The winged lion is a fantastic figure that has been used throughout history and by many civilizations. The winged lion represented the power and divine origin of the king. The belief in these fantastic beings dates back to Ancient Egypt around 3300 BC. However, some specialists claim that these beliefs are older and there are many references to the winged...
This colossal statue was found on the island of Samothrace. It was erected near the sanctuary of the Cabires, protectors of the sailors, to commemorate a victory for the Rhodes fleet. She had climbed to the front of a galley to announce this success with her right hand open. The extraordinary virtuosity of the drape creates the power of the work: the...
Of modest origin, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux had a difficult youth. Received in 1844 at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, he entered the Atelier de Rude in 1846. Napoleon III remarked on it and the orders flowed in, notably the dance group for the Opera facade and the four parts of the world for the Observatory's fountain. Reproduction in resin patinated by...
While still abiding by the strict rules dictated by religions considerations, Egyptian art adopted under the impulse of Amenophis IV Akhenaton (18th Dynasty) a style as revolutionary as the monotheist dogma promulgated by the Pharaoh. As a vehicle for his thought, the image used by the king is not limited to that of the solar orb, Aton, the only god...
Reproduction of Willendorf's Venus. She depicts a naked woman standing upright, with a strong obesity, her arms resting on her chest. The finely engraved head is leaning forward and seems to be entirely covered by rolled braids. It was discovered in 1908 on the site of an old brick factory in Willendorf, Wachau region, a small village located 24 km from...
Handcrafted reproduction entirely made and patinated by hand.In stockDimensions:Height: 12,20'' (31cm).Width: 15,74'' (40cm).Depth: 18,50'' (47cm).Delivery time: Delivery within 15 to 25 days.Material: This reproduction is available in resin and plaster.Available patinas: bronze, terracotta, marble, wood, polychrome, gilding, stone or diorite.Contact us...
DimensionsHeight: 45 cm.Material: White patinated plaster.In stockDelivery time: Delivery within 7 days to 15 daysThis reproduction is available for sale in plaster, polyester resin or reconstituted stone, and patinated (or not) in bronze, terracotta, marble, wood, polychrome, gilt, stone or diorite. Do not hesitate to consult us for the different prices...
Johann Philipp Ferdinand Preiss (1882-1943), known as Ferdinand Preiss, is a German sculptor, one of the main sculptors of the Art Deco period. Born in Erbach, Hesse, he attended schools in Michelstadt and aspired to become an engineer. Both his parents died when he was only 15 years old, he became an apprentice with the ivory sculptor Philipp Willmann....
Reproduction in patinated bronze by hand.Sculpture worked and hot cast in art foundry, made using the so-called lost wax method. Dimensions: Height: 33 cm.Depth: 13 cm.Width: 16 cm.Weight: 2.4 kg.Material: Bronze.Artistic movements: Contemporary art.Artist: Miguel Fernando Lopez (Milo) (1955).Delivery: approximately 2 to 3 weeks.
This finely carved gold ring, representing a snake, comes to us from the surroundings of Cnide, on the west coast of Asia Minor, which was a rich Lacedonian colony. It is difficult to give an exact age to this jewel, but it is likely that it dates from the"Classical Period" that saw the princes of Asia Minor compete for sumptuous luxury. It is in the...
This jewel is inspired by a gold leaf from the laurel wreath worn by Napoleon during his coronation at Notre-Dame on December 2, 1804. This wreath, which can be found on various paintings representing the Emperor in coronation costume or on that of the coronation itself, painted by David, was destroyed during the Restoration. While the painter...
Found in Tursac in the Dordogne, this sculpture, like many others whose general shape is controlled by that of the fragment of reindeer wood used for its manufacture, belongs to what can be called the "flattened round bump", in the sense that the thickness of the object does not correspond to reality. It's probably a propellant fragment. Bison licking" is...
This statuette of horse was discovered at the end of the XIXth century in the cave of Espélugues in Lourdes in the Hautes-Pyrénées. It is attributed to the Magdalenian period (around 15,000 years). Shaped in mammoth ivory, a rare material in Western Europe, this figurine shows great mastery of sculpture and engraving.The horse is rendered in a very...
A veil covers her hair and shoulders, falling down on her knees, but her feet, breasts which seem to point out as if under the effect of excitement and her vulva are naked. It is one of the rare scenes of feminine masturbation very explicitly known at the beginning of Gothic art. Sculpture inspired by one of the cornerstones of the Church of Sainte...
Bishop Maurice de Sully conceived and supervised the initial stages of construction in the 12th century. Since then, the cathedral has born witness to many pivotal events, including the 1558 marriage of Mary, Queen of Scots, the French Revolution, and the canonising of Joan of Arc. Not to mention a bunch of man-eating wolves had their last stand there....