Emerald Buddha
A revered jade Buddha statue with seasonal robes and royal ceremonial dress changes.
Medusa
A marble portrait of the snake-haired monster from classical myth.
Atlantean Figures at Tula
Four basalt warrior figures that once supported a temple roof.
Wrestlers
A tense athletic struggle with one fighter pinning the other to the ground.
Christian V Equestrian Statue
A gilded royal rider statue that became Copenhagen’s oldest surviving equestrian monument.
Merlion
A lion-headed fish symbolizing Singapore’s strength and maritime heritage.
The Sacrifice of Isaac
A dynamic marble group with two figures compressed into a single niche.
Marly Horses
Two rearing horses wrestled by their handlers in dramatic Baroque motion.
Saint George and the Dragon
A larger-than-life wooden scene of mounted combat with striking medieval detail.
The Veiled Nun
A marble bust once admired at the Corcoran Gallery and later moved to Washington.
Satyre et bacchante
A marble group celebrated for its realism and sensuality.
Devil's Heads
Nine-metre devil heads carved into sandstone outcrops in a forest.
Chemamull
A tall wooden figure used by the Mapuche in funerary rites.
The Cleveland Apollo
A life-size bronze Greek statue attributed to Praxiteles and still under scholarly review.
Pisa Griffin
A monumental bronze hybrid creature with intricate Arabic inscriptions and animal ornament.
Cristo de La Laguna
A revered Gothic crucifix showing Christ with naturalistic proportions and expressive suffering.
The Falconer
A man in Elizabethan dress stands on a granite pedestal, releasing a hunting falcon.
Lion of Babylon
Ancient basalt lion sculpture with a human figure beneath it.
The Exiled
A Carrara marble work inspired by longing, later awarded in Madrid.
Horse Tamers
A colossal pair of ancient statues long associated with Castor and Pollux.
The Kiss
An embracing couple first conceived for The Gates of Hell.
Charlemagne and His Leudes
An equestrian monument showing Charlemagne with Roland and Olivier.
The Meeting Place
A bronze couple locked in an amorous embrace at St Pancras station.
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.
The Great God Pan
A monumental bronze faun figure once intended as a fountain centerpiece.
The Porter
A fountain statue of a water carrier, long used for public satire.
California
A marble allegory of wealth and danger inspired by the Gold Rush.
The Eternal Springtime
A passionate lovers’ embrace marked by the man’s dominant pose.
Pericles with the Corinthian Helmet
An idealized statesman shown with a helmet and restrained, serious expression.
Motya Charioteer
An ancient sculpture dated to 480 BC and preserved on the island of Motya.
Sphinx of Memphis
A monumental alabaster sphinx with unusual striations and uncertain royal dedication.
Homunculus Loxodontus
A gray, seated figure with an elephant-seal head and human-like arms.
Apollo and Hyacinth
A marble mythological group depicting the tragic love story of Apollo and Hyacinth.
The Implorer
A kneeling nude figure marked by anguish, humiliation, and abandonment.
Saint Peter
A marble figure from Orsanmichele, now preserved in the museum there.
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.
I Am Beautiful
An assembled figure expressing erotic tension and inescapable desire.
Athena Lemnia
An admired Classical Greek image of Athena, praised in ancient literary sources.
Il Gobbo di Rialto
A crouching nude hunchback once used for proclamations and punishments.
Angel of the North
A towering COR-TEN steel figure with a vast wingspan and iconic rusty finish.
Statue of Belief
A colossal seated Shiva statue with a meditative expression and a towering sacred form.
Milo of Croton
A dramatic marble group showing the athlete’s fatal struggle with a lion.
Arles Bust
A life-size marble bust found in the Rhône near Arles.
Hermes Belvedere
A standing nude with a travel cloak and a melancholic, downward gaze.
Mephistopheles and Margaretta
Double-sided carvings portray a demon and a young woman from Faust.
Bust of Nefertiti
An idealized polychrome portrait with one missing eye and striking symmetry.
Perseus and the Gorgon
A dynamic neo-Baroque group showing Perseus about to behead Medusa.
Statues, Busts and Sculptures
Park sculptures and installations
Ancient World & Antiquity
Middle Ages & Renaissance
Marble & Other Stones
Bronze & Other Metals