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  • Subject: Religious

Found 35 sculptures.

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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 Arca di San Domenico, a richly carved marble monument with figures and reliefs inside a church interior

Arca di San Domenico

A major work of art shaped by centuries of artistic intervention.

 Krumlov Madonna sculpture of a woman cradling a child, with flowing carved drapery

Krumlov Madonna

A graceful late Gothic Virgin and Child with a softly dramatic, flower-like form.

 Smiling Angel Gothic stone sculpture with large wings and a gently tilted head

Smiling Angel

A celebrated Gothic figure known for its remarkable smile and rich symbolism.

 Batlló Majesty wooden crucifix showing Christ in a patterned red and blue tunic with outstretched arms.

Batlló Majesty

A triumphant crucified Christ with open eyes and no signs of suffering.

 Baptismal font at St Bartholomew\'s Church with bronze relief figures and animal supports.

Baptismal Font at St Bartholomew's Church

A Mosan masterpiece admired for its artistic and technical excellence.

 Bernward Doors with tall bronze relief panels showing multiple narrative scenes and lion-head knockers.

Bernward Doors

Bronze doors with facing relief scenes from Genesis and the Passion.

 Stone statue of Adam standing nude with a leaf covering his groin and one hand raised.

Adam

A rare monumental nude blending Gothic elegance with classical balance.

 Gommateshwara Bahubali statue with ritual streaks, framed by a decorated scaffolding structure and a smiling man in orange robes in the foreground.

Gommateshwara

A towering granite figure symbolising Jain ideals of peace and sacrifice.

 Throne of Maximian, an ornate ivory throne with carved panels of robed figures and decorative animal motifs.

Throne of Maximian

An ivory throne with carved biblical scenes and a high semicircular back.

 Weathered stone relief of the Tomb of Bruno the Priest, showing stacked figural scenes and vertical inscriptions on a wall.

Tomb of Bruno the Priest

A lively Romanesque grave monument with expressive figures and inscriptions.

 Beautiful Madonna of Wrocław, a painted and gilded Gothic sculpture of the Virgin Mary holding the infant Jesus.

Beautiful Madonna of Wrocław

A refined Gothic image of Mary and the Child with rich drapery and symbolic meaning.

 Bernward Column with a spiral band of relief scenes running up the shaft

Bernward Column

A bronze spiral relief column depicting scenes from the life of Jesus.

 Saint George and the Dragon sculpture showing a knight in gilded armor on a rearing horse over a defeated dragon.

Saint George and the Dragon

A larger-than-life wooden scene of mounted combat with striking medieval detail.

 Sant\' Andrea Pulpit with carved figures and stone columns inside a church interior

Sant' Andrea Pulpit

A masterpiece that blends classical revival with Gothic influences.

 Gero Cross with a dark carved Christ figure on a golden crucifix, framed by Latin inscriptions and a sunburst backdrop.

Gero Cross

An early carved crucifix of Christ with a bowed head and sinuous body.

 Relief panel from the Rachis Altar showing a seated central figure, two smaller figures, and surrounding winged haloed beings.

Rachis Altar

An early medieval marble altar with richly carved biblical scenes and traces of former colour.

 Inkpot Madonna statue of a crowned woman holding a child, with an inkpot and quill, mounted on a decorative bracket.

Inkpot Madonna

A graceful late Gothic Madonna with the Christ Child learning to write.

 Madonna di Trapani statue of the Madonna and Child with golden crowns, holding a leafy branch and keys.

Madonna di Trapani

A medieval statue of Mary linked to legends of rescue, miracles, and veneration.

 Friesentor Madonna, a weathered painted wooden sculpture of the Madonna holding the infant Jesus on her hip.

Friesentor Madonna

A refined devotional Virgin and Child sculpture from late 14th-century Cologne.

 Carrizo Christ, a carved figure of Christ with outstretched arms, beard, braided hair, and a waist garment.

Carrizo Christ

An ivory crucifix with a majestic expression and finely braided hair.

 Plutei of Theodota carved stone relief with winged lion-like creatures flanking a central plant motif and surrounded by ornate decorative borders.

Plutei of Theodota

Two naturalistic marble reliefs with symbolic animals and Christian motifs.

 The Cross of the Angels, a jeweled golden cross displayed in a glass case with kneeling angel figures beside it.

Cross of the Angels

A pre-Romanesque reliquary with squared dimensions and a cedar-wood core.

 Beautiful Virgin Mary from Krużlowa, a crowned Madonna sculpture in golden robes holding a naked infant and a golden orb.

Beautiful Virgin Mary from Krużlowa

A late Gothic limewood Madonna showing Mary with the Child and an apple.

 Harbaville Triptych with three carved ivory panels showing a central seated figure flanked by standing figures, busts in roundels, and inscriptions.

Harbaville Triptych

A finely carved Byzantine ivory triptych with Deesis and saints.

 Ancient rock carvings at Huangze Monastery, including a large central haloed statue surrounded by smaller figures in a cave-like recess.

Huangze Monastery Rock Sculptures

Cave carvings behind an ancient monastery, spanning several dynasties.