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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Magnificent Marble Sculpture of Roman Mythological Subject Minerva 1780
Located in Rome, IT
Finely carved mythological roman subject of Minerva in Marble Travertino . Excellent condition from an estate of Veneto.
Measurements: Statue cm 180 .
Minerva (Pallas Athena in Greek...
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Academic 18th Century and Earlier Nude Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Rococò Italian artist - 18th century terracotta figure sculpture - Allegory
Located in Varmo, IT
Terracotta sculpture - Allegory of Vanity. Italy, 18th century.
17 x 12 x 42 cm high.
Made entirely of terracotta. It depicts a bare-breasted girl holding a mirror and a cherub wit...
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Rococo 18th Century and Earlier Nude Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Mother Goddess Figurine, Early Indus Valley Civilization (circa 3500 - 2800 BC)
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
Mother Goddess Figurine
Early Indus Valley Civilization (circa 3500 - 2800 BC)
Handmade pottery, 140 mm x 45 mm, 60 g
Provenance:
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Pierre Bergé Colle...
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Tribal 18th Century and Earlier Nude Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Terracotta
Magnificent Marble Sculpture of Roman Mythological Subject Minerva 1780
Located in Rome, IT
Finely carved mythological roman subject of Minerva in Marble Travertino . Excellent condition from an estate of Veneto.
Measurements: Statue cm 180 .
Minerva (Pallas Athena in Greek...
Category
Academic 18th Century and Earlier Nude Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Laocoön and his Sons, an exceptional bronze sculpture by Giacomo Zoffoli
Located in PARIS, FR
This exceptional bronze group (unpublished), executed in Rome in the second half of the 18th century, bears witness to the fascination with the Laocoön since its discovery on January...
Category
Italian School 18th Century and Earlier Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Classicist Italian artist - 18th century terracotta figure sculpture - Venus
Located in Varmo, IT
Terracotta sculpture - Venus. Italy, 18th century.
27 x 22 x 45 cm.
Made entirely of terracotta. Depicting a bathing Venus (small crack on the foot).
- This item is sold with a c...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Nude Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Baroque Roman sculptor - 17th century alabaster sculpture - Hercules Cerberus
Located in Varmo, IT
Alabaster sculpture - Hercules and Cerberus. Rome, 17th century.
18 x 9.5 x h 37 cm.
Made entirely of carved alabaster. Separate alabaster base, missing left foot and arm, and othe...
Category
Baroque 18th Century and Earlier Nude Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
$2,392 Sale Price
28% Off
Exceptional Pair of Italian Neoclassical Leons Carrara Marble Statues
Located in Rome, IT
Outstanding pair Italian Neoclassical Leons Carrara Marble sculptures.
A timeless piece for your garden or interior decoration.
Good condition, with visible signs of wear and ...
Category
Academic 18th Century and Earlier Nude Sculptures
Materials
Marble
A late 17th Italian carved limewood figure of Mermaid, circle of Filippo Parodi
Located in PARIS, FR
A late 17th c. Italian carved figure of Mermaid,
Circle of Filippo Parodi (Genoa, 1630 – July 22, 1702)
Dimensions: h. 29.13 in, w. 30.31 in, p. 18.9 in (at the base)
Magnificent Italian Baroque sculpture depicting a mermaid seated on the rock.
All the virtuosity of the sculptor unfolds in this carved group. The fantastic creature is featured seated, the upper part of the body darting forward, the head looking upwards. Sophisticated hairstyle with rows of pearls intertwined in her hair, her loose locks fly in the wind and bring movement to the whole sculpture.
The wide-open eyes with hollowed-out pupils make it possible to follow the mermaid's gaze, towards the sky. The half-open mouth further magnifies this bewitching and seductive attitude.
Its long double tail ending in fins wraps on either side of a rocky mound strewn with objects evoking the underwater world: seashells and shells, branches of coral.
The ornamental richness combined with the great care taken in its execution make it a work in which the splendor of Italian Baroque art unfolds in such characteristic scenic movement.
The composition betrays a strong influence from Filippo Parodi, the leader of Genoese Baroque sculpture, and points to an artist from his circle.
Our sculpture was probably part of a decorative monumental palace.
The iconographic theme evoking the marine world finds its application in the numerous fountains and artificial grottos, designed in Italian palaces at the turn of the 17th and 18th centuries.
Giacomo Filippo Parodi (Genoa 1630 – July 22, 1702) was an Italian Baroque sculptor of the Genoese school, who introduced Bernini's aesthetic to Genoa.
In his youth fathers a first apprenticeship with a carpenter, he went to Rome where he became a pupil of Bernini.
He had the opportunity to admire in person the works and style of the French sculptor Pierre Puget...
Category
Baroque 18th Century and Earlier Nude Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$21,053 Sale Price
20% Off
Bronze of Amphitrite after Michel Anguier
Located in New Orleans, LA
After Michel Anguier
French 1612-1686
Amphitrite
Bronze
This remarkable bronze masterpiece was cast after a High Baroque masterwork by French sculptor Michel Anguier. After traini...
Category
Baroque 18th Century and Earlier Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
ANCIENT RARE BRONZE FIGURE OF DIONYSOS (BACCHUS) ROMAN EMPIRE 1ST CENTURY AD
Located in Milan, IT
This bronze sculpture is an exquisitely detailed representation of the god Dionysos, whose cult was one of the most popular in ancient times. Here, the god is nude, with a mantle that gently lies on his right leg. He is holding a bunch of grapes with his left hand, and a rhyton (drinking horn) with the right. The god is youthful and joyfully gazes forwards, with a crown of ivy leaves set upon his long flowing hair.
These features clearly resemble those of the life-size Roman marble sculpture of Dionysos exhibited at the British Museum, acc. no. 1861,0725.2 .
This statuette was probably part of a larger composition and used as a decorative element applied to a piece of furniture. Its finely wrought details, as well as the attractive olive-green patina led to its inclusion in the collection of the Fitchburg Art Museum for thirty years.
PROVENANCE
English Private Collection (Sotheby’s, London 17-18 July 1985, Lot 204)
Royal Athena...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Exceptional Italian Neoclassical Sphinx Carrara Marble Statue
Located in Rome, IT
Outstanding Italian Neoclassical Sphinx Carrara Marble sculpture designed as entrance guardian, this mythical lady sphinx statuary display the head and chest of a neoclassical woma...
Category
Academic 18th Century and Earlier Nude Sculptures
Materials
Marble
18th Century Italian Carved Neoclassical Semi Nude Female Busts
Located in Beachwood, OH
18th Century Italian Carved Neoclassical Semi Nude Female Busts
Wood affixed to wood plinths
"Leone Della Torra / Italy Country of Origin" labels on b...
Category
Italian School 18th Century and Earlier Nude Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Artista fiorentino del XVII secolo da Verrocchio putto fontana in terracotta
Located in Florence, IT
Questa statua in terracotta in eccellente stato conservativo considerata l'età e la fragilità del materiale, raffigura un putto nell'atto di soffiare, colto in una posa di intenso p...
Category
Renaissance 18th Century and Earlier Nude Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Michael Ayrton
Girl Wringing out her Hair
patinated bronze nude sculpture
Located in London, GB
Michael Ayrton (1921-1975)
Girl Wringing out her Hair
Patinated bronze, 1962
26cm in height
Michael Ayrton was a British artist and writer, renowned as...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Alabastro figurativo mitologico nudo del XVIII secolo
Located in Florence, IT
Piccola scultura in alabastro (13 x 29 cm) raffigurante una Venere dormiente con i capelli raccolti, in posizione semireclinata totalmente abbandonata su dei cuscini e con un pannegg...
Category
Baroque 18th Century and Earlier Nude Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Putto in legno dorato reggi candela barocco italiano
Located in Florence, IT
One flame candle holder putto made of gilded wood.
Those kind of objects were present in churches or noble villas, specially during the Baroque times.
The base is not coeval.
Category
Baroque 18th Century and Earlier Nude Sculptures
Materials
Gold
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