Sculptures Collection

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Nymph with a Shell Late 17th century after a model by Antoine Coysevox The bronze Nymph with a Shell is a sensitively-cast reduction of one of sculptor Antoine Coysevox's most celebrated large-scale

Study of a hand 20th century Auguste Rodin French Rodin was fascinated by the expressive possibilities of hands: hands gesturing in anguish as in The Burghers of Calais

The Broncho Buster 1895, revised 1909, cast by November 1910 Frederic Remington American Remington's first sculpture, The Broncho Buster

Bernhard Strigel Maria Salome und ihre Familie (National Gallery of Art) Saint Mary Salome and Her Family label QS:Lde, Maria Salome und ihre Familie label QS:Len

Cross 1550-1600 Attributed to George Laskaris (Giorgios Laskaris) The intricately carved cross was used when the clergy blessed the faithful. Its handle inserts into the ten-sided base

Child Saint Sambandar late 11th century India, Tamil Nadu Sambandar, the popular seventh-century child saint, is one of the muvar, the three principal saints of South India

Figure (Yipwon) 19th century or earlier Yimam people Throughout the ranges of hills south of the middle Sepik River in northeast Papua New Guinea

Rachel Fanny Antonina Le Despencer ca. 1820 John Bacon the Younger Antonina apparently spent much of her adult life in an unsuccessful pursuit of the title Baroness Le Despencer

Marble head of a Ptolemaic queen ca. 270-250 B. C. Greek Acquired in Egypt by George Baldwin
Marble head of a Ptolemaic queen ca. 270-250 B.C. Greek Acquired in Egypt by George Baldwin, British Consul-General 1785-96This monumental head gives an impression of sovereign calm and power

Marble statue of a bearded Hercules A. D. 68-98 Roman Restorations made during the early 17th century: both legs
Marble statue of a bearded Hercules A.D. 68-98 Roman Restorations made during the early 17th century: both legs, the plinth, the support at the left leg, pieces in the lion's skin

Ferdinando de Medici (1663-1713), Grand Prince of Tuscany ca. 1680-82 Giovanni Battista Foggini Italian These meltingly carved busts of father (1993.332.1)

Marble statue of Aphrodite 2nd century B. C. Greek The goddess of love stands in an exaggerated hipshot pose
Marble statue of Aphrodite 2nd century B.C. Greek The goddess of love stands in an exaggerated hipshot pose. She wears a thin chiton girded just below the breasts, and her himation (cloak)

The Tempest carved before 1910 Auguste Rodin French Rodin unleashes sound from stone, giving voice to the shrieking figure emerging from the marble

Marble portrait of the emperor Augustus ca. A. D. 14-37 Roman This over life-size fragment may have been part of a
Marble portrait of the emperor Augustus ca. A.D. 14-37 Roman This over life-size fragment may have been part of a seated statue of the emperor made during the reign of his step-son and successor

Mortar with Animal Frieze 1603 Modeled by Caspar Gras Mortars were used in daily life in domestic settings to grind seeds, grains, spices and herbs as well as numerous ingredients for cooking

Study of Two Women Grieving before 1787 John Flaxman British As a sculptor, Flaxman was a leader of the British Neoclassical school

Memorial Head (Nsodie) ca. 1800 Akan peoples This elegant terracotta head is a memorial portrait (nsodie) of an Akan ruler from present-day southern Ghana

Seated Buddha 10th-11th century Japan This small image probably represents Shakyamuni, the historical Buddha, in his enlightened state, seated in the posture of meditation

Bronze portrait bust of a young boy ca. A. D. 50-68 Roman This life-size portrait bust of a young boy
Bronze portrait bust of a young boy ca. A.D. 50-68 Roman This life-size portrait bust of a young boy, originally affixed to a herm of wood or stone

Wall clock (pendule en cartel) ca. 1740-45 Clockmaker: Jean Godde l'aine The theme of this magnificent Rococo wall
Wall clock (pendule en cartel) ca. 1740-45 Clockmaker: Jean Godde l'aine The theme of this magnificent Rococo wall clock with its asymmetrical design is the triumph of love over time

Head of an Oba ca. 1550 Edo peoples This commemorative cast-brass sculpture depicts the idealized likeness of an oba, or king, wearing a woven cap of coral beads

The Annunciation to Zacharias; (verso) The Angel of the Annunciation ca. 1455-60 Giovanni di Paolo (Giovanni di Paolo di Grazia) Italian Giovanni di Paolo

Triton and Nereid ca. 1886-93 Auguste Rodin French This terracotta sketch of sensuously entwined sea deities reveals Rodin's direct engagement with the subject of the female nude

Mrs. Russell (Mariana Mattioco della Torre) modeled 1888, cast 1979 Auguste Rodin French Mariana Russell, the wife of the Impressionist painter John Peter Russell

St. John the Baptist modeled ca. 1878, cast ca. 1888 Auguste Rodin French This early bronze betrays the raw physical and emotional intensity that set Rodin's work apart from conventional sculpture of

Celestial dancer (Devata) mid-11th century Central India, Madhya Pradesh The Hindu temple is conceived as a heavenly abode for the presiding deity

Doorway from the Church of San Nicolo, San Gemini carved 1000s, assembled 1100s or 1200s Central Italian This doorway is an example of the reuse of materials during the life of a single medieval

The Filatrice (The Spinner) 1850 Brooklyn. The woman in Henry Kirke Brownis sculpture holds a distaff in the crook of her right arm, twisting wool or flax into thread and onto a spindle

Lion felling a bull, from a marble pediment ca. 525-500 B. C. Greek, Attic The original composition
Lion felling a bull, from a marble pediment ca. 525-500 B.C. Greek, Attic The original composition, which probably decorated the pediment (triangular gable) of a small building

The Miracle of the Palm Tree on the Flight to Egypt ca. 1490-1510 Spanish This sculpture, probably from a retable (decoration behind an altar)

The Vow of Vengeance 1894 United States. Hermon Atkins MacNeil modeled The Vow of Vengeance in Chicago in 1894, a year after he had worked on sculptural decorations for the Worldis Columbian

Karaikkal Ammaiyar, Shaiva Saint ca. late 13th century India (Tamil Nadu) Ammaiyar, a sixth-century South Indian Shaiva poet saint

The House of York 1796 Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg French Loutherbourg earned considerable success in the French Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture before moving in 1771 to England

Saint Hubert and the Stag early 16th century East French This relief represents the moment of Hubert's conversion
Saint Hubert and the Stag early 16th century East French This relief represents the moment of Hubert's conversion, which occured when he encountered a white stag bearing a crucifix between its

Head of Mars 101 CE-200 CE Roman Empire. Roman sculpture reached its most massive scale during the second century A. D
Head of Mars 101 CE-200 CE Roman Empire. Roman sculpture reached its most massive scale during the second century A.D. when enormous statues were created to adorn public buildings such as baths

Prayer Bead with the Crucifixion and Jesus before Pilate early 16th century Netherlandish This carving of exquisite complexity was surely intended for prayer during Holy Week

Adam Modeled 1876-1886 France. Auguste Rodinis powerfully expressive figure of Adam was originally intended to be paired with a sculpture of Eve

Allegory of Sacred and Profane Love 1665-75 Michele Desubleo This painting is one of the supreme achievements of Michele Desubleo, a Flemish artist who trained in Rome alongside his stepbrother

Diana Modeled 1889 United States. While studying in Paris, the young sculptor Frederick MacMonnies modeled a life-size plaster version of Diana for exhibition at the Paris Salon of 1889

Bacchante with Infant Faun Modeled 1894 Paris. As one of the nationis most important sculptors of the Gilded Age, Frederick William MacMonnies garnered many public

Fragment of a Portrait Head of Antinous 130 CE-138 CE Italy. This portrait depicts Antinous (about 111n130), the young lover of Emperor Hadrian (reigned 117n38)

Cuirassier with Drawn Sword Modeled 1870-1880 France. Ernest Meissonier was best known for his exquisitely rendered genre scenes

Bacchus Consoling Ariadne 1887-1897 France. AimE-Jules Dalou was a protEgE of the sculptor Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux and spent his early years studying the art of the 18th century

Self-Portrait Made 1796 France. Though he was born in Lyons, France, de Boissieu always felt an affinity for Flemish and Dutch art

Bust of a Youth (Saint John the Baptist ) 1625-1645 Italy. One of the most individual sculptors of his age, Francesco Mochi possessed an astoun- ding technical prowess

Hanging Made 1876-1900 United States. The images on this hanging signal that it may be a souvenir of Mexico. The octagonal piece of fabric in the center features the national coat of arms an eagle

Figure Studies (recto and verso) 1790-1825 England. In this double-sided study, Fuseli cleverly traced the same figure on opposite sides of the sheet, as if thinking in three dimensions

Tiered Offering Mandala of the Goddess of Wealth (Vasudhara) 1801-1900 Nepal. Vasudharaothe goddess from whom wealth (vasu), gems, abundance

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