Lady of Elche
An elaborately adorned Iberian bust with a hollow rear cavity and idealized features.
Head of a Faun
An early marble work that helped bring Michelangelo to Lorenzo de’ Medici’s attention.
Pseudo-Seneca
A gaunt bronze bust whose identity was long misunderstood.
Head of Franz Kafka
A mirror-polished steel head made of rotating panels and light.
Damned Soul
A young face twisted by terror, surprise, and downward gaze.
Sabouroff Head
An unusual Archaic male head with a rare treatment of hair and beard.
Cardinal Alessandro Peretti
A finely detailed portrait showing striking vitality, concentration, and naturalistic realism.
Berlin Green Head
A realistic Late Period Egyptian portrait with a stern, individualized expression.
Venus of Brassempouy
A tiny ivory head with one of the earliest detailed human faces.
Richard Wagner Bust
A bronze monument by Max Klinger, set on a simple sandstone base.
Bronze Head from Ife
A refined copper-alloy head that challenged Western ideas of African art.
Juno Ludovisi
A colossal marble female head celebrated for its serene classical beauty.
Bust of Charlemagne
A celebrated Gothic reliquary and idealized image of Charlemagne.
Busts of Pope Innocent X
Two portraits of the pope, likely made after a flaw in the first version.
Priest-King
A steatite bust of a bearded man with a carved cloak and inlaid eyes.
Bust of Cardinal Richelieu
A marble portrait sculpted by Bernini after Richelieu’s planned full-length commission.
Toros de Costitx
Three bronze bull heads with inlaid eyes and separately cast horns.
Bust of Augustus with Gemmed Crown
Calm imperial portrait with a tilted head and a crown of debated significance.
Bust of Carlo Antonio del Pozzo
A marble portrait commissioned posthumously for a powerful Tuscan patron.
Medusa
A marble portrait of the snake-haired monster from classical myth.
The Veiled Nun
A marble bust once admired at the Corcoran Gallery and later moved to Washington.
Devil's Heads
Nine-metre devil heads carved into sandstone outcrops in a forest.
Zeus of Otricoli
A celebrated marble bust seen as the closest Roman replica of Phidias’ Zeus.
Bust of Pushkin
A bronze bust that once stood in Kharkiv’s Theatre Square.
Bust of Camilla Barbadori
A marble portrait notable for its vivid chiaroscuro and lifelike gaze.
Pope Gregory XV
A marble portrait that uses deep shadows to animate the pope’s features.
The Kelpies
Two towering horse heads inspired by mythical water spirits and Scottish heavy horses.
Arles Bust
A life-size marble bust found in the Rhône near Arles.
Bust of Nefertiti
An idealized polychrome portrait with one missing eye and striking symmetry.
Waldgirmes Horse's Head
A gilded bronze Roman fragment, likely from an equestrian statue of Augustus.
Meroë Head
A striking bronze portrait of Augustus buried beneath a temple staircase.
Bust of Pushkin in Chernihiv
A bronze portrait bust on a black marble and granite pedestal.
Portrait of Eleanor of Aragon
A refined marble bust showing an idealized female face and elegantly veiled hair.
Bust of the Saviour
Bernini’s final sculpture, long thought lost and later linked to a rediscovered bust.
Head of a Philosopher
Damaged bronze head from a shipwreck, possibly portraying a Greek thinker.
Bust of King Charles I
An influential royal portrait that helped define the visual language of absolutism.
Bust of a Princess
An idealized marble bust with a perfectly square, balanced form.
Józef Piłsudski Monument
A bust of the marshal in uniform, set on a pedestal with a commemorative inscription.
The Face of Barcelona
An abstract mosaic portrait inspired by Gaudí’s trencadís technique.
Gonzaga Cameo
A Hellenistic sardonyx gem showing deified rulers and rich imperial symbolism.
Medusa Rondanini
A striking marble head showing the fearful stare of death with powerful expression.
Colossal Head of Amenhotep III
A granite Egyptian royal head, preserved in two fragments in the British Museum.
Origins
A contested sculptural work linked to Bernini’s designs and several 1676 versions.
Madama Lucrezia
A colossal Roman bust, and the only female figure among Rome’s talking statues.
Bust of Francesco I d'Este
A marble portrait marked by noble expression, flowing drapery, and abundant hair.
The Emperor Napoleon I Memorial
A bronze bust of Napoleon mounted on a tall plinth.
Statues, Busts and Sculptures
Park sculptures and installations
Ancient World & Antiquity
Middle Ages & Renaissance
Marble & Other Stones
Bronze & Other Metals