item features Marble base figural cast metal figure of horse ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Renaissance Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Brass
Capodimonte Glazed White Parian Porcelain Cherubs
By Capodimonte
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a pair of Capodimonte glazed white Parian porcelain nude cherubs who are playing with some gilt round small balls. Both of them are standing n...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Head of a Woman, Wood Sculpture, Art Deco, 1930
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Head of a woman, wood sculpture, Art Deco, 1930
Carved wood sculpture, in the taste of the renaissance, beautiful quality of work, 1930, Art Deco style.
H: 36 cm, W: 18 cm, D: 17 c...
Category
1930s European Vintage Renaissance Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Majestic Amphora Vase Majolica Painted Subject Inspired by Leonardo Da Vinci
Located in Recanati, IT
Majestic majolica Amphora vase, with a height of 200 cm (78,7 in) and a diameter of 70 cm (27,5 in): a unique piece, entirely handmade and hand-painted in Gubbio, Central Italy, in 1...
Category
1990s Italian Renaissance Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Silver Sculpture Statue of David After Donatello
Located in New York, NY
The statue of the Biblical figure, David, is considered to be one of Donatello's landmark works and a milestone in the Italian Renaissance. This statue is entirely made of silver dep...
Category
20th Century Italian Renaissance Sculptures
Materials
Silver
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...
Category
20th Century Italian Renaissance Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Carved Renaissance Style Cararra Marble Bust of a Child after Desiderio
By Desiderio da Settignano
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very fine copy of the Renaissance sculpture entitled 'A Little Boy'.
After Italian Renaissance sculptor Desiderio da Settignano, or Deside...
Category
20th Century Unknown Renaissance Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
German White Porcelain Nude Putti Sculptures, Set of 6
Located in New York, NY
A great set of six (6) German white porcelain putti sculptures in the Renaissance or Neoclassical styles, circa 20th century, Germany. A fun set of six baby male nude tumbling putti ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Renaissance Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
20th Century Italian Silver 800 and Ebony "Benvenuto Cellini Salt Cellar"Replica
Located in VALENZA, IT
Fantastic reproduction of the famous saltcellar of Benvenuto Cellini, symbol of the world goldsmith's art.
The master goldsmith made only very few copies of this wonderful object that makes it a unique piece in the world.
6.641 grams of solid silver.
Some information on the original piece by Benvenuto Cellini:
The Cellini Salt...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Renaissance Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Patinated Bronze, of Hercules and Antaeus
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Italian patinated bronze sculpture of Hercules and Antaeus after the antique by Pier Jacopo di Antonio Alari-Bonacolsi, 1500-1510.
Category
Early 20th Century Renaissance Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Hand Carved Wood Oswald Demetz Deur Morisco Dancer Insolent Italian Figurine
Located in Tustin, CA
Also known as "The Insolent" Moriscan, Morisken, Moriscon or Moorish Dancer, this handmade and hand carved, hand painted, richly textured linden wood Morisco Dancer from the Dementz ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Renaissance Sculptures
Materials
Wood
"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).
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Sculptures
Materials
Silver Plate, 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...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Sculptures
Materials
Marble, 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...
Category
Early 20th Century French Renaissance Sculptures
Materials
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.
Category
Late 20th Century American Renaissance Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Wonderful Signed Bronze Sculpture Juan Clara Ayats Onyx Girls Playing with Chair
By Juan Clara
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).
Category
Early 1900s Spanish Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
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.
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