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Item Ships From: Continental Europe
20th Century Group Np2 Nerone Ceccarelli Wooden Sculpture
By Nerone and Patuzzi
Located in Turin, Turin
Nerone Ceccarelli was an Italian sculptor. He worked under the banner of research characterized by the integration of art and architecture, while he developed sculptures linked to a ...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Vintage Couple MTC Brass Cranes Ibis Design Bird Regency 32cm
Located in Poperinge, BE
Beautiful pair of vintage brass cranes or ibises on a round base, Hollywood Regency style from the 60s-70s, pristine vintage items to style your interior.
In perfect vintage conditi...
Category
1960s Indian Hollywood Regency Vintage Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Brass
ODYV French Art Deco Ceramic Pigeons Bookends, 1920
By ODYV
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco bookends by Odyv, France, 1920s. Two pigeons face to face. Measures: Each - Height: 5.5"(14cm), Width : 5.5"(14cm), Depth: 4.3"(11cm).
The ODYV brand is a creation o...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Large Bassano di Grappa ceramic centrepiece from the 1950s
Located in MADRID, ES
Italian white/cream glazed ceramic table centrepiece, with a relief of assorted fruits on a lower body in the form of a raised oval bowl. Italy, 20th century.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Awakening Art Deco Sculpture by Paul Philippe
By Paul Philippe
Located in NANTES, FR
Silvered bronze around 1925 on a marble base. s
Signed on the marble P Philippe.
In a perfect state
Total height: 64.5 cm 25.39 in
Depth: 15cm 5.9in
Width: 20cm. 7.87in
Bas...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Vintage French Christian Dior Advertising Statue, 1960s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Beautiful and intruiging advertising statue for Christian Dior.
This would have been used on a shop counter or to draw attention in a shop windo...
Category
1960s French Art Deco Vintage Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Stuffed Bird for Natural History Cabinet, Italy 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer Stuffed bird Red crossbill (Loxia Curvirostra) mounted on a wooden base with cartouche Specimen for laboratory and Natu...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Animal Skin, Wood, Paper, Feathers
Lifesize Driftwood Black Horse Sculpture, Handcrafted by Artist, IDN 2024
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Outstanding lifesize sculpture of a spriting mustang artfully handcrafted by an exceptional indonesian artist. Elaborately created out of unique handpicked driftwood pieces that were collected on the beaches, this horse impresses with absolute amazing details like the hair of the mane or the musculoskeletal system. This large horse sculpture...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Driftwood
Italian Pair of Rooster Figures 20th Century Art Nouveau Animalier Sculptures
Located in Milano, MI
Pair of antique Italian rooster sculptures, hand-made in Italy in the early 20th century, in the Art Nouveau period, inspired to the Animalier style, ...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
1969 Italy Abstract Bronze Sculpture Andrea Picini Bintou
Located in Brescia, IT
This is an intense bronze abstract sculpture and it was created by the Italian artist Andrea Picini. This artwork is a multiple of 70 specimen and thi...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Wien Keramos Austria Porcelain Poodle 1930's
By Keramos Vienna Manufactory
Located in Verviers, BE
Antique Wien Keramos Austria Porcelain Poodle 1930's
Charming Poodle Figurine
This stunning ceramic poodle exudes elegance and nostalgia, making ...
Category
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Lovely Carved Wooden Lady Towel Holder ca. 1900
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Lovely Carved Wooden Lady Towel Holder ca. 1900
A large unique towel rail, hand carved and painted. The artwork is modeled as a beautiful Victorian maid carrying a bar as a towel ho...
Category
Early 20th Century German Victorian Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Wood
A Grand Tour bronze figure of Mercury ( Hermes ) on a marble collum
Located in 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
A bronze on a marble column after Giovanni Bologna, depicting the Roman god Mercury messenger of the gods flying through the air raised on a path of air made by the mouth of a cherub...
Category
1850s French Classical Roman Antique Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
A Set of 8 Antique French Spindle Distaffs, 19th Century
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
A rare and decorative set of eight hand-turned wooden distaffs (quenouilles), likely dating to the 19th century, France. Each piece displays unique lathe-turned details, bearing th...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Wood
1940s, Gorgeous Oriental Decorative Statue, Thai Deity
Located in Milano, IT
1940s, Gorgeous oriental decorative statue in bronze. Thai Deity. The item is in excellent condition.
Dimensions:
4, 33" W x 1, 96 D x 7, 87 H inches.
L...
Category
1940s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$776 Sale Price
20% Off
Cenedese Murano Italian Art Glass Two Fishes Aquarium Block
By Cenedese
Located in Rome, IT
Beautiful Murano glass art block depicting two colored fishes in an aquarium with its own algae and corals. Amazing rare piece attributed to Gino Cenedese.
The label confirms the n...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass
$834 Sale Price
22% Off
Tom Dixon Life Size Harley Davidson Motorcycle, 1980's
By Tom Dixon
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Life size Harley Davidson rattan model of a motorcycle, attributed to Tom Dixon USA, Circa 1980s
Hand-made sculpture of a motorcycle of woven rattan, willow, reed and wood.
This...
Category
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
Lisa Larson Ceramic Cat figurine Gustavsberg Sweden
Located in Delft, NL
Condition: Mint
Period: 1970’s
Origin: Sweden
Dimensions: 12cmW, 10cmH, 4,5cmD
Category
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Roosters, Italy, 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Pair of roosters handmade in Murano glass, Italy 1980s.
Dimensions of the two roosters: 1) height 27.5 cm, width 20 cm, diameter 6 cm, depth 10 cm. 2) height 26 cm, width 19 cm, base...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
$400 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Art Deco Style Sculpture of a Walking Lion by Max Le Verrier original, France
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Very impressive Art Deco style sculpture of a walking lion by the famous French sculptor Max Le Verrier.
Art metal with beautiful dark brown patina on a black marble base.
Contempo...
Category
2010s French Art Deco Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Metal
Collectible Pair of Vintage Porcelain Cats 1970s
Located in Bochum, NRW
Rare Swedish porcelain cat from Guldkroken in Hjo. Vintage. White hand painted facial features & pink bows. Made in Sweden in the 70s. Original makers la...
Category
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
$185 Sale Price / set
20% Off
French Painted Ceramic Faience Rooster
Located in Antwerp, BE
Add the charm of the French countryside to your home with this large, colorful and rare ceramic rooster sculpture. Crafted in France circa 1960 in the style of Paul Comolera or Louis...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
"Unicorns Are Real", 2021, Sculpture with Marble Powder and Resin, Ltd. Handmade
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
Born in 1992 in Macerata in the Marche region, the Italian artist carried out a path that between studies of Surveyor and Architecture led him to a long collaboration with a craft co...
Category
2010s Italian Industrial Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Gold Leaf
$1,743 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Red wow set of unique handcrafted fish handmade in Italy, ceramic and enamels.
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The fish is a unique representation in a modern way. The animals are gently painted with a may different colors. All the pieces from Mosche Bianche are unique since they are done wit...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$1,778 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Tragic Art Deco Mask In Silver-plated Ceramic by Neapolitan Cacciapuoti 1930s
By Guido Cacciapuoti
Located in Milano, MI
Cacciapuoti Tragic Mask, Italian Art Dèco figurative sculpture by Neapolitan artist Guido Cacciapuoti (Naples 1892- Milan 1953) depicting a tragic mask, made of ceramic, hand-molded...
Category
20th Century Italian Art Deco Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Harewood
Ceramic Studio Pottery Bowl Shell Element by Gerhard Liebenthron, Germany, 1970s
By Gerhard Liebenthron
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic stoneware object
Designer and producer:
Gerhard Liebenthron
Information:
Gerhard Liebenthron, Bremen
1925 †2005
Decade:
1970s
This ori...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Pair of Art Deco Style Lamps Clarté LUMINA by Max Le Verrier 65 cm.
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Pair of Art Deco figural table lamps of a standing nude holding a glass ball, Lumina.
H. 65 cm or 25.6 inch tall.
Designed by Max Le Verrier in France, 1928.
Original posthumous cont...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Spelter
French Art Deco Ceramic Lady by ODYV, 1920
By ODYV
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco ceramic sculpture by BERLOT-MUSSIER (Vierzon), France, 1920s. Young Lady among flowers in the style of René Buthaud in colored crackle glaze ceramic. Measures: Height...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Large Scandinavian Rattan Hanging Monkey, 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Very rare rattan bull head, wicker wall decoration dates to the 1960s-1970s
The proportions are perfect, very decorative.
We still have a dark lacqu...
Category
1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Att. to Louis Albert Carvin, Greyhound Sculpture, French Art Deco 1930s
Located in PARIS, FR
Superb and large sculpture of two alert greyhounds in beautiful Art Deco period green patina. Attributed to Louis Albert Carvin. Set on an elegant brown and white veined marble base....
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Italian Murano Glass Dove Signed by Barovier and Toso
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Antwerp, BE
Elegant dove in handblown Murano glass with gold inclusion.
Signed by Barovier and Toso
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Eugenio Patterino Italian Sculptures Chinoiserie Mid Century Terracotta - a pair
By Eugenio Pattarino
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Eugenio Patterino Italian Sculptures Chinoiserie
Italian glazed Terracotta figurines
Composed a Chinoiserie man and woman in a Chinese 1950s outfit
Ma...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Terracotta
Woman with Greyhounds in Patinated Metal, sculpture Art Deco – 1930
Located in HÉRIC, FR
This work depicts a woman accompanied by two greyhounds, made of metal with a patinated black and gold finish.
The young woman is walking her dogs on a leash, as suggested by the gol...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Brass Etruscan Horse and Chariot Sculpture, Greece Italy vintage 1970s
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This is a bronze sculpture, which may have been done by Frederic Weinberg.
It is an incredibly stylized Roman Chariot and has a patina finish. Italian-made and great for any Mid-Cent...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Antique Bronze Sculpture Male Nude with Stone Hugo Siegwart H. 36 inch
By Hugo Siegwart
Located in Antwerp, BE
Description Impressive Antique sculpture of a male nude throwing a stone by the Swiss artist Hugo Siegwart (1865-1938) He worked in Germany and France.
Artist/ Maker: Hugo Siegwart....
Category
Early 20th Century Swiss Neoclassical Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Orange Vintage Decorative Mannequin Glass Head Sculpture, 1970s, Germany
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Life-size glass head in a unique orange color. Produced in a German glassworks in the 1970s. Perfect condition. A perfect addition to the interior, photo prop, display or headphone s...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Couple of Sculptures in Brass and Wood Design De Stijl Firenze, 1960s
By De Stijl
Located in taranto, IT
splendid pair of original sculptures from the 1960s designed by De Stijl Firenze, made of brass and hand-worked and painted wood
measure of the tal...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Decorative Brutalist White Stoneware Ceramic Vase by Hervé Rousseau 21st Century
By Hervé Rousseau
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Hervé Rousseau
Original and elegant stoneware ceramic vase by Hervé Rousseau.
Decorative white ceramic glaze color.
Original perfect condition....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Granite Sculpture of a Sphinx in the Taste of Ancient Egypt.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Granite sculpture of a Sphinx in the taste of ancient Egypt, 20th century.
Granite sculpture of a Sphinx in the taste of ancient Egypt, 20th century.
H: 28cm, W: 59cm, D: 16,5cm
Pr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Egyptian Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Granite
Murano smokey glass sculpture Squirrel V. Nasson Italy 1970s
By Vincenzo Nason & Cie
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
A beautiful piece of animal murano glass art.
This Vincenzo Nason glass squirrel is done in a smoke grey glass and is in excellent condition. This adorable animal will be a definite...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Walter Bosse Cat Figurine with Thermometer, Herta Baller, Austria, 1950s
By Walter Bosse, Herta Baller
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming Austrian desk thermometer, consisting of a lovely cat figurine and a lantern-shaped thermometer. A humorous design by Walter Bosse, executed by Hertha Baller Austria in th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Brass
A pair of red gorgonian branches, Italy 1870.
Located in Milan, IT
A pair of fan-shaped red Gorgonian branches from Wunderkammer. The bases are in carved and gilded wood. Italy, circa 1870.
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Fruitwood
Ceramic Vide-Poche, Grotesque At A Bowl, Walter Bosse, Austria 1924-1936
By Walter Bosse
Located in Vienna, AT
A playful combination of the functional and the decorative:
Female figure in a floor-length, loose dress with a headscarf, a simple face with pierced eyes set wide apart – a long nos...
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Crucifix, Bronze, iron, and wood, Lombardy, mid-17th century
Located in Milano, IT
Crucifix
Lombardy, mid-17th century
Bronze, iron, and wood
Sculpture: 33 cm height x 35 cm width x 10 cm depth at the knees;
Cross: 42.12 in height x 19.68 in width (107 cm x 50);
Ba...
Category
Mid-17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Super Glaze Ceramic Studio Pottery Vase Objects by Otto Keramik, Germany 1970s
By Otto Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Fat lava art vase, heavy Brutalist glaze
Producer:
Otto Ceramic, Germany
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage vase was produced in the 1970s in ...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Angel Botello Sculpture "Denise", circa 1981, Spain
By Angel Botello
Located in Girona, Spain
Angel Botello sculpture "Denise".
Made with bronze.
Very decorative.
Signed and numbered 6/6.
Certificate.
Circa 1970, Spain
Angle Botello was born in 1913 in the small town of...
Category
1980s Spanish Modern Vintage Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
PAIR OF PORTUGUESE COLUMNS 17th Century
By Europa
Located in Madrid, ES
PAIR OF PORTUGUESE COLUMNS 17th Century
in chestnut wood with carvings, decorated with plant motifs, putties.
Small flaws, traces of treated woodpeckers.
Dim.: 141 x 22 cm.
very go...
Category
17th Century Portuguese Renaissance Antique Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$7,744 / set
Rare Find, Large Swedish Ceramic Egg, Speckled Glaze in Gold and Purple, 1970s
Located in Bochum, NRW
Rare Find, Large Swedish Ceramic Egg, Speckled Glaze in Gold and Purple, 1970s
Gulkroken Hjöm Sweden
Monogram artist's signature.
Height 18.5 cm
In excellent condition.
Category
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$371 Sale Price
36% Off
Large Hand Carved & Mint Antique Alabaster American Bald Eagle Sculpture Statue
Located in Lisse, NL
Magnificent hand carved antique eagle sculpture.
Most people are not capable of drawing a small precise picture of any bird, but this artist has sculpted a majestic and life-like ea...
Category
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Ceramic sculpture female figure at the Favaro and Cecchetto bath, Italy, 1937
By Favaro Cecchetto
Located in Nicolosi, IT
Ceramic sculpture female figure at the Favaro and Cecchetto bath, Italy, 1937
This refined ceramic sculpture, created by Favaro and Cecchetto in the 1930s, represents a female figure...
Category
1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Zoomorphic Mid Century Studio Pottery Phantasy Animal 1960s
By Etie Van Rees, Roger Capron
Located in Tilburg, NL
Zoomorphic Mid Century Studio Pottery Phantasy Animal, Europe, 1960s.
This is a fantastic mid century phantasy animal in studio pottery - reminds us of the works by Etie van Rees an...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Sculpture Bloomen 14 by Zanellazine Ceramics
Located in Geneve, CH
Sculpture Bloomen 14 by Zanellazine Ceramics
Dimensions: W 26 x D 23 x H 43 cm
Materials: Red and white clay, Green semi-refractorie clay.
About:
Giovanna Zighetti, ceramist and se...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$2,623 / item
Giraffe in Love XS Floor Lamp by Qeeboo, 2019
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Giraffe in Love XS floor lamp by Qeeboo
Collection:
Giraffe In Love
Type:
Floor lamp in glass resin
Materials:
Polyethylene (PE)
Designer:
M...
Category
2010s Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Plastic
Gorilla Sculpture by Pulpo
Located in Geneve, CH
Gorilla sculpture by Pulpo
Dimensions: D20 x W15 x H21 cm
Materials: bronze
A crash, a tower, a herd, a flock. However you name this group, they...
Category
2010s German Post-Modern Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$953 / item
19th CENTURY ANATOMICAL MODEL SCULPTURE
Located in Firenze, FI
Stucco sculpture depicting anatomical model of the muscular system, handmade and painted in two-tone tempera in shades of gray. The human figure, placed on a small pedestal, is chara...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Stucco, Paint
La Ferrari Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture La Ferrari with all structure in assembled aluminium pieces
(4mm thickness), all painted with original Ferrari rosso corsa paint.
Limited Editio...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
$23,710
Early 20th Century Alabaster Marble Bust Young Girl, M. Poteillo
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A fine and elegant French alabaster bust of a young woman. The bust is signed on the back M. POTEILLO. The woman wears a headscarf that is gracefully sculpted. The wind is blowing th...
Category
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Pair of Decorative Wooden Horses Covered with Bone Mosaic Silver Plated
Located in Poperinge, BE
Beautiful pair of Indian horse statues covered with pieces of bone, the floral metal trim is silver plated, these very decorative statues date from the first half of the 20th century...
Category
1920s Indian Vintage Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Silver Plate
Clay Sink by Studio Loho
Located in Geneve, CH
Clay sink by Studio Loho
Dimensions: D 40 x H 15 cm
Materials: clay5
Available in 3 models: round sink, oval sink and sink on structure.
Due to the production process every piece is unique in size and form.
Studio LoHo is a Belgian design office located in Bruges, Belgium. Founded in the autumn of 2017 by Karel Loontiens and Jo Hoeven, the studio focused from the beginning on high-end bespoke interior projects which forms an ideal matrix for product - and material design that is both innovative and durable.
In current times there’s no more room for influx of disposable products, it is our studio’s goal to strive for design that will last and will be cherished for multiple generations.
The introduction of the first collection “clay series” fully articulated the DNA of the newborn Studio and led to their international breakthrough. The appreciation of materials reflects their unique view on interior design with a strong and recognizable signature. Soon after, the collection was expanded on request by other architects and designers with new sinks...
Category
2010s Belgian Post-Modern Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Clay
$4,065 / item
Polychrome carved wood Virgin and Child from the 15th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
POLYCHROME CARVED WOOD VIRGIN AND CHILD FROM THE 15TH CENTURY
ORIGIN: SOUTH GERMANY, SWABIA, NUREMBERG REGION
PERIOD: 15th CENTURY
Height: 94,6cm
Width : 28 cm
Depth : 18 cm
Lime wood
Original Polychromy
Good state of conservation
From 1430 onwards, sculpture underwent a profound stylistic renewal which continued until 1530, the so-called late Gothic period. In the Germanic countries, original sculptures flourished in an expressive and sensitive vein.
This renewal was inspired by the art of Nicholas of Leiden, who was active in Strasbourg in the 1460's. His style broke with the refined and delicate art of the international Gothic style in force throughout Europe around 1400. The figures became more authentic and realistic. The bodies became denser. Clothes are animated by deep, broken folds, the fabrics are heavy and have a great decorative value. In addition, the polychromy is intended to be illusionistic. The painting makes it possible to restore the texture of the materials, the richness of the textiles and the natural skin tone of the characters.
The dissemination of images through engraving and the great mobility of the artists led to the success of this style, which conquered the Upper Rhine, Swabian, Tyrolean and Franconian regions, contributing to the formation of a common stylistic identity in these regions. The economic boom in the flourishing German cities was conducive to the development of original production. Attracted by this prosperity, numerous workshops were set up in order to meet the orders of religious communities, the Church and the laity, including a clientele of middle-class rockers.
This precious Virgin and Child is depicted standing on a crescent moon, her head encircled by a crown of tall flowers. Her long wavy hair spreads over her shoulders, framing her beautiful oval face. Under fine eyebrows drawn with a brushstroke, her almond-shaped, slightly drooping eyes look at the Child with infinite softness. She is dressed in a long red dress with a rounded neckline, belted under the chest. The heavy fabric of her dress spreads out in broken folds at her feet. On her shoulders she wears a golden cloak. The drapery has deep folds. She holds out her right hand while she holds the Christ Child with her left.
Christ, with his well-defined hair, is naked. His cheeks are highlighted with red, he holds an apple in his left hand and with the other hand makes a sign of blessing towards the faithful.
Virgins with Child on a crescent moon were very popular in the second half of the 15th century, especially as the central subject of altarpieces in southern Germany and Austria. The crescent moon on which Mary is standing is reminiscent of the Woman of the Apocalypse. Often equated with the Virgin Mary.
This episode is taken from the Book of Revelation (12:1-6)
1 Then a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head. ; 2 She was pregnant, and she cried out because she was in labor, in pain from giving birth. ; 3 Then another sign appeared in heaven: it was a great fiery red dragon, with seven heads and ten horns, and seven royal crowns on his heads. ; 4 His tail swept down a third of heaven's stars and threw them to the earth. The dragon stood in front of the woman who was about to give birth so that when she gave birth, he might devour her child. ; 5 She gave birth to a son, a male child who is to rule all the nations with an iron rod. Her child was snatched up to God and his throne. ; 6 Then the woman fled into the desert, where God has prepared a place for her. There she will be taken care of for one thousand two hundred sixty days.
Some theologians see in this woman a reference to the Virgin Mary and in the child, Jesus.
This remarkable work is a very fine example of sculpture from Swabian workshops in the last decades of the 15th century. It presents all the characteristic stylistic elements: a highly girdled silhouette, an abundant drapery with angular folds, but also a great physical presence accentuated by the polychromy that restores the anatomical details. This group is made of a wooden log. The deep folds of the drapery highlight the movement of the Virgin holding the child.
Bibliography :
Sophie Guillot de Suduiraut, Dévotion et Séduction, Sculptures souabes des musées de France, vers 1460-1530, Paris musée du Louvre-Éditions somogy, 2015
“Revelation 12 - Common English Bible...
Category
15th Century and Earlier German Gothic Antique Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Wood
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Rodrigo Rivero Lake’s Mexico City Showroom Is a Museum-Worthy Trove of Spanish Colonial and Asian Antiques
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