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Virgin and Child in Majesty, also known as "Sedes Sapientae"
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
VIRGIN AND CHILD IN MAJESTY, ALSO KNOWN AS "SEDES SAPIENTIAE"
ORIGIN : SPAIN, CATALOGNE
PERIOD: EARLY 13th CENTURY
Height : 95 cm
Width : 32 cm
Depth : 28 cm
Softwood
No polychromy
In the middle of the 12th century, the Virgin took her place in churches, seated in Majesty, serving as a throne for her son Jesus. She is then called Sedes Sapientiae, meaning the Throne of Wisdom.
At that time, she is not represented for herself and only exists because she has been designated as Theotokos, the mother of God, at the Council of Ephesus in 431, where the divine nature of Christ was proclaimed from his birth.
The upright and perfectly hieratic bust of this Virgin and Child in Majesty is seated on a throne-bench. She is dressed in a tunic with a rounded neckline and covered with a fine mantle placed on her narrow shoulders. The supple and natural drapery follows the lines of the body.
Large curls frame her face with delicate and regular features, a long straight nose, almond-shaped eyes, and small lips.
She supports the Infant Jesus with her left hand. Like his mother, he is dressed in a long tunic, and his little feet are visible in the folds. He holds a small sphere in his left hand, while with his right hand, he gestures in blessing. The face of Christ bears a strong resemblance to his mother’s one, and he gives a slight smile.
The position of the Child is no longer as hieratic, nor frontal or central as in the early 12th century, but his face still turns towards the faithful.
The 13th century indeed emerges as a period of transition in the artistic domain. The statuary, while retaining certain characteristics still belonging to the habits of the previous century, also develops new formal solutions.
As a result, Mary maintains a hieratic and frontal position, while her son shifts to place himself well to the left on her knee. Similarly, while the Virgin seems perfectly still, Jesus, on the other hand, appears much more animated, especially in the positioning of his hands. His left hand holds the orb, and judging by the raised right arm directed towards the faithful, one can easily imagine that he was making a gesture of blessing.
The influence of the Sedes Sapientiae from previous centuries still seems particularly prevalent in this work.
These few characteristics allow dating this Spanish Virgin...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Spanish Gothic Antique Europe Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Softwood
"Horned Mask" Gio Ponti by Sabattini Silver Plated 1970s Italian Design
By Gio Ponti
Located in Brescia, IT
"Horned Mask"
Gio Ponti
by Sabattini, 1978
Openwork metal sheet.
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Europe Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
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 Europe Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Bitossi Aldo Londi Rimini Blue Horse, Italy, circa 1960s
By Bitossi
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A gorgeous character ceramic figural horse statue - Bitossi Aldo Londi. This character statue has been made in the 1960s. Absolutely gorgeous item with mark on the body and still in ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Europe Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
JP Morante 'High Kick' An Art Deco Cold Painted Bronze Sculpture
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
An Art Deco cold painted bronze sculpture by JP Morante.
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Europe Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Decorative Figure, Oriental, Gilt Bronze, Statue, Thai Deity, Art Deco
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage decorative figure. An Oriental, gilt bronze statue Thai deity, dating to the late Art Deco period, circa 1940.
Of bright, warm appearan...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Europe Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Male Mannequin designed by Moth Figuren, Germany , 1930s
By Moch Figuren
Located in Antwerp, BE
Very rare male adjustable mannequin antique 1920’s art deco German display mannequin. Lovely art deco period hand painted face and real hair. Beautiful ...
Category
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Europe Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Upholstery, Plaster
Antique 19th century Bronze sculpture of Mercury
Located in London, GB
A large bronze classical Roman figure of Mercury, after Giambologna (1529 1608), holding the caduceus & wearing his winged helmet, standing on one foot above the mask of Boreus, the ...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Empire Revival Antique Europe Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
KISTER SCHIBE ALSBACH - Madonna con bambino - Porcellana del 1940
By Scheibe
Located in Milano, IT
Madonna con bambino, porcellana della manifattura KISTER SCHEIBE ALSBACH ,
Made in Germany 1940.
E una porcellana dipinta a mano , in perfetto stato, non ha rotture ne restauri.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Europe Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Italian 18th/ 19th Century Carved Giltwood Neo Classical Ornament With Birds
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful handcarved giltwoodornament depicting two birds.
Italy circa 1780-1820 . Weathered and small losses
Measurements individual and include the wooden base.
H:28,5cm W:56cm D...
Category
18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Europe Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
1930s Art Deco Flapper Ballerina Porcelain Powder Box
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this very attractive and totally original 1930s Art Deco ladies powder/ trinket box. Made from porcelain with a white pearled finish and gold tone gilding t...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Art Deco Europe Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Big Vintage Art Deco Sculpture Olympia by Pierre Le Faguays for Max Le Verrier
By Pierre Le Faguays, Max Le Verrier
Located in Ulm, DE
OLYMPIA
Big, dynamic sculpure of an Greek athlete.
Colored patinated white bronze with original patina.
Sloping stone base with signature.
Original ...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Europe Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Spelter
Marius Ernest Sabino French Art Deco Opalescent Glass Nude Figure
By Sabino Art Glass
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional quality French Art Deco opalescent glass figure of a standing nude by Marius Ernest Sabino (1878-1961) and dating from circa 1931. Born in Sicily Sabino moved to Franc...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Europe Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Opaline Glass
Clarté Very Big Sculpture in Art Deco Style Floor Lamp Original Max Le Verrier
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Ulm, DE
The figurative sculpture "Clarté" is the most important work of Max Le Verrier.
The nearly life-size floor lamp shows a nude lady holding a lighted glass ball.
Famous, very decorative Art Deco Style object...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Europe Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Hand Carved and Hand Painted Wooden Sculpture of a Hunter with Dog
Located in Barntrup, DE
A masterfully carved and hand painted wooden sculpture of a hunter with his dog and gun. This adorable sculpture, beautifully crafted in detail, will decorate any room or make a grea...
Category
1970s German Folk Art Vintage Europe Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Pierre le Faguays x Max Le Verrier, Beethoven Bronze Bust, Art Deco 1920s
By Pierre Le Faguays, Max Le Verrier
Located in PARIS, FR
A stunning green-patinated bust of Beethoven, sculpted by Pierre Le Faguays for Max Le Verrier. A masterpiece of French Art Deco from the 1920s, it captures the composer lost in the ...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Europe Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
18th Century Carved Wooden Mater Dolorosa (Our Lady of Sorrows) Statue Sculpture
Located in London, GB
Mater Dolorosa Sculpture, Our Lady of Sorrows Sculpture, Religious Antique Sculpture, Church Antique Statue, Gothic Antique, Antique Mater Dolorosa,
...
Category
Early 18th Century Austrian Baroque Antique Europe Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint
Rosenthal Art Deco Porcelain Figurine, Ballerina, 1930s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Rosenthal Art Deco porcelain figurine. Ballerina. 1930s.
Measures: 23.5 x 11.5 cm.
In excellent condition.
Stamped.
Category
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Europe Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
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 Europe Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco bronze sculpture nude girl with dove by Henry Arnold France 1928.
By Henry Arnold
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bronze sculpture nude girl with dove by Henry Arnold.
Première offrande.
With foundry seal & signature Susse Frères éditeurs Paris. France 192...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Europe Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Ruin is a Gift! Sculpture by Carri
Located in Geneve, CH
Ruin is a Gift! Sculpture by Carri
Dimensions: W 100 x D 5 x H 77 cm
Materials: White Cantera.
B 1995 Fernanda Carri ́s intimate practice spans painting, sculpture, ceramics, and te...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Europe Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Antique Monumental Grand Tour Bronze of Michelangelo David 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an elegant monumental Grand Tour bronze sculpture of Michelangelo's David, circa 1880 in date.
The full-length portrait statue is of David, the 14ft marble statue depicts the Biblical hero David, represented as a standing male nude, David looks tense and ready for battle after he has made the decision to fight Goliath, but, before the battle has actually taken place. His brow is drawn, his neck tense, and the veins bulge out of his lowered right hand and holding his slingshot over his shoulder.
This impressive scuplture is 107cm (3ft 6" ) tall and weighs over 36kgs (79lbs).
This high quality hot cast solid bronze was produced using the traditional 'lost wax' process.
The attention to detail of this sculpture is absolutely fantastic.
Condition:
In really excellent condition, please see photos for confirmation.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 107 x Width 41 x Depth 24.5
Weight 36.3 kg
Dimensions in inches:
Height 3 foot, 6 inches x Width 1 foot, 4 inches x Depth 10 inches
Weight 80.0 lbs
Michelangelo's David
This astonishing Renaissance sculpture was created between 1501 and 1504. It is a 14ft marble statue depicting the Biblical hero David, represented as a standing male nude. Originally commissioned by the Opera del Duomo for the Cathedral of Florence, it was meant to be one of a series of large statues to be positioned in the niches of the cathedral’s tribunes, way up at about 80mt from the ground. Michelangelo was asked by the consuls of the Board to complete an unfinished project begun in 1464 by Agostino di Duccio and later carried on by Antonio Rossellino in 1475. Both sculptors had in the end rejected an enormous block of marble due to the presence of too many “taroli”, or imperfections, which may have threatened the stability of such a huge statue...
Category
1880s Antique Europe Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Hand Carve Sculpture African Green Malachite Stone Figurine Rhinoceros
Located in Wembley, GB
Beautifully stylized figurine with a great balance of harmony stood, portraying the inner world's beauty through pure beauty.
This Valuable unique art piece is a great chance to brin...
Category
1930s Zimbabwean Art Deco Vintage Europe Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Malachite
Reverie Sculpture Lamp in Art Deco Style by Raymonde Guerbe for Max Le Verrier
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Ulm, DE
Table lamp “Reverie”
Reverie is French for musing.
Sculpture / Figure.
Nude lady holding a lighted glass ball.
Designed in France during the roaring 1920s by “Raymonde Guerbe” (1894-1995)
She was married with the famous sculptor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Europe Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Art Nouveau Group 'Capture Of A Nymph', by Paul Helmig, Meissen Germany, Ca 1902
By Paul Helmig, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Exquisite large and rare Meissen Art Nouveau porcelain group:
Triton adorned with water lily wreath on his head, half man, half fish with scaled legs leaning against a high wave and ...
Category
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Europe Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Mid-Century Modern Tiled Wall Panels Plaques of Bacchus by Bertoni
Located in Antwerp, BE
A terrific ceramic wall piece of Bacchus by the Italian ceramic artist H Bertoni.
This piece features a roman male figure with an harp resting on a s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Europe Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Ceramic
Karl Hagenauer Style Art Deco Bronze 1930s
By Karl Hagenauer
Located in Meer, VAN
Karl Hagenauer Style Art Deco Bronze, Europe, 1930s.
This is a wonderful Karl Hagenauer style art deco bronze, made in the early 20th century.
Very well designed - somewhat abstra...
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Europe Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Bronze
'Narcissus' Large Grand Tour Bronze by Michele Amodio
By Michele Amodio
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
A large 'Grand Tour' late 19th Century patinated bronze sculpture of the Ancient Roman hunter Narcissus by Michele Amodio. Created after the discovery of the original statue (1 Centu...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Europe Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Virgin and Child in Majesty
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Virgin and child in majesty
Origine: castille
Epoque: early 14th century
Measures: Height: 72cm
Length: 30cm
Depth: 25cm
Polychrome and gi...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Europe Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Bayadera by Francesco Nonni, 1930 - Manufacturer Melandri Faenza
By Melandri-Focaccia, Francesco Nonni
Located in Roma, IT
Bayadera with wide cape.
Terracotta maiolicata by Francesco Nonni.
Marked under the base: Melandri Faenza (manufacturer).
This object is shipped from Italy. Under existing legisl...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Europe Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Salt and Pepper Shaker Holder Chinese by Richard Rohac
By Richard Rohac
Located in Wien, AT
Salt and pepper shaker holder Chinese by Richard Rohac.
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Europe Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Small Artefacto 03 by Federico Stefanovich
Located in Geneve, CH
Small Artefacto 03 by Federico Stefanovich
Dimensions: D 10 x W 26 x H 20 cm.
Material: Brass.
Available in a larger size: D 19 x W 47 x H 36 cm.
Federico Stefanovich presents himse...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Europe Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Merman Najad Sculpture by Just Andersen, Denmark, 1930s
By Just Andersen, GAB Guldsmedsaktiebolaget, Sune Bäckström
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful art deco merman sculpture, designed by Just Andersen in 1930s and produced by his own company in Denmark. Made from Disko metal (an alloy of different metals invented by ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Art Deco Europe Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Bronze Patinated Figurine Little Dancer of Fourteen Years by Degas 20th century
Located in Sweden, SE
This stunning cast bronze figurine is made in a rare and original interpretation of Degas' famous work - "Little Dancer of Fourteen Years" (French: La Petite Danseuse...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Modern Europe Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Important Sedes Sapientiae Virgin and Child also called "Throne of Wisdom"
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
IMPORTANT SEDES SAPIENTIAE VIRGIN AND CHILD
ALSO CALLED « THRONE OF WISDOM »
ORIGIN: FRANCE, BURGUNDY
PERIOD: EARLY 13th CENTURY
Height : 75 cm
Len...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Europe Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Oak
Sculpture in White Marble, Head of a Young Bacchus
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
This exquisite sculpture, crafted from precious white Italian marble, captures the head of a young Bacchus, the Roman deity known for his association with wine, grape harvests, and t...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Europe Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Thai Temppanom Temple Guard Dancer
Located in bari, IT
Theppanom standing 1960s angel of the temple, statue.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Europe Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Head sculpture Franz Hagenauer Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien late 1970s
By Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien, Franz Hagenauer
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
Head sculpture, Franz Hagenauer, Werkstatte Hagenauer Wien, late 1970s, marked
Beginning in the 1970s, and inspired by his contact with students at the University of Applied Arts in...
Category
1970s Austrian Vintage Europe Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Nickel
Skyward Bronze Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture Skyward bronze all in solid
bronze in brown finish.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Europe Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mid-Century Swedish Brutalist Fire Screen by Olle Hermansson for Husqvarna
By Olle Hermansson, Husqvarna
Located in Stockholm, SE
Mid-century Swedish Brutalist fire screen by Olle Hermansson for Husqvarna.
Capture attention with this extraordinary mid-century Swedish Brutal...
Category
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Europe Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron
20th Century C. Kauba Bronze Sculpture "Peace"
By Carl Kauba
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Investing in the 20th Century C. Kauba Bronze Sculpture "Peace" is an opportunity to acquire a masterpiece that embodies both artistic excellence and prof...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Europe Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Zebra Gold Skull
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture Zebra Gold Skull with structure in resin
hand-painted with gold and black paint, on solid
blackened iron base. Base: 25x25cm. Exceptional
and uniq...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Europe Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Carved Twin figure Ibeji Yoruba People, Nigeria
Located in Leuven , BE
A finely carved significant Yoruba Male Ibeji figure with a tall headdress, expressive eyes, original bead belt and heavy wear and polish from native use. Areas of encrusted camwood ...
Category
20th Century Nigerian Europe Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Contemporary Ironia Hand-Blown Transparent Octopus Black Glass Goblet Crestani
By Simone Crestani
Located in Camisano Vicentino, IT
"Contemporary Ironia Hand-Blown Transparent Black Glass Sculptured Goblet #06" by Simone Crestani
Introducing the exquisite Hand-Blown Glass Gob...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Europe Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Pair of Qing Dynasty Tibetan Carved Wood Praying Monks
Located in Kastrup, DK
A pair of Tibetan praying monks, carved from wood and painted in polychrome.
Height: 24 cm.
China, Qing Dynasty, circa 1900.
Price is for the pair
Category
Early 20th Century Tibetan Qing Europe Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Late 18th / Early 19th Century Italian Giltwood Neoclassical Angel
Located in Buisson, FR
Wonderful and very detailed handcarved neoclassical angel standing on clouds,
Italy, circa 1780-1820.
Weathered, small losses and old repairs.
Measurements include the wooden base.
H...
Category
18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Europe Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Fruit set - orange apple banana pine cone - in 999 silver
By Arval Argenti Valenza
Located in VALENZA, IT
Fruit set - orange apple banana pine cone - in 999 silver
Italy, a country that produces great wines and an ancient agricultural tradition, could not fail to dedicate its art also to create prestigious objects concerning this excellence for example this pure 990 silver fruit set...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Other Europe Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Sterling Silver
Shiva Statue Nataraja Dancing Bronze Sculpture
By Shiva Lingam
Located in Vienna, AT
Shiva is one of the main gods of Hinduism. In Shivism, he is considered to the believers as the most important manifestation of the Supreme. As part of the "Houtuistic Trinity" (Trim...
Category
19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Europe Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Spelter Sculpture Love Message by Pierre Le Faguays and Max Le Verrier
By Pierre Le Faguays, Max Le Verrier
Located in Ulm, DE
Love letters are out ? Send a love message via a carrier pigeon.
Sculpture named MESSAGE
Designed in France during the roaring 1920s by “Fayral”, which is one of the pseudonyme...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Europe Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Japanese Sumo Wresler KitanoUmi Figure Pottery 1980s
Located in Paris, FR
Dimensions: 7.5 x 12 x 18.5 cm
Material: Pottery
Name: Kitanoumi
Period: Showa (1980s)
Kitanoumi Toshimitsu (May 16, 1953 to November 20, 2015), born Toshimitsu Obata (Obata Toshi...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Europe Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Art Deco Bronze Sculpture Jumping Trouts by André Vincent Becquerel
By André Vincent Becquerel
Located in Bochum, NRW
André Vincent BECQUEREL bronze Trouts figurine, Artist’s edition, France 1930s.
A beautiful, authentic representation of two Trouts in green and brown ...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Europe Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Brass Marble Kudu Antelope Head Sculpture Karl Springer Style
By Karl Springer
Located in London, GB
This striking brass antelope/kudu bust is very reminiscent of noted designer Karl Springer's work. An impressive and heavy brass sculpted antelope's head sits on a double ogee black ...
Category
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Europe Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Marble, Brass
Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Bust Entitled "Cendrillon" by Emmanuel Villanis
By Emmanuel Villanis
Located in London, GB
An attractive late 19th Century Art Nouveau French bronze bust exhibiting deep multi-hued patination and excellent detail. The beautiful character wearing a head dress and a loosely draped blouse representing ’Cinderella’ from the famous French opera. The bronze is signed E Villanis and titled to the fore on its integral bronze base.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Height: 30 cm
Width: 19 cm
Depth: 12 cm
Condition: excellent original condition
Circa: 1890
Materials: Bronze
Book Ref: Emmanuel Villanis by Josje Hortulanus-de Mik
Page No: 35
SKU: 8773
ABOUT
Villanis Cendrillon
Emmanuel Villanis was an industrious man. He is believed to have created some 200 to 250 pieces. His oeuvre pre-eminently consisted of busts and full body statues...
Category
19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Europe Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
French Woman Torso in white painted clay, France 1960's, Nude
By Auguste Rodin
Located in Forest, BE
Torso of a nude women in white painted clay. It's a brutal textured with pattern and traces when it was made. White painted on top of the clay.
The pedestal is also available on another advertisement.
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L'étude et la représentation artistique du corps humain a été constante dans toute l'histoire de l'art, depuis la préhistoire (le Vénus de Willendorf) jusqu'à nos jours.
Une des cultures où la représentation artistique du nu a le plus proliféré a été dans la Grèce Antique...
Category
Early 20th Century French Brutalist Europe Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Clay
Midcentury 'Golden' Bronze Egg Ornament & Stand by Illums Bolighus
By Illums Bolighus
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A bronze egg displayed on a brass stand. Designed and made by Illums Bolighus in Copenhagen, Denmark circa 1960. The egg is hollow and rather light. Markings to the base reads: Illum...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Europe Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Late 15th Century Polychrome Wood Carving Depicting the Nativity
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
While the birth of Christ is briefly told in the Gospel of Luke (2, 7) it is in the apocryphal texts that we find most of the elements and details that have then inspired artists. As of the 14th century and even more of the 15th century the subject of the Adoration of the Child replaces in Western art the scene of the Birth, much favoured in Byzantine art. Instead of being depicted lying with the new-born swathed in the manger, the Virgin is now kneeling, her hands joined in prayer in front of the naked child. This change was probably hastened by the popularity of the visions of Saint Bridget of Sweden to whom the Virgin allegedly appeared to show how she had given birth to Jesus (Visions, VII, chap. 21).
Sheltered by a thatch-roofed structure the Virgin is kneeling in front of the Child Jesus. She wears a magnificent red dress under a large gold cloak. Her curled blond hair is partially veiled. The newborn is lying on a straw mat. Joseph is depicted with a parted beard and stands opposite from the Virgin. He wears a tunic and a coat with a purse hanging from the belt. His costume reminds us of the long journey him and Mary have accomplished to reach Bethlehem.
Two other women are present. One is looking through the stable’s window to observe the Holy Family while another one kneels in prayer in front of the divine child. The rich costume of the lady might indicate she is a donator.
However they could also both represent the women who took part in the birth of Christ, Zelemi and Salome. Salome, incredulous did not believe in the virginal conception of Mary and she is represented far from the scene. The artist has depicted her with an expression of doubt on her face. Zelemi, on the contrary, is a believer. She is rewarded by a place of honour at the heart of the scene, close to Mary.
To the left the donkey and ox that have accompanied Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem observe quietly the scene.
On the foreground two angels hold a scroll reading an excerpt from the Gloria : “/Gloria/ in excelsis /Deo/.” One of the angels wears a blue cape while the other’s is red Those two colours are very significant as during Middle-Ages blue symbolises hope and red charity. Together they express the hope in redemption thanks to the advent of Christ and his sacrifice to come.
Above the main scene, up a cliff, a small shepherd lets his herd of sheep graze amidst the trees. He is framed by two walled cities.
This wood carving is the work of a very skilled and inventive artist. The piece bears witness to his exceptional talent. The realism of the scene is emphasised by the amount of details depicted. The refinement of the carving itself is highlighted by the well preserved polychromy.
This key moment of the New Testament is set in a contemporary context thanks to the clothes of the characters and the scenes of rural life. The universal dimension of the scene is intensified while allowing contemporary viewers to grasp its meaning more easily.
This care for details, the picturesque realism as well as the extraordinary rendition of the cloths suggest it was made by a Flemish artist during the late 15th century.
This relief can be compared with the panel of the Nativity from the Saint-Vaast altarpiece made by Jacques Daret between 1433 and 1435, today in Madrid’s Thyssen-Bronemisza Museum.
Literature
Louis Réau, Iconographie de l’Art chrétien...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Dutch Gothic Antique Europe Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Style Dancer Sculpture Clarté with Jade Ball Original Max Le Verrier
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Ulm, DE
“Lueur Jade” by Max Le Verrier – A Timeless Art Deco Masterpiece
Experience the refined elegance of the Art Deco era with “Lueur Jade,” an extraordinary sculpture by the iconic Max ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Europe Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Jade, Marble, Spelter
Chinese Song Dynasty Buddha Stone Head
Located in Kastrup, DK
Stone Buddha head with beautiful, natural, age-related patina from the Chinese Song Dynasty,
The head, measuring 18 x 12 x 12 cm, is mounted on a wooden ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Other Antique Europe Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
