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Found 15 sculptures.

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.

 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.

 Moss-covered reclining stone statue on a rocky base above a stone basin on a cobblestone street.

Talking Statues of Rome

A group of statues used to display anonymous political satire.

 The Rondanini Pietà, a tall unfinished marble sculpture of two intertwined figures on a stone pedestal.

Rondanini Pietà

An unfinished late marble work with elongated, haunting figures.

 Michelangelo’s The Deposition marble sculpture showing the dead Christ supported by three robed figures.

The Deposition

A dramatic vertical Pietà with Christ supported by Mary, Magdalene, and Nicodemus.

 Palestrina Pietà, a partially carved marble sculpture of three figures with a central draped body supported by two others.

Palestrina Pietà

A three-figure marble group with a strong frontal, unfinished quality.

 Hercules and Cacus sculpture on an ornate pedestal in Piazza della Signoria, showing two muscular figures in white marble.

Hercules and Cacus

A monumental Mannerist group placed opposite Michelangelo’s David in Florence.

 Madonna of Bruges, a white marble sculpture of a seated woman holding a nude child between her knees.

Madonna of Bruges

A marble Madonna and Child with an unusual, restrained composition.

 Pietà marble sculpture of Mary cradling the body of Jesus across her lap

Pietà

A marble vision of Mary holding Jesus, balancing naturalism and ideal beauty.

 Marble sculpture of The Sacrifice of Isaac showing a raised hand holding a dagger above a bowed, bare-chested figure.

The Sacrifice of Isaac

A dynamic marble group with two figures compressed into a single niche.

 Marble sculpture of Apollo and Hyacinth showing a standing nude male figure and a kneeling figure beside him.

Apollo and Hyacinth

A marble mythological group depicting the tragic love story of Apollo and Hyacinth.

 Heracles and Nessus marble sculpture showing a muscular man wrestling a centaur with a club raised overhead

Heracles and Nessus

A powerful sculptural group marked by the centaur’s dramatic, elastic twist.

 Giambologna’s Rape of the Sabine Women sculpture in a public square, with three intertwined figures against a building with arched windows.

Rape of the Sabine Women

A twisting marble group showing three intertwined figures in dramatic motion.