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  • Period: 19th Century
  • Subject: Mythology & Folklore

Found 28 sculptures.

Athena Protects the Young Hero stone sculpture showing a helmeted goddess with shield and spear behind a young hero.

Athena Protects the Young Hero

Athena shields a warrior with her shield while poised to throw her spear.

 Sleeping Beauty marble sculpture of a resting woman in an ornate carved chair

Sleeping Beauty

A slumbering marble figure seated in a richly ornamented throne chair.

 A classical draped female statue stands atop the Diana Fountain as water flows into a stone basin, with trees in the background.

Diana Fountain

Diana stands above a bronze pedestal with dolphins and lion heads.

 Court of Neptune Fountain with dark metal sea deities and horses rising from a water pool beside an ornate stone building.

Court of Neptune Fountain

Granite basin with bronze figures of Neptune, Tritons, and naiads.

 Mercury and Psyche sculpture by Reinhold Begas, showing a winged male figure and a woman beside a stone wall.

Mercury and Psyche

A marble work by Reinhold Begas, created between 1867 and 1878.

 Endymion Sleeping, a sculpture of the sleeping Endymion with a dog beside his feet.

Endymion Sleeping

A reclining nude youth, bathed in sleep, watched over by a dog.

 Le Miroir sculpture showing a white marble nude woman holding a hand mirror above a kneeling bronze figure on a decorative base.

Le Miroir

A marble standing woman and a bronze servant arranged on a sculpted bronze base.

 Standing Mercury, a dark bronze nude male sculpture posed with one leg lifted and both arms extended.

Standing Mercury

A youthful god emerges lightly from the ground with outstretched arms.

 Bellona bust with a winged helmet and open mouth displayed on a white pedestal.

Bellona

A war goddess bust with helmet, armor, and a dramatic open-mouthed cry.

 Bronze sculpture of Hercules wrestling the Nemean Lion on a stone pedestal.

Hercules and the Nemean Lion

A bronze figure of Heracles wrestling the invincible lion of Greek myth.

 Sepia photograph of the Venus Italica marble statue, shown full-length against a dark background.

Venus Italica

A marble replacement for the Venus de Medici, created by Antonio Canova.

 Sakuntala bronze sculpture of two nude figures in an intimate embrace

Sakuntala

A young couple embraced in a tender moment of reunion.

 The Three Shades by Rodin, showing three dark bronze nude figures grouped together with bowed heads.

The Three Shades

Three unfinished bronze figures with repeated silhouettes and violent, unnatural poses.

 Ganymede with Jupiter\'s Eagle marble sculpture of a kneeling young man offering a dish to an eagle.

Ganymede with Jupiter's Eagle

A refined neoclassical figure kneeling before an eagle with meticulously rendered plumage.

 Bartholdi Fountain framed by yellow daffodils, with bronze figures supporting a basin and water spraying from the top.

Bartholdi Fountain

A monumental public fountain created for America’s centennial celebration.

 Metamorphoses, a white marble sculpture of two nude figures in an intertwined embrace.

Metamorphoses

A Rodin sculpture inspired by Ovid’s tale of Salmacis and Hermaphroditus.

 Pandora marble statue of a standing woman holding a small object, with drapery around her lower body.

Pandora

A neoclassical marble figure showing the moment Pandora receives her box from Jupiter.

 Gothic stage design for The Stone Guest with draped curtains, a glowing stained-glass archway, and ceremonial objects in the foreground.

The Stone Guest

A landmark recitative opera that fuses Pushkin’s text with music.

 Satyre et bacchante marble sculpture showing two intertwined figures in a museum hall

Satyre et bacchante

A marble group celebrated for its realism and sensuality.

 Devil\'s Heads carved into sandstone rock formations beneath a clear blue sky.

Devil's Heads

Nine-metre devil heads carved into sandstone outcrops in a forest.

 The Kiss by Rodin, a white sculpture of two nude figures embracing closely on a rough base.

The Kiss

An embracing couple first conceived for The Gates of Hell.

 The Great God Pan fountain with a reclining figure and central urn ornament in a grassy area.

The Great God Pan

A monumental bronze faun figure once intended as a fountain centerpiece.

 The Eternal Springtime bronze sculpture of a man and woman embracing on a rocky base.

The Eternal Springtime

A passionate lovers’ embrace marked by the man’s dominant pose.

 Mephistopheles and Margaretta wooden sculpture showing a bearded male figure, with the female side visible in the mirror behind it.

Mephistopheles and Margaretta

Double-sided carvings portray a demon and a young woman from Faust.

 Perseus and the Gorgon marble sculpture showing Perseus poised to strike Medusa, who lies prone with snakes in her hair and a sword raised.

Perseus and the Gorgon

A dynamic neo-Baroque group showing Perseus about to behead Medusa.

 Rhine Water Fountain sculpture with two figures seated on a fish-like creature above a shallow pool.

Rhine Water Fountain

A bronze river god fountain once mocked in Strasbourg for its playful pose.

 Oviri sculpture by Paul Gauguin, a dark standing figure with long flowing hair and an animal form at the base.

Oviri

A haunting ceramic figure showing wild hair, fierce eyes, and animal struggle.

 Rodin’s Danaid, a marble nude female figure bent over a rough stone base with her head resting against it.

Danaid

A nude, remorseful woman bent over rock, caught in endless punishment.