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The Giraldillo sculpture of a robed woman holding a shield and palm frond against a blue sky.

Giraldillo

A female allegorical figure crowning Seville’s Giralda and symbolizing victorious faith.

 The Lion of Monzon sculpture shown from a three-quarters angle, with engraved decorative patterns across its body.

Lion of Monzon

A bronze lion-shaped Islamic object with engraved decoration and complex dating history.

 Heidelberg Bridge Monkey sculpture crouching on a stone ledge, holding a round disk with the river and wooded hill behind it.

Heidelberg Bridge Monkey

A stone monkey statue that mocked visitors and encouraged self-reflection.

 The Feast of Herod marble relief with figures gathered around a banquet table, a dancing woman in the center, and arched colonnades behind them.

The Feast of Herod

A carved marble relief showing Salome’s dance and a dramatic biblical beheading.

 Gallo di Ramperto, a weathered metallic bird sculpture with traces of gold on its crest and tail, mounted on a tiered spherical pedestal inside a display case.

Gallo di Ramperto

An early copper weather vane, once gilded and silvered, with nearly twelve centuries of history.

 Bust of a Child in gray stone, shown in profile with curly hair and draped shoulders.

Bust of a Child

A finely carved gray sandstone relief once thought to be Jean Goujon’s work.

 Wooden relief of Saint Luke seated beside the Madonna in an ornate architectural alcove.

Saint Luke

A late Gothic monochrome carving with striking relief depth and detail.

 The Resurrection Pulpit by Donatello, a bronze pulpit with detailed relief scenes on four marble columns inside a church.

The Resurrection Pulpit

A bronze pulpit by Donatello for the Basilica of San Lorenzo in Florence.

 Virgin from Ger, a painted wooden Madonna and Child sculpture with faded red and yellow pigments.

Virgin from Ger

A solemn seated Madonna and Child in polychromed wood.

 Relief panel from Donatello\'s Door of the Apostles showing two robed haloed figures, one holding a book and the other a staff.

Door of the Apostles

Expressive bronze panels with figures of the apostles in two leaves.

 Externsteine Relief carved into a rocky cliff face, showing draped figures around a central cross.

Externsteine Relief

A monumental medieval rock carving of the Descent from the Cross scene.

 Seated marble female figure lifting one foot and holding a small vessel above her head.

Female Figure

A nearly life-size marble nude in an elegant serpentine pose.

 Marble relief of the Descent from the Cross with a crowded scene of figures surrounding the lowered body of Christ.

Descent from the Cross

A densely symbolic marble relief with biblical figures and rich inscriptional detail.

 Saint Nicholas of Mozhaysk icon showing a haloed saint holding a sword and a small building model.

Saint Nicholas of Mozhaysk

A giant protector figure holding a sword and the city in his hand.

 Tomb of Charles III and Eleanor with recumbent stone effigies, a lion at one figure\'s feet and two dogs at the other\'s, in a Gothic cathedral interior.

Tomb of Charles III and Eleanor

A remarkable Gothic royal burial monument and a key work of Navarrese funerary sculpture.

 Bronze putto with a dolphin, the winged child poised on one foot atop a small base.

Putto with a Dolphin

A bronze sculpture by Andrea del Verrocchio, possibly involving Leonardo da Vinci.

 Haldensleben Roland statue of a knight on horseback holding a sword upright in front of a town hall

Haldensleben Roland

The only mounted Roland in Europe, symbolizing the city’s civic rights.

 Giovanni delle Bande Nere statue on an ornate pedestal in a busy square with bicycles and pedestrians nearby.

Giovanni delle Bande Nere

An imposing seated figure in a cuirass, holding a baton on his knee.

 Baptistry of Callistus, an octagonal stone baptismal font with slender columns, arches, and carved decorative patterns.

Baptistry of Callistus

An octagonal limestone baptistery crowned by arches, carvings, and Christian symbols.

 Porta della Mandorla portal on the facade of Florence Cathedral, with a carved arched doorway and ornate reliefs above it.

Porta della Mandorla

A late Gothic portal with early Renaissance, classically inspired sculptural details.

 Mindener Cross bronze crucifix with Christ on a dark cross

Mindener Cross

A rare Romanesque bronze crucifix with serene, uninjured Christ.

 Sant Cugat Casket with a sloped lid, covered in intricate embossed scenes and small figures within arched panels.

Sant Cugat Casket

A gilded reliquary with embossed silver scenes from Saint Cugat’s life and martyrdom.

 Tomb of Giuliano de\' Medici with a seated armored figure above a sarcophagus, flanked by two reclining nude figures.

Tomb of Giuliano de' Medici

A harmonious funerary monument with classical armor, symbols of command, and allegorical figures below.

 Enghausen Cross showing a painted wooden crucifix with Christ on a dark cross and a plaque above his head.

Enghausen Cross

A late 9th-century wooden crucifix regarded as the oldest surviving monumental one.

 Close-up of the Bronze Gate showing a bas-relief battle scene with soldiers, horses, and a fortified city.

Bronze Gate

A bronze entrance gate with classical framing and Latin inscriptions.

 Škloŭ Idol, a weathered stone sculpture with a stylized human-like face.

Škloŭ Idol

A damaged pagan sculpture with debated origins and uncertain dating.

 Creation of Eve terracotta relief showing a draped figure embracing a smaller nude figure above a reclining nude figure.

Creation of Eve

A painted terracotta relief showing God embracing the newly created Eve.

 The Fisenne Altarpiece with gilded sculptural reliefs and painted side panels on a dark display stand.

Fisenne Altarpiece

A richly carved polyptych combining sculpture and painting in Gothic form.

 Marble bust of a young woman with tightly curled hair and an ornate carved garment.

Bust of a Young Woman

A focused young figure with an intricate hairstyle and heraldic sleeves.

 Stylized metallic deer sculpture from Madinat al Zahra on a white pedestal.

Ciervo de Madinat al Zahra

Umayyad bronze deer that once decorated a palace fountain.

 Saint Louis of Toulouse shown as a gilded standing statue holding a staff and a small book.

Saint Louis of Toulouse

A gilded bronze figure in a marble niche, made for Orsanmichele.

 Herrería Fountain in a shallow green-tinged pool, with a stone building and rose window in the background.

Herrería Fountain

A Renaissance granite fountain once meant to supply water to pilgrims.

 Painted terracotta relief of Madonna and Child with halos, the woman in blue and gold holding a child in red against a gilt background.

Madonna and Child

A painted terracotta relief attributed to Donatello and now in the Louvre.

 Samson Slaying a Philistine marble sculpture showing two muscular figures in a dramatic struggle, with one raising a weapon over the other.

Samson Slaying a Philistine

A spiraling marble group full of drama, movement, and anatomical detail.

 Angelic Salutation carved wooden sculpture with an angel and a woman inside an ornate circular frame

Angelic Salutation

A suspended limewood Annunciation ensemble that survived the Reformation in Nuremberg.

 The Fountain of Diana, a marble sculpture of a nude woman with a bow embracing a stag, with two dogs on the basin below.

Fountain of Diana

Marble Diana with a bow, hounds, and a deer, once topping a grand fountain.

 Marble bust of Eutropius with a stern expression, short cropped hair, and a textured beard and mustache.

Head of Eutropius

An elongated, intensely expressive portrait with fixed gaze, flowing hair, and a long beard.

 Cantoria marble relief panels showing children singing and playing instruments

Cantoria

A marble singing gallery decorated with panels showing choir boys and young musicians.

 The Apennine Colossus, a colossal bearded stone figure, squats among trees and rocks beside the water.

Apennine Colossus

A monumental stone giant with grottoes, water effects, and mythological references.

 Reconstructed structure of the Pulpit of Prato Cathedral with a curved paneled railing inside a vaulted room.

Pulpit of Prato Cathedral

A marble, bronze, and mosaic pulpit used for the public display of a sacred relic.

 Marble bust of Brutus shown in sharp profile with curly hair and draped clothing.

Brutus

A marble bust with a dramatic turn of the head and unfinished details.

 Fontana delle Tette stone sculpture with water flowing from the breasts.

Fontana delle Tette

A topless woman squeezes her breasts as water flows from her nipples.

 Baptistery of Saint Louis basin with a procession of standing figures and a horseman in a roundel, decorated with gold and silver inlay.

Baptistery of Saint Louis

A richly decorated brass basin with animals, figures, and Arabic inscriptions.

 Gattamelata equestrian statue of an armored rider on a horse with one front leg raised, set on a decorated stone pedestal in a city square.

Gattamelata

A calm bronze rider and horse, among the earliest monumental Renaissance equestrian statues.

 Usuki Stone Buddhas carved into a rock cliff beneath a protective wooden shelter with a fenced viewing area.

Usuki Stone Buddhas

Sixty-one Buddhist carvings cut directly into a fragile tuff cliff.

 Benvenuto Cellini crucifix in white marble, showing Christ on a dark cross with INRI at the top.

Crucifix

A striking nude crucified Christ carved in white Carrara marble.

 Michelangelo’s Bacchus, a marble statue of a nude male figure holding a goblet and grapes with a small satyr beside him.

Bacchus

A sensual marble figure inspired by classical antiquity and hedonism.

 Saint Rossore Reliquary, a gold-toned bust of a bearded man with ornate hair and draped clothing.

Saint Rossore Reliquary

A realistic gilded bronze bust that breaks from medieval reliquary tradition.

 Compianto sul Cristo morto terracotta sculpture showing the dead Christ surrounded by grieving figures with expressive gestures and open mouths.

Compianto sul Cristo morto

Seven life-sized terracotta figures express a deeply dramatic lamentation scene.

 Santa Croce Crucifix showing a wooden Christ figure on the cross with bowed head, halo, loincloth, and INRI plaque above.

Santa Croce Crucifix

A strikingly realistic polychrome wooden crucifix that once drew criticism for its naturalism.