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Fountain of the Artichoke with three cherubs supporting a leaf-covered stone canopy as water cascades over the edge.

Fountain of the Artichoke

A baroque fountain with children beneath a large artichoke atop a circular basin.

 Saint Andrew sculpture standing in an ornate alcove inside St. Peter\'s Basilica, with a carved pedestal and visitors below.

Saint Andrew

A marble apostle leaning on the diagonal cross of his martyrdom.

 Ornate Alexander Nevsky reliquary with sculpted figures and a canopy inside a vaulted interior

Alexander Nevsky Reliquary

A monumental Baroque shrine of silver, remarkable for its scale and craftsmanship.

 Crouching Venus, a white marble statue of a nude woman crouching with her hands raised to her hair.

Crouching Venus

A polished marble goddess shown drying her hair in a distinctive crouching pose.

 Moor with Emerald Plate statue holding a tray with green crystals, wearing a jeweled crown and ornate gold jewelry.

Moor with Emerald Plate

A baroque figure presenting Colombian emeralds on a dark-lacquered tray.

 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.

 Schiller Monument with seated allegorical figures at its base in front of a classical building.

Schiller Monument

A marble statue with allegorical figures celebrating Schiller’s literary legacy.

 St. Peter\'s Baldachin with dark bronze spiraling columns and an ornate canopy beneath the basilica dome.

St. Peter's Baldachin

A monumental Baroque ciborium marking the sacred focal point of the basilica.

 Bernini\'s Corpus, a dark bronze crucified Christ with outstretched arms, bowed head, and crown of thorns.

Corpus

A life-size bronze crucifixion long mistaken for the work of another artist.

 The Transparente in Toledo Cathedral, showing a richly carved Baroque altarpiece beneath a circular ceiling opening with painted celestial scenes.

Transparente

A dramatic Baroque altarpiece that uses light and hidden openings to illuminate the tabernacle.

 La Danse by Carpeaux, showing a lively sculptural group of nude and semi-nude figures dancing around a central male figure.

La Danse

A lively marble group of dancing figures that caused a public scandal.

 Neptune and Triton marble sculpture showing Neptune holding a trident over a kneeling Triton in a museum hall.

Neptune and Triton

A marble Baroque sculpture inspired by a scene from Virgil’s Aeneid.

 Marble bust of Cardinal Scipione Borghese wearing a clerical cap and buttoned robes.

Bust of Cardinal Scipione Borghese

An immediate, expressive portrait revealing a crack later concealed by a second version.

 The Holy Trinity Monument stands in a sunny public square beside historic buildings and a grassy area with people walking nearby.

Holy Trinity Monument

A Baroque plague column erected in Timișoara’s central square in 1740.

 Marble sculpture of Pluto abducting Proserpina, with a multi-headed dog at the base.

The Rape of Proserpina

A dramatic marble group capturing the violent abduction and twisting motion.

 Bernini’s Apollo and Daphne marble sculpture showing Apollo lunging toward Daphne as she transforms into a tree.

Apollo and Daphne

A dramatic marble group capturing a nymph’s transformation into a laurel tree.

 Giustiniani Hestia, a white marble statue of a standing woman in a long pleated robe with a mantle over her head and shoulders.

Giustiniani Hestia

A finely carved marble figure with austere features and flowing drapery.

 Equestrian Statue of Louis XIV shown as a marble rider on a rearing horse beneath a dark arched ceiling.

Equestrian Statue of Louis XIV

An equestrian portrait that was later altered into a statue of Marcus Curtius.

 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.

 The Golden Rider equestrian statue in Dresden, showing a gilded man on a rearing horse against a blue sky.

Golden Rider

Depicts Augustus the Strong as a Roman emperor on a rearing horse.

 Bernini\'s Daniel and the Lion marble sculpture with raised arms in an ornate niche

Daniel and the Lion

A Baroque prophet figure drawn from classical models and set in a dramatic niche.

 The Farnese Bull marble sculpture showing a dramatic scene with two men struggling to subdue a bull and a female figure beneath it.

Farnese Bull

A colossal marble group showing the death of Dirce in Greek myth.

 Tomb of Lew Sapieha with a central armored reclining figure and smaller draped figures in a multi-tiered stone monument

Tomb of Lew Sapieha

An important early Baroque monument combining three separate tombs.

 White marble sarcophagus with a densely carved triumphal procession of draped figures and animals in high relief.

Sarcophagus of the Triumph of Bacchus

A monumental Roman marble sarcophagus with reliefs of Bacchus triumphing over India.

 Alexandre et Diogène marble relief showing Alexander on horseback facing an elderly seated philosopher with soldiers and a banner around them.

Alexandre et Diogène

A monumental marble relief depicting Alexander’s encounter with Diogenes.

 Truth Unveiled by Time sculpture showing a reclining nude female figure holding a disc aloft, with a rough unfinished figure behind her.

Truth Unveiled by Time

A marble allegory of truth being revealed by an unfinished figure of Time.

 Sandstone statue of St. John of Nepomuk with a halo of stars against a blue sky.

Statue of St. John of Nepomuk

Sandstone saint sculpture with refined face and drapery, lacking a traditional biretta.

 Damned Soul marble bust with a screaming face and furrowed brow

Damned Soul

A young face twisted by terror, surprise, and downward gaze.

 Fontaine Bartholdi fountain with a seated female figure and rearing horses in Lyon

Fontaine Bartholdi

A monumental fountain with a dramatic horses-and-river-gods composition.

 Marble bust of Cardinal Alessandro Peretti, showing a balding man with a mustache and small beard.

Cardinal Alessandro Peretti

A finely detailed portrait showing striking vitality, concentration, and naturalistic realism.

 Pietà sculpture in polychrome wood showing the Virgin Mary supporting the lifeless body of Christ.

Pietà

The Virgin Mary supports Christ’s lifeless body in a moving Baroque scene.

 A marble sculpture of Aeneas, Anchises and Ascanius showing a man carrying an older man while a child clings to his leg.

Aeneas, Anchises and Ascanius

A life-sized group showing Aeneas carrying his father while his son follows behind.

 Marian Column with a haloed statue of the Virgin Mary, surrounded by figures and a metal fence.

Marian Column

A Baroque plague monument crowned by the Virgin Mary and surrounded by saints.

 St Bibiana by Bernini, a marble statue of a woman in a shell-topped niche, gazing upward with one hand raised and holding golden fronds.

St Bibiana

A marble saintly figure marked by restrained tension and Baroque drapery.

 Saints Jerome and Mary Magdalen marble statues in arched niches with dark columns, showing Jerome holding a cross and Magdalen gazing upward.

Saints Jerome and Mary Magdalen

Two figures absorbed in a mystical experience, seeming to emerge beyond the niche.

 Noli Me Tangere sculpture showing a robed figure with an upraised hand facing a kneeling figure reaching out, set before a painted backdrop and framed by ornate columns.

Noli Me Tangere

A sculptural group showing Christ speaking to Mary Magdalene after the Resurrection.

 Ludovisi Gaul sculpture with a muscular warrior raising a sword over his head beside a fallen figure.

Ludovisi Gaul

A dramatic warrior group capturing despair, sacrifice, and violent motion.

 Laocoön and His Sons marble sculpture showing three figures entwined by serpents.

Laocoön and His Sons

A dramatic marble group showing a father and two sons in deadly struggle.

 Fountain of King Matthias with bronze figures in front of a palace facade in Budapest

Fountain of King Matthias

A monumental neo-Baroque fountain telling a tragic love story.

 Tomb of Pope Alexander VII with a praying figure, white marble allegorical statues, and a dramatic draped canopy above a doorway.

Tomb of Pope Alexander VII

A dramatic Baroque tomb with marble virtues and a skeletal figure.

 The Ecstasy of Saint Teresa by Bernini, showing a winged angel and a reclining woman beneath golden rays.

Ecstasy of Saint Teresa

A theatrical marble vision of mystical rapture and emotional tension.

 The Vision of Constantine, a white marble equestrian statue lit by sunlight inside an ornate niche.

The Vision of Constantine

An equestrian statue set at the base of the grand Vatican staircase.

 Bernini\'s Medusa marble bust with snake-like hair and a sorrowful expression in a museum gallery.

Medusa

A marble portrait of the snake-haired monster from classical myth.

 Goethe Monument stands on a tall pedestal in front of an ornate building in Leipzig.

Goethe Monument

A young Goethe stands in bronze on a red granite pedestal.

 Christian V equestrian statue showing an armored rider on a rearing horse atop an ornate pedestal with sculptural figures.

Christian V Equestrian Statue

A gilded royal rider statue that became Copenhagen’s oldest surviving equestrian monument.

 Marly Horses bronze sculpture of a rearing horse and a muscular man wrestling it with a staff.

Marly Horses

Two rearing horses wrestled by their handlers in dramatic Baroque motion.

 Memorial to Maria Raggi with a central medallion, two golden putti, and a cross on a church pillar

Memorial to Maria Raggi

A Baroque monument honoring a pious nun, attached to a church pillar in Rome.

 Marble tomb monument to Countess Matilda of Tuscany with a draped female figure in an arched niche, flanked by putti and a crest.

Tomb of Countess Matilda of Tuscany

A grand memorial with Matilda beneath a carved scene of imperial submission.

 Marble bust of Camilla Barbadori with a veiled head and shoulders on a marble pedestal.

Bust of Camilla Barbadori

A marble portrait notable for its vivid chiaroscuro and lifelike gaze.

 Marble bust of Pope Gregory XV in ornate ecclesiastical robes

Pope Gregory XV

A marble portrait that uses deep shadows to animate the pope’s features.