Bronze Head from Ife
A refined copper-alloy head that challenged Western ideas of African art.
Walking Man I
A lonely bronze figure strides forward with arms hanging at his sides.
Golden Woman
A legendary idol worshipped by northern peoples, described in contradictory early accounts.
Juno Ludovisi
A colossal marble female head celebrated for its serene classical beauty.
Pandora
A neoclassical marble figure showing the moment Pandora receives her box from Jupiter.
Venus Felix
A Roman marble statue of Venus with her son Cupid.
Hercules of the Forum Boarium
A gilded bronze hero holding a club and three golden apples.
Saints Jerome and Mary Magdalen
Two figures absorbed in a mystical experience, seeming to emerge beyond the niche.
Madonna of Bruges
A marble Madonna and Child with an unusual, restrained composition.
The Three Smiths
Three naked smiths hammer at an anvil in a landmark Helsinki square.
The Little Mermaid
A bronze mermaid statue on the Langelinie promenade, overlooking Copenhagen Harbour.
Malgré Tout
A nude woman struggles against chains in a powerful gesture of resistance.
Mary Magdalene
A life-sized nude figure in lime wood, covered with flowing red hair.
Napoleon as Mars the Peacemaker
A bronze cast of Canova’s marble tribute, later installed in Milan.
Bust of Charlemagne
A celebrated Gothic reliquary and idealized image of Charlemagne.
Athena Giustiniani
A celebrated marble Athena with helmet, spear, aegis, and serpent at her feet.
Fountain of the Great Lakes
An allegorical bronze fountain showing five women with water flowing among them.
The Four Columns
Four Ionic columns symbolizing the Catalan senyera and political identity.
Mutter Kinzig
An iron-cast female Rhine personification that survived war and relocation.
Noli Me Tangere
A sculptural group showing Christ speaking to Mary Magdalene after the Resurrection.
Busts of Pope Innocent X
Two portraits of the pope, likely made after a flaw in the first version.
Triumphant Youth
A figure inspired by a tragic embrace, balancing life, death, and fatigue.
Ludovisi Gaul
A dramatic warrior group capturing despair, sacrifice, and violent motion.
Athena and Marsyas
A nearly life-size bronze group showing a goddess and a satyr reaching for the aulos.
Jesus the Homeless
A bronze figure of Jesus sleeping on a park bench as a homeless man.
Antikythera Ephebe
A rare bronze youth in contrapposto, recovered from a famous shipwreck.
Laocoön and His Sons
A dramatic marble group showing a father and two sons in deadly struggle.
Ugolino and His Sons
A dramatic Romantic group showing desperation, hunger, and emotional tension.
Priest-King
A steatite bust of a bearded man with a carved cloak and inlaid eyes.
Pietà
A marble vision of Mary holding Jesus, balancing naturalism and ideal beauty.
Birth of the New World
A towering bronze work that briefly held the record as North America’s tallest sculpture.
Bust of Cardinal Richelieu
A marble portrait sculpted by Bernini after Richelieu’s planned full-length commission.
Ecstasy of Saint Teresa
A theatrical marble vision of mystical rapture and emotional tension.
Saint Matthew
An unfinished marble figure that seems to emerge from the stone with intense emotion.
Beautiful Madonna of Wrocław
A refined Gothic image of Mary and the Child with rich drapery and symbolic meaning.
Piraeus Apollo
A monumental bronze figure with archaic features and an unusually refined surface.
Madonna dell'Udienza
A Renaissance marble Virgin carried in procession through Sambuca di Sicilia.
Toros de Costitx
Three bronze bull heads with inlaid eyes and separately cast horns.
Efebo de Selinunte
A small bronze athlete statue showing a young man making a libation.
The Shade
A figure conceived for The Gates of Hell and later developed into separate versions.
Black Nazarene
Life-sized dark statue of Jesus carrying the True Cross in a genuflecting pose.
Bust of Augustus with Gemmed Crown
Calm imperial portrait with a tilted head and a crown of debated significance.
Angel with the Crown of Thorns
A Baroque angel holding the crown of thorns from the canonical gospels.
Moses
A brooding marble prophet shown with tablets, horns of wisdom, and intense inward tension.
Torres de Satélite
Five towering colored forms mark the entrance to modern Ciudad Satélite.
The Vision of Constantine
An equestrian statue set at the base of the grand Vatican staircase.
Apollino
A celebrated Roman copy of an adolescent Apollo, once among the most copied sculptures.
Lanzón
A granite monolith carved with a supernatural figure in the Chavín tradition.
Bust of Carlo Antonio del Pozzo
A marble portrait commissioned posthumously for a powerful Tuscan patron.
The First Funeral
Adam and Eve carry the body of their murdered son Abel.
Statues, Busts and Sculptures
Park sculptures and installations
Ancient World & Antiquity
Middle Ages & Renaissance
Marble & Other Stones
Bronze & Other Metals