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“Rugged Outdoorsman” Bronze by Lundeen
By George Lundeen
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a gorgeous American bronze sculpture of a “Rugged Outdoorsman” bronze by Lundeen.
George Wayne Lundeen (b. 1948), American Sculptor … limited Edition No 10/12 … dated 1977.
Fully and properly signed and marked on the rear of the head.
This is an exceptional quality bronze with exceptional detail. It features the bust/head of a bearded and rugged American Frontiersman with rope over his shoulder. It sits on a granite base.
George Wayne Lundeen, American sculptor (b. 1948 -).
Born in Holdrege, Nebraska, George Lundeen has become a nationally known sculptor of realistic figures. He achieved the status of full Academician of the National Academy of Design in New York, which is the highest professional recognition bestowed on visual arts in America.
One of his best known pieces is the seated, life-size figure in bronze of Benjamin Franklin at the University of Pennsylvania campus in Philadelphia. He also has work at the Capital Rotunda in Washington DC. and in 2001, his sculpture Thomas Jefferson was dedicated at the University of Missouri-Columbia.
Lundeen served as the 2001 Thomas Jefferson Distinguished Visiting Lecturer and participated in the unveiling of the Jefferson sculpture.
Recipient Pioneer award, Nebraska legislature, 1995, Distinguished Nebraskan, Governor Nebraska, 1995; Fulbright-Hays grantee, Florence, Italy, 1973-1974. Member of National Academy of Design (academician), Allied Artists American (Montana award 1982), National Sculpture Society (Bronze medal 1981, 1984, Silver medal 1982).
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA
1999 Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters
STATE OF NEBRASKA
1995 “Distinguished Nebraskan†by proclamation of the Governor of Nebraska
LEGISLATURE OF NEBRASKA AND THE NEBRASKALAND FOUNDATION
1995 Pioneer Award
NATIONAL SCULPTURE SOCIETY
1983 National Sculpture Society’s Prizewinner Exhibition, Bronze Medal: “Departureâ€
1982 National Sculpture Silver Medal: “Old Friendsâ€
1981 National Sculpture Bronze Medal: “Departureâ€
ALLIED ARTISTS OF AMERICA
1991 Associate Members Award: “Joy of Music-Bass Playerâ€
1990 Helen Gapen Oehler Memorial Award: “Hearts on a Swingâ€
1987 Allied Artists Members & Associates Award: “Ben Franklinâ€
1981 Pietro and Alfrieda Montana Memorial Award: “Michelleâ€
NORTH AMERICAN SCULPTURE EXHIBITION
1986 John Cavenaugh Memorial Award: “Flatlanderâ€
1983 Art Castings of Colorado Award: “Loversâ€
1981 Rocky Mountain Sculpture...
Category
Late 20th Century American American Classical Stone Busts
Materials
Granite, Bronze
Bust of Hermes
Located in New York, NY
A plaster bust of ancient Greek god, Hermes. Piece is plaster with a gold overlay on bust and a matte black overlay on base. A great decorative depicting the original ancient sculptu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Classical Greek Stone Busts
Materials
Composition
$780 Sale Price
20% Off
Continental German Terra-Cotta Mask
Located in Queens, NY
Continental German (late 19th Cent) sculpted terra-cotta master mask mold of a smiling \"idiot\" face with sleepy eyes displayed on a square black marble base stand (part of a collec...
Category
19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Stone Busts
Materials
Marble
Modern Monique Set/2 Column, Calacatta Marble Handmade Greenapple
By Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Modern Monique Set of 2 Columns, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
The Monique marble column, carved from exquisite Calacatta Cremo marble, embodies timeless sophistic...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stone Busts
Materials
Onyx, Quartz, Travertine, Marble, Carrara Marble, Statuary Marble
Model Nude Archer Mounted Sculpture Bust Bronze Stone Base Art Deco Antiques CA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Model Nude Archer mounted sculpture bust bronze stone base Art Deco antiques CA . Excellent color and details decorative Sculpture on a desk as garniture on a mantle fireplace, on a ...
Category
20th Century European Stone Busts
Materials
Stone, Marble, Bronze
$2,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Mounted Sculpture Bust Bronze on Marble Base Bibelot Decorative Center Art Piece
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Mounted Sculpture Bust Bronze on Marble Base Bibelot Decorative Center Art Piece . Excellent colors and details decorative hand finished On a Desk as garniture on a mantle fireplace,...
Category
Early 20th Century European Stone Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Large Italian White Marble Torso, circa 2000
Located in Madrid, ES
Impressive large white marble torso, carved in Naples, Italy, around the year 2000.
This contemporary sculpture reflects the enduring influence of classical Greco-Roman art, with ele...
Category
20th Century Stone Busts
Materials
Marble
Italian 19th Century Hand Carved Alabaster Bust Sculpture of a Young Girl Holdin
Located in Firenze, IT
A stunning Italian late 19th early 20th century hand carved alabaster bust sculpture depicting a young baby girl cradling a dove.
The girl wearing a lace bonnet her hair tied back a...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Art Nouveau Antique Stone Busts
Materials
Alabaster
$1,073 Sale Price
20% Off
19th C.Ormolu
Marble Portrait Plaque of Napoleon, by Pierre Jean David D
Anger
By Pierre Jean David D
angers
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Ormolu and marble portrait plaque of Napoleon, by Pierre Jean David D'Anger
Pierre Jean David D'Anger (1788 - 1856), French Sculptor
The sculpted essence of French history and artist...
Category
Late 19th Century French Empire Revival Antique Stone Busts
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
$1,196 Sale Price
20% Off
Bust of John the Baptist as Child in the manner of Karl Storck
Located in New York, NY
Small bust of St. John the Baptist made of marble or alabaster with the head tilted slightly to the left. A similar version, signed and dated Storck 1870, can be found in the Frederi...
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Stone Busts
Materials
Marble
Busto in Marmo Policromo di Giovane Donna con Corona di Uva – Stile Neoclassico
Located in Cantù, IT
Raffinato busto scultoreo in marmo policromo raffigurante una giovane donna dal volto sereno, ornata da una corona di grappoli d’uva.
L’opera unisce con grande maestria diverse tipol...
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Stone Busts
Materials
Marble
Art Deco Neapolitan
Scugnizzo
Bust by De Martino, Gilt and Burnished Bronze
By Neapolitan Craftsman
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Neapolitan "Scugnizzo" bust, Street boy, in gilt and burnished bronze, circa 1920 by Giovanni De Martino .
Sculpture in gilded bronze and dark patina on a square base in light gray marble. The realistic trait typical of the author is striking. Signature of the artist De Martino on the back
Giovanni De Martino (Naples, 13 January 1870 - Naples, 3 March 1935) was an Italian sculptor active in Paris.
Important Bronze sculpture depicting a boy's head in Naples called "Scugnizzo"
Excellent quality and sublime workmanship, note the delicacy and expressiveness.
The sculpture is signed DE MARTINO on the back. GIOVANNI DE MARTINO (Naples 1870-1935) very important sculptor known for the production of sculptures of small bronze busts, in particular street urchins, fishermen, common people, with realistic features.
Excellent quality, as seen in the detail photos. Excellent workmanship. A truly beautiful sculpture!
BIOGRAPHY OF THE ARTIST
Giovanni de Martino (1870-1935) trained in Naples at the Academy of Fine Arts in Naples. He moved to Paris where he performed small sculptural groups and frequently exhibited at the "Paris Salon", winning the Louvre Museum prize for the bronze work Le Pêcheur de criquets (The Locust Fisherman).
Returning to Naples, he returned to a socialist realism and on dedication to the production of sculptures depicting characteristic Neapolitan types, in rascal species, "scugnizzi", children and young fishermen.
The dominant theme of his production is childhood: in particular he represents in his works pensive, sad, skinny children, on whose faces the signs of abandonment and suffering emerge (for this reason De Martino becomes known with the nickname of "The sculptor of children...
Category
1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Stone Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Porcelain Bust of Classical Male
Located in Houston, TX
French porcelain bust of a classical male.
This vintage French porcelain bust sculpture is mounted on a marble base and dates to the 1940s.
...
Category
1940s French Classical Roman Vintage Stone Busts
Materials
Marble
Italian 18th century patinated Wood, Giltwood, and Faux Painted marble bust
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and most decorative Italian 18th century patinated Wood, Giltwood, and Faux Painted marble bust. This handsome bust of a soldier is raised by its original square faux m...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Stone Busts
Materials
Marble
19th Century Louis-Robert Carrier-Belleuse Marble and Bronze Bust of Omphale
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This late 19th Century bust was executed by French painter and sculptor Louis-Robert Carrier-Belleuse (1848–1913), son and pupil of renowned sculptor Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse. ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Romantic Antique Stone Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Deluxe marble bust depicting a 1970s white lady
Located in Cantù, IT
Deluxe marble bust depicting a 1970s white lady
Category
20th Century Italian Other Stone Busts
Materials
Marble
Lips Pirate Sculpture
Located in Milan, IT
This entirely made-by-hand sculpture presents a mixture of plaster and cement mortars. It can be hung to the wall through a special recess at the back, which allows the sculpture to ...
Category
2010s Italian Stone Busts
Materials
Concrete
$1,345 / item
Small Marble Bust of Dante, Italy
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Small Italian Marble Bust of Dante, circa 1900.
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Classical Roman Antique Stone Busts
Materials
Marble
Italian romantic bust of woman with 1970s rose
Located in Cantù, IT
Italian romantic bust of woman with 1970s rose
Category
20th Century Art Deco Stone Busts
Materials
Marble
pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. marble and Ormolu busts
By Jean Baptiste Lebroc
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Vert de Patricia marble and Ormolu busts of a Pan and Syrinx, signed Jean Baptiste Lebroc. Each impressive bust ...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Stone Busts
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Antique Wedgwood Basalt Bust of Plato
By Wedgwood
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique Wedgwood black basalt bust of Plato.
This Grand Tour sculpture is a very stylish depiction of the Athenian philosopher Plato (c.428-347 B.C.).
He is one of the most impo...
Category
Mid-19th Century European Antique Stone Busts
Materials
Marble
19th Century Italian Marble Bust of a Lady with a Veil
Located in Clearwater, FL
An Italian artist signed 19th century marble bust of a lady. Wearing a ruffled top with a veil partially covering her face. Signed.
Category
1860s Italian Antique Stone Busts
Materials
Marble
Marble bust depicting classy woman with hat, 20th century italy
Located in Cantù, IT
Fine white marble bust depicting a young woman wearing a flower-adorned hat and dress decorated with a necklace and elegant garland of leaves. The work gracefully captures the aesthe...
Category
20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Stone Busts
Materials
Marble
1990s Marble Bust of Hera, Greek Goddess with Classical Headdress
Located in Marbella, ES
Exquisite marble bust depicting Hera, the Greek goddess of marriage and royalty, recognizable by her delicate headdress crowned with plant motifs. Finely carved, it displays a serene...
Category
Late 20th Century Asian Stone Busts
Materials
Marble
Art Déco Sculpture in Precious White Marble of Carrara, Nude Woman, Italy 1920s
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
This sculpture fits beautifully into the Art Deco period, a style that flourished internationally from the 1920s to the 1940s. Art Deco is known for its elegance, glamour, and modern...
Category
1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Stone Busts
Materials
Marble
$2,395 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Art Deco Style Italian Alabaster Sculpture of Gypsy Signed A. Gernay
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 19 3/4 in W: 11 in D: 8 in
A mesmerizing antique Italian Art Deco-style sculpture of a gypsy from the 1920s, exquisitely carved from alabaster, showcasing the elega...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Stone Busts
Materials
Alabaster
Italian Marble Bust, 1960s
Located in London, England
Incredible study of a veiled lady, hand carved in solid Carrara marble.
Highly skilled and stylised work, sadly unsigned.
Italy, 1960s.
H 73cm x W 29cm x D 20.5cm
Category
1960s Italian Expressionist Vintage Stone Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
Large Carved Chinese Marble Bust Head of Guanyin Buddhist Bodhisattva Sculpture
Located in Studio City, CA
Beautiful marble Quan Yin. Very large and incredibly heavy (needs additional padding on the underside or a stand to help balance the bust so that it ca...
Category
20th Century Chinese Stone Busts
Materials
Marble
Margaret Foley (American, 1827-1877) Marble Bust "Head of Prophet Zephaniah"
Located in Queens, NY
Margaret Foley (American, 1827-1877) Marble Bust "Head of Prophet Zephaniah"
A rare and important marble bust head relief portrait on The Prophet Zepha...
Category
19th Century Italian American Empire Antique Stone Busts
Materials
Marble
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 Stone Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
Vintage Alabaster Sculpture by Emilio Fiaschi
Located in Bronx, NY
This vintage hand carved late 19th century Italian alabaster sculpture is signed E. Fiaschi. This exquisitely rendered depiction of a fashionable lady is presented wearing a tight se...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Stone Busts
Materials
Alabaster
French Art-deco-orientalist Spelter of a Nude Young Maiden, Attributed to Hottot
By Louis Hottot
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An Imposing fine and large French Art-Deco Spelter (Petit-bronze) figure of a standing semi-nude orientalist maiden in a brown patina, attributed to Louis Hottot (French, 1834-1905). The smiling young topless beauty, posing with her arms outstretched, her hair wrapped with a headscarf centred with a green art-glass bead and a scantily scarf tied around her waist, standing barefoot among tropical shrubs and flowers and raised on a circular mottled green marble base. A brass plaque reads "TYPHA", Paris, circa 1900.
Louis Hottot was a French sculpture who mainly specialized in Orientalist female figures and other Orientalist subjects and themes, most of his works were produced in spelter. He exhibited his works at the Paris Salon from 1885 to 1898. Hottot is best known for his Orientalist-themed sculptures, including Almie du Caire, circa 1887 and Fille d'Egypte, circa: 1885. He was a member of the Socie´te´ des Artistes Franc¸ais.
Literature:
Les Bronzes du XIXe Siecle, P. Kjellberg, Les Editions de L'amateur, Paris.
S. Richemond, Les Orientalistes...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Deco Antique Stone Busts
Materials
Marble, Spelter
$24,850 Sale Price
29% Off
Italian Carved Marble Bust of Robbed Eros with Quivers, God of Love, Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
Italian hand carved marble bust of robbed Eros with quivers. Eros signifies the God of love. Early 19th Century
Category
1820s Italian Classical Roman Antique Stone Busts
Materials
Marble
19th Century Italian Marble Bust of Socrates
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century Italian Marble bust of the Classical Greek philosopher Socrates. His draped robe is hand-carved in red Scagliola with the face modelled in contrasting white Carrara marb...
Category
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Stone Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
Mid 19th century hand carved alabaster sculpture of Augustus Caesar.
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a beautifully hand carved alabaster bust of Augustus Caesar. Augustus Caesar was the first Roman Emperor and this day is a remembered in the month of August after his name. T...
Category
1870s Italian Greco Roman Antique Stone Busts
Materials
Alabaster
19th Century Antonio Frill Carved Alabaster Bust
Located in Nashville, TN
Wonderfully detailed Art Nouveau style alabaster carved bust of a woman with a sheer dress wearing a head band by famous Italian artist Antonio Frilli. Signed “A. Frilli Firenze"
...
Category
1890s Italian Art Nouveau Antique Stone Busts
Materials
Alabaster
$10,560 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Neoclassical Bronze Busts Apollo and Diana Mounted on Black Marble
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of very decorative French 19th Century Apollo and Diana Bronze Busts or Neoclassical Clad Busts.
Mounted on black marble square shaped bases these b...
Category
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Stone Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$956 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Untitled Bust Man With Closed Eyes 1979
Located in Sarasota, FL
An untitled bust sculpture by listed artist William Ludwig. The cast bronze head is turned 45 degrees to the left, and has a peaceful expression with eyes closed. A layered helmet wi...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Stone Busts
Materials
Coral, Bronze
19th Century Small Trio of Antique Italian Nutwood Poet Busts
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A set of antique statuettes Italian Poets left to right Ludovico Ariosto, Torquato Tasso, Dante Alighieri, in good condition. The three busts of thes...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Stone Busts
Materials
Alabaster
Antique Pair of French Grand Tour Bronze Marble Cherubs Figures Putti Bookends
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stylish example of a pair of heavy well cast Grand Tour bronze seated figures of two amorino (infant cupid or cherub) probably of French origin, early nineteenth century.
Each fig...
Category
19th Century French Grand Tour Antique Stone Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Antique Bronzed Terracotta Bust of Dante on Italian Marquina Marble Column
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique bronzed terracotta bust of Dante. In Renaissance style and a desirable scale, this bust would make a striking decorative piece for any period property, particularly for th...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Stone Busts
Materials
Marble
Italian Carrara Marble Bust of a Roman Patrician
Located in Essex, MA
Nicely carved bust of a Roman patrician. a 19th century copy of an ancient Roman image. Socle base.
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Stone Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
Classical male torso carved on white Carrara marble -made in Italy
By Lorenzo Todini
Located in Tarquinia, IT
Sculpture, Male torso, classical art, Greek art, Torso, white Carrara marble, classical sculpture, ancient torso, Greek torso, statuary marble sculpture.
Male torso carved on statuar...
Category
1990s Classical Roman Stone Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
Antique Alabaster Bust Figure Wearing Bonnet Classical Scene French Italian 19Ct
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exceptionally fine quality highly detailed carved Alabaster portrait figure sculpture bust of an elegant lady wearing a bonnet. Last quarter of the Nineteenth century, possibly of...
Category
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Stone Busts
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
French 1880s Carved Walnut Putto Feeding a Swan Sculpted Group on Marble Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French carved walnut putto feeding a swan sculpture from the late 19th century, with marble base. Created in France during the last quarter of the 19th century, this walnut sculpte...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Stone Busts
Materials
Marble
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 Stone Busts
Materials
Alabaster
Antique Alabaster Bust Sculpture of Beethoven by Franz Peleschka
Located in New York, NY
Antique alabaster bust sculpture of Ludwig Beethoven by the Austrian artist, Franz Peleschka Lunard (1873-?). 16 3/4 by 9 by 8 3/4 inches. Signed on reverse.
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Stone Busts
Materials
Alabaster
French Art Deco Modernist Bronze Sculpture, Bust of Young Man, Alfredo Pina
By Alfredo Pina
Located in Shippensburg, PA
ALFREDO PINA
French, 1883-1966
Bust of a Young Man
Lost-wax cast medium-brown patinated bronze over solid verde marble plinth signed in cast "A. Pina" and sealed with cachet "cire...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Stone Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Marble bust of a knight signed by Donato Barcaglia, Italian school
Located in Madrid, España
Marble bust of a knight, signed by Donato Barcaglia, Italian school, late 19th century
Donato Barcaglia [Pavia 1849 - Rome 1930]
Dimensions: 84 x 66 x 33 cm
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Stone Busts
Materials
Marble
Vintage Neoclassical Style Weathered Cast Stone Horse Head Bust
Located in London, Park Royal
A striking and evocative vintage cast stone sculpture of a horse’s head, executed in the Neoclassical style. This expressive bust captures the noble spirit of the equine form, featur...
Category
Late 20th Century British Neoclassical Stone Busts
Materials
Cast Stone
French Art Nouveau Period Marble Bust of Female Beauty
Located in New York, NY
French Art Nouveau Marble Bust of Female Beauty. Signed Proff Mattey.
Category
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Stone Busts
Materials
Marble
19th Century Marble bust of Madame Récamier.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality classical 19th Century French marble sculpture of Madame Récamier.
Jeanne Françoise Julie Adélaïde Récamier, known ...
Category
19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Stone Busts
Materials
Marble
French Sevres Bust of Alexandre Brongiart, early 20th cen.
Located in Atlanta, GA
cast in white bisque porcelain by the Sevres company and depicting Alexandre Brongiart as a boy, after sculptor Jean Antoine Houdon, the original having been sculpted in the late 18t...
Category
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Stone Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
Bronze Bust Of Man On Marble Base Signed By The Artist
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1950s Bronze bust of man on a marble base signed by artist.
Says City Hall New York on back. 1952.
Category
1950s Vintage Stone Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French 19th Century Bronze and White Marble Bust of Marianne in Full Armor
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French 19th century bronze and marble bust of Marianne in full armor. The nicely cast Baroque Revival brown patinated bronze and carved white marble figure of Marianne, the allegorical personification of the French Republic, presented in her militaristic guise, reminiscent of Minerva, wearing a Phrygian helmet and armored breastplate centered by winged male mask and with lion shoulder armor pads, all raised on a conforming black marble base. Circa: 1890-1900.
Marianne has been the national personification of the French Republic since the French Revolution, as a personification of liberty, equality, fraternity and reason, as well as a portrayal of the Goddess of Liberty.
Marianne is displayed in many places in France and holds a place of honor in town halls and law courts. She is depicted in the Triumph of the Republic, a bronze sculpture overlooking the Place de la Nation in Paris, as well as represented with another Parisian statue on the Place de la République. Her profile stands out on the official government logo of the country, appears on French euro coins and on French postage stamps. She was also featured on the former franc currency and is officially used on most government documents.
Marianne is a significant republican symbol; her French monarchist equivalent is often Joan of Arc. As a national icon Marianne represents opposition to monarchy and the championship of freedom and democracy against all forms of oppression. Other national symbols of Republican France include the tricolor flag, the national motto Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité, the national anthem "La Marseillaise", the coat of arms, and the official Great Seal of France. Marianne also wore a Cockade and a red Phrygian cap symbolizing Liberty.
Minerva and its pendant bust of Mars evoke the classicizing subjects, bust-length formats, and style that originated in France during the reign of Louis XIV (1643–1715) and that concurrently was popularized across Europe. The busts' simple forms, stiff poses, and solemn facial types are consistent with the late Baroque sculptures that were carved in Flanders during this period. In Flanders, especially in Antwerp and Brussels, sculpture and architectural decoration traditionally was carved using combinations of native black marble (noir belge), mottled red marble (rouge belge), and white marble or alabaster. The use of these stones in colorful counterpoint speaks most strongly to the busts’ Flemish origins.
The veneration of ideal heroes and heroines in ancient costume and arms took on extravagant form in the 17th century, with countless variations. Within this imaginative tradition, the identification of the pair as Minerva and Mars cannot be certain. The female bust, for example, could be identified as Bellona, Roman goddess of war, who is depicted in 17th and 18th century French paintings wearing flamboyantly plumed helmets and low-cut cuirasses that expose her breasts. Whatever their identities, the female and male warriors are portrayed as calm rather than bellicose beings. The sovereign pair does...
Category
19th Century French Baroque Revival Antique Stone Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$24,950 Sale Price
27% Off
Bust of Marcus Aurelius in polychrome marble -made in Italy
Located in Tarquinia, IT
Sculpture, emperor bust, ancient Roman bust, Roman art, classical art, Greek art, bust, white Carrara marble, classical sculpture, Marcus Aurelius, ancient sculpture, ancient bust, m...
Category
1990s Italian Classical Roman Stone Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
"Liberty" Bronze Bust on Black Slate Plinth, 20th Century School
Located in Germantown, MD
A 20th Century School "Liberty" Bronze Bust on Black Slate Plinth. Measures 6.25" in width, 6.25" in depth and stands 15" tall.
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Stone Busts
Materials
Slate, Bronze
Eugene Rossi Patinated Bronze and Marble Bust
Located in Astoria, NY
Eugene Rossi (Italian, XIX-XX) Portrait Bust of a Woman, Patinated Bronze and Rouge Griotte Marble, early 20th century, depicting a Neapolitan woman, signed. 15" H x 4" W x 4" D.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Stone Busts
Materials
Griotte Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century Bronze Bust of David, Désiré Weygers
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
An antique brown patinated bronze bust depicting the mythical David after Michelangelo's masterpiece displayed in the Museum of Florence. The ...
Category
Early 1900s Belgian Classical Roman Antique Stone Busts
Materials
Siena Marble, Bronze
Late 19th-Century Carrara Marble Bust of a Young Girl
Located in NICE, FR
This bust of a young girl in Carrara marble from the late 19th century beautifully captures the innocence and charm expressed on the subject's face. The sculpture exudes remarkable e...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Stone Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
$2,395 Sale Price
20% Off
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