http://collections.mfa.org/collections/315133/objects/rdfAOE.European Sculpturehttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/795991/resize%3Aformat%3Dfullhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/720289/resize%3Aformat%3DfullAcolytefirst half 15th centuryUnidentified artistStone; limestone with traces of polychromy and gildinghttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/57424/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/732497/resize%3Aformat%3DfullAllegorical figure of Historia1744John Michael RysbrackTerracottahttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/65472/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/723749/resize%3Aformat%3DfullAngel from an Archivoltend of 13th centuryUnidentified artistStone; limestone with traces of recent polychromyhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/59534/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/587392/resize%3Aformat%3DfullAngel or saintearly 18th centuryEhrgott Bernhard BendlPolychromed woodPolychromed wood. Richly gilded drapery in knot at waist, left arm raised, outstretched right hand repaired. Yellowish flesh tones, red on left leg with sandal thongs below knee. On uneven base.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/128997/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/587394/resize%3Aformat%3DfullAngel or saintearly 18th centuryEhrgott Bernhard BendlPolychromed woodPolychromed wood. Richly gilded drapery, strap across right shoulder, right arm raised, left outstretched (small finger broken). Reddish flesh tones. Sandal thongs woven to below knee.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/128998/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/732227/resize%3Aformat%3DfullAnnette1953Alberto GiacomettiMetal; bronzeStanding female nude on cubic base.© 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris. Licensed by VAGA, New York.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/57609/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/720634/resize%3Aformat%3DfullAnnunciationabout 1440Alabaster with touches of polychromyhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/58207/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/761804/resize%3Aformat%3DfullAnnunciation groupabout 1440–50Unidentified artistStone; alabaster with polylchromyhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/58206/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/724694/resize%3Aformat%3DfullApostleearly 13th centuryUnidentified artistWood with polychromyPart of the Farrera Frontal.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/61411/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/981876/resize%3Aformat%3DfullArchitectureabout 1600Giambologna (Jean Boulogne)Metal; Bronze; marble baseFigure of "Architecture". Nude female figure wearing fillet, drapery over right leg, holding in right hand a drawing instruments and in her left a drawing board. Signed on lower edge of drawing, GIO BOLONGE.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/58907/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/725086/resize%3Aformat%3DfullAvaricesecond quarter of the 12th centuryStone; limestonehttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/61938/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/726920/resize%3Aformat%3DfullBaigneuse (Bather)1900Aristide Joseph Bonaventure MaillolMetal; bronze, edition of 6, cast no. 5Bronze, cast by Valsuani. Edition of 6, cast no. 5.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/66146/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1000971/resize%3Aformat%3DfullBaptism of Christmid-13th centuryLimogesChamplevé enamel and gilding on copperRelief with three pinholes (in the ewer and lower corners) representing John the Baptist in three-quarter view pouring water from a ewer over a nimbed frontal Christ. With his right arm raised in benediction, Christ stands immersed to the thighs in water (the river Jordan). Single copper sheet, repoussé (into a mold), cut out, champlevé, engraved, chased, enameled, and gilded. The blue glass eyes are inset. Both figures have finely chased long hair and beards. Curved segments of white enamel indicate the movement of the water, in which fish are in reserve and engraved. All except two swim to the left. Saint John's garment is chased to indicate fur on the outside.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/52340/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/610273/resize%3Aformat%3DfullBearded Prophet or Apostlemid-14th centuryGiovanni PisanoStone; marblehttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/59536/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/630314/resize%3Aformat%3DfullBishop Saintabout 1510Unidentified artistWood with polychromyThis figure of a Bishop Saint is of a set with a Saint Leonard figure (63.586). Both figures were originally displayed in the center of a winged altarpiece similar to that in Oehringen which is datable around 1510 (Pinder, 1929, 406-7). http://collections.mfa.org/objects/259571/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1552850/resize%3Aformat%3DfullBosom of Abraham Trinity1420–50Unidentified artist, English, 15th centuryStone; alabaster with polychromy and gildinghttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/61022/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/867815/resize%3Aformat%3DfullBust of a Womandated 177(4?)Augustin PajouCast terracotta with a plaster fillA young woman wears her long hair pulled back from her face in a roll that is held in place with a band. One long curl falls over her left shoulder, and a wide meche falls down her back. A rose and other flowers are placed in her hair at her left temple. Her features are smooth and regular with incised eyes and a cupid's bow mouth. She wears drapery around her shoulders with a band over her right shoulder and between her breasts. The loose drapery falls over her left breast, leaving her right breast exposed.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/52282/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/834068/resize%3Aformat%3DfullBust of Beatrice1819–22Antonio CanovaStone; marbleMarble bust by Antonio Canovahttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/369815/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1077481/resize%3Aformat%3DfullBust of Christabout 1500Cristoforo SolariMarbleMarble Bust of Christ.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/230444/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/983563/resize%3Aformat%3DfullBust of Cleopatraabout 1519–22Pier Jacopo Alari BonacolsiMetal; bronze, with traces of gildingPatinated black surface (with bronze shining through), and traces of gilding. Life-size bust with head turned and bent, eyes downcast, Classical face, wavy hair. Crown and serpent on base identify it as Cleopatra. Diadem, two buttons at top of gown.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/58913/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1550716/resize%3Aformat%3DfullBust of Madame Sedaine1781Augustin PajouTerracottaTerracotta bust of Mme. Sedaine wearing wig, with curls falling over shoulders, dress draped over breast; facing left. Posthumous cast? Signed and dated Pajou 1781.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/59566/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/723734/resize%3Aformat%3DfullCapital: The Life of John the Baptistearly 13th centuryUnidentified artistStone; foliated marblehttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/59530/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/723900/resize%3Aformat%3DfullCaryatidfirst half of 14th centuryUnidentified artistWood; oakPart of a set with 62.670http://collections.mfa.org/objects/59591/rdfCaryatidfirst half of 14th centuryUnidentified artistWood; oakPart of a set with 62.669http://collections.mfa.org/objects/59592/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/799716/resize%3Aformat%3DfullCaryatid group of a deacon and two acolytes1264-67Arnolfo di CambioStone; marblehttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/64972/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1664897/resize%3Aformat%3DfullChrist Childabout 1430Unidentified artistStone; polychrome alabasterhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/59554/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/723941/resize%3Aformat%3DfullChrist or Apostleabout 1490Unidentified artistWood; lindenwood with polychromyhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/59608/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1150972/resize%3Aformat%3DfullChrist the Good Shepherdabout 1700IvoryIn 3 niches around the oval base are sleeping figures of Joseph and two lambs. On the stepped pedestal above are more sheep and lambs with two small figures flanking a fountain mask. Above sits Joseph, sandals on his crossed feet, knee-length coat, a lambhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/56785/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1367154/resize%3Aformat%3DfullLa Colomba1964 (?)Jean (Hans) ArpGlass; blown and hand formedThe form based on Arp's bronze sculpture 'Dream Amphora' , c. 1941.© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/54369/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/724594/resize%3Aformat%3DfullConsole with a Figure with Crossed Legssecond half of 14th centuryUnidentified artistStone; marblehttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/61025/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/726106/resize%3Aformat%3DfullCorbel of Dozing Man, "Acedia"13th centuryUnidentified artistStone; limestone, intramicritehttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/64979/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/726260/resize%3Aformat%3DfullCorbel with Cowled Headsecond half of 14th centuryUnidentified artistStone; sandstone with iron depositshttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/64997/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/797918/resize%3Aformat%3DfullCrouching Woman1886Auguste RodinStone; marblehttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/55477/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/719372/resize%3Aformat%3DfullCrowned Headlate 13th centuryNicola PisanoStone; alabasterhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/55204/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/812477/resize%3Aformat%3DfullCrucifixabout 1515Unidentified artistWood; lindenwood with polychromyCorpus with three rays. http://collections.mfa.org/objects/59579/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1411362/resize%3Aformat%3DfullCupid Disguised as a Shepherd Boyabout 1836John GibsonStone; marbleWhite marble.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/181779/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1421553/resize%3Aformat%3DfullDante and Virgilmodeled 1861; cast 1862Baron Henri de TriquetiBronzeHalf length figures of Dante and Virgil. Modeled 1861, cast 1862.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/59567/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/719657/resize%3Aformat%3DfullEducation of the Virginmid-14th centuryMarblehttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/55464/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/817221/resize%3Aformat%3DfullThe Entombmentabout 1800Camillo PacettiTerracottaTerracotta sketch. Four draped figures supporting central figure on rectangular block lower base extending front and end.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/55187/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/795991/resize%3Aformat%3DfullEternal Springtimemodeled about 1881; cast about 1916–17Auguste RodinMetal; bronzeTwo young nude figures meet in kiss. Her legs graze the ground and her upper body is held in a taut arc and supported by the embrace of the male figure. He is posed precariously on the edge of a rocky mound, crossing his legs, extending his left foot beyond the sculpture base and his left arm in a full and graceful reach into space. On the rear, the male figure sports small pair of double wings, and female figure has a mass of floating hair, joining the flame motif on base.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/59515/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1567149/resize%3Aformat%3DfullThe Fall of the Giantsabout 1710Giuseppe PiamontiniBronzeCast in high relief with the Giants being crushed beneath falling rocks while Zeus with his thunderbolt in his right hand and the eagle watch from the sky above. A fortified town and palms in the background. Figures extend into space around edges.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/263360/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/964254/resize%3Aformat%3DfullFantastic Inkwell (Self-Portrait as a Sphinx)1880Sarah BernhardtBronzeDepicted with bat's wings, and griffon's tail, a horned skull supporting inkwell. Her profession as actress depicted by Tragic and Comic masks as epaulettes on her shoulders.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/54054/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/723765/resize%3Aformat%3DfullFemale Headsecond half of 15th centuryUnidentified artistStone; limestonehttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/59540/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/723979/resize%3Aformat%3DfullFemale Saint, Saint Barbara (?)about 1520Hans LeinbergerWood with polychromyhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/59619/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/719512/resize%3Aformat%3DfullFigure of a Female Saintabout 1510–Unidentified artistWood with polychromy and gilding; some later painting, gilding and varnishhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/55302/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/723958/resize%3Aformat%3DfullFigure of Saint Barbaraabout 1520Unidentified artistWood with polychromyhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/59613/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/939625/resize%3Aformat%3DfullThe Flood1800Claude Michel, called ClodionTerracottaThis terracotta is Clodion's small-scale sketch for a lifesize plaster--one of his most important late works--that he exhibited at the Salon of 1801, in Paris. The sculpture depicts a father carrying his son as he struggles against the waves to find a higher elevation. Clodion intentionally selected the heroic subject matter in an attempt to secure a commission from the new consular government of France, headed by Napoleon Bonaparte. Although he earned a first-class medal for his works, the commission never materialized, and the original plaster has disappeared.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/58921/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/801265/resize%3Aformat%3DfullGod the father on the Globe supported by the Four EvangelistsAfter 1593Girolamo CampagnaCast bronze and beaten copperModel for centerpiece of High Altar in Church of San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice; 4 kneeling Evangelists (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John with symbols) support copper globe on shoulders atop which God stands, right hand extended in blessing. All on "belle joyeuse" marble base.This group was probably cast after the terracotta modello for the figures on the centerpiece of the high altar in San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice, which was executed between 1591 and 1593 and signed by Campagna. The celestial globe carried by the Evangelists is a Christian reinterpretation of the pagan image of Atlas or Hercules carrying the globe. The design for the composition was executed by Campagna's friend, the painter Antonio Vassilacchi (1556-1629)http://collections.mfa.org/objects/407250/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1024609/resize%3Aformat%3DfullLa Guerre et La Paix: La Guerre1901Paul GauguinPainted tamanu woodPair to 63.2765, "La Guerre et la Paix: La Guerre"http://collections.mfa.org/objects/64861/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1024608/resize%3Aformat%3DfullLa Guerre et La Paix: La Paix1901Paul GauguinPainted tamanu woodPair to 63.2764, "La Guerre et la Paix: La Guerre"http://collections.mfa.org/objects/64862/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/711419/resize%3Aformat%3DfullHead of an Angelfirst half of the 15th centuryUnidentified artistStone; marblehttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/48978/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/723928/resize%3Aformat%3DfullHead of an Angelsecond half of 14th centuryUnidentified artistStone; limestonehttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/59601/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1550715/resize%3Aformat%3DfullHead of a Prophetabout 1300Unidentified artistSandstonehttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/258584/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/867857/resize%3Aformat%3DfullHead of a Saint or Prophetabout 1320–25Tino di CamainoStone; marblehttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/59538/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/856773/resize%3Aformat%3DfullHead of a Woman1909Pablo PicassoBronzeBronze, cast by Vollard. Signature incised on neck "Picasso". [card 2] Cubist head of a woman. Bronze, one of three or four cast by Vollard. Head and gaze slightly averted towards right. Surface broken up into sharp ridges modeling face© 2011 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/65330/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/767567/resize%3Aformat%3DfullHead of a Woman (Mlle Salle)modeled in 1892, cast in bronze after 1919Edgar DegasMetal; bronzehttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/55179/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/723743/resize%3Aformat%3DfullHead of A youthful Bishopmid-13th centuryUnidentified artistStone; limestone, pelsparitehttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/59532/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/741002/resize%3Aformat%3DfullHead of Frederic II of Hohenstaufen (?)about 1230 (?)Unidentified artistStone; marblehttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/59531/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1239123/resize%3Aformat%3DfullHead of Medusaabout 1894Arnold BöcklinPlaster and Papier mache (?), polychromePapier mache (?) and plaster. Open mouthed head with coppery locks and snakes issuing from domed black medallion with molded and gilt rim (worn and broken showing plaster at top.)http://collections.mfa.org/objects/57599/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/632612/resize%3Aformat%3DfullHebe and the Eagle of Jupiterafter 1857François RudeMetal; bronzeBronze with fine dark brown patina. Hebe holds cup above eagle (Jupiter) in right arm, holds back wing on eagle in left. Drapery falls from left arm over left knee. Eagle stands in back of Hebe enclosing her with wings. Figures stand on modified rockwork base. Signed: Rude; Foundry Mark: Thiebaut Freres/Fumiere at Gavignot.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/264328/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/828765/resize%3Aformat%3DfullHebe and the Eagle of Zeus1858Albert-Ernest Carrier-BelleuseBronzeBronze on marble base. Female figure with elaborate coiffure and wearing classical drapery. She holds a ewer and cup and is seated on the back of a large eagle. Eagle has proper left wing raised to support back of figure. Signed: A. Carrier, 1858.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/59577/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/633604/resize%3Aformat%3DfullHercules and the Erymanthian Boarmid-17th centuryFerdinando TaccaMetal; bronzeHercules carrying the Boar with its head facing backwards, steadying its weight with his right hand on its hind hoof, while his left hand rests on his hip.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/265610/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1550714/resize%3Aformat%3DfullThe Holy Familiesprobably 1700–10Pierre Etienne MonnotTerracottaTerracotta. Relief depicting interior with Mary holding Christ Child with Joseph seated behind on right. Cradle in center. Young St. John seated holding a banner, St. Elizabeth and spouse left.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/57849/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1510164/resize%3Aformat%3DfullHonoré-Gabriel Riqueti, comte de MirabeauAbout 1791–92Claude-André DeseineHard-paste biscuit porcelain; socle of hard-paste porcelain with enamel and gilded decorationhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/58938/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1071180/resize%3Aformat%3DfullA Hypochondriacabout 1775-80Franz Xaver MesserschmidtLeadHead of grimacing bald man from square block with incised numeral 36.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/55462/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/623627/resize%3Aformat%3DfullThe Kindred of Saint Anne (Holy Kith and Kin)15th centuryUnidentified artist, English, 15th centuryStone; alabaster with traces of polychromy and gildinghttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/244042/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/723795/resize%3Aformat%3DfullLamentationabout 1460Unidentified artistStone; alabaster with polychromyhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/59552/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/723931/resize%3Aformat%3DfullLamentationabout 1415Unidentified artistStone; limestone, biosparite, with traces of polychromyhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/59602/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/889078/resize%3Aformat%3DfullLittle Fourteen-Year-Old Danceroriginal model 1878–81, cast after 1921Edgar DegasBronze, gauze and satinhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/65028/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/723724/resize%3Aformat%3DfullMadonna and Childearly 14th centuryGiovanni PisanoStone; marblehttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/59528/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/724007/resize%3Aformat%3DfullMadonna and Childmid-13th centuryUnidentified artistWood with traces of polychromyhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/59625/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/622935/resize%3Aformat%3DfullMadonna and Child1325–75Tino di CamainoStone; marblehttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/242084/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/722085/resize%3Aformat%3DfullMadonna of the Cloudsabout 1425–35DonatelloStone; marbleMarble. Madonna and child with angels, cherubshttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/58904/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/731852/resize%3Aformat%3DfullMale Head13th–14th centuryUnidentified artistStone; limestonehttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/64977/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1175382/resize%3Aformat%3DfullMale Nude (David?)mid-16th centuryUnidentified artistWaxModel in wax for statue.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/59508/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1320659/resize%3Aformat%3DfullMantelpieceabout 1928Jacques LipchitzLimestoneA large rectangular block of limestone forming the lintel of a mantelpiece. Carved in bas-relief with two stylized dogs barking at two stylized birds at center. See also 1986.5-6, a pair of andirons.Reproduced with permission.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/65318/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/818895/resize%3Aformat%3DfullMaquette of Van Gogh as Predicateur1956Ossip ZadkineBronzeSculpture© 2011 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Parishttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/397476/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/719508/resize%3Aformat%3DfullMary and Joseph Adoring the Child15th centuryUnidentified artistStone; alabaster with traces of polychromy and gildinghttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/55300/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1411365/resize%3Aformat%3DfullMary of Burgundyabout 1837–42Jean-Auguste BarreMetal; bronzeThis bronze statuette represents the 15th-century Valois princess and wife of the Hapsburg Emperor Maximilian I of Austria. It shows Mary out hawking, but sadly represents the moment just before the accident that would lead to her death. While she is still happily lost in the world of the hunt, the rearing horse and running page who tries to control the beast indicate the tragic nature of the story to the viewer.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/343639/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1567148/resize%3Aformat%3DfullThe Massacre of the Innocentsabout 1710Giuseppe PiamontiniBronzeCast in high relief against an architectural background of columns and arches. Soldiers slaughtering and carrying off young children while agitated mothers attempt to save them. Figures extend into space around edges.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/263359/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/715487/resize%3Aformat%3DfullMermaid Astride a Sea Monsterlate 16th–early 17th centuryUnidentified artistMetal; bronze with reddish black patinaA nude female figure sits astride the back of a monster. Her legs terminate in two sinuous fish tales that extend under and behind her. She looks down to her left over her left shoulder and holds her left hand under her right breast. In her right hand she carries what appears to be a bunch of seaweed. Her hair is drawn up in a knotted braid at the crown of her head, and she wears a semicircular diadem in her hair. Her arms and hands seem disproportionately large in scale compared to her head and upper torso. The monster's head emerges between the female figure's legs. He has pointed ears, tufts of hair on his head and face, and a stylized beard. He has bushy eyebrows and an enormous open mouth with large squared teeth, thick lips, and a tongue visible. His two legs are parallel to the ground and have cloven hooves. The cast is extremely heavy and crude with very little cold work in the bronze after casting. It is open from the middle of the mermaid's back to the area behind her legs and the monster' s head. The back of the group is hollowed out as though it were meant to serve as a support for a candelabra or a fountain.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/52280/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/724585/resize%3Aformat%3DfullMourning Virgin with Saint John from an Entombment15th centuryLimestone with traces of polychromyhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/61023/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/812485/resize%3Aformat%3DfullNature Unveiling Herself Before Scienceabout 1899Louis-Ernest BarriasBronze with various patinations, some areas silvered or gilded before patinationBronze with various surface patinations. Female figure, holding silvered veil away from face with both hands; breast and shoulders are naked (and gilt, as are face and hands); drapery under breast held by silvered scarab; drapery flows to bare, gilt feet.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/54370/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1298196/resize%3Aformat%3DfullPair of Andironsabout 1928Jacques LipchitzGilt bronze, ironA pair of gilt-bronze andirons, supported by wrought iron supports at back and in the form of stylized geometric doves. See also 1986.4, a mantelpiece with identical to birds, facing each other.Reproduced with permission.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/65319/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/723998/resize%3Aformat%3DfullPietàabout 1375–90Unidentified artistWood; lindenwood with polychromyhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/59622/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/720609/resize%3Aformat%3DfullPleurantabout 1475–1500Unidentified artist, FrenchStone; limestone with traces of yellow bole and polychromyhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/58203/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/983304/resize%3Aformat%3DfullPomona1932Gerhard MarcksAustrian limestoneLimestone. Nude figure with hair braided at neck, scarf held in both hands across lower back, seated on block of two rectangles, solid behind and beneath raised right leg.(c) Gerhard-marcks-Stiftung, Breman 2010http://collections.mfa.org/objects/267290/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1484709/resize%3Aformat%3DfullPortal facade and sculptural elementsabout 1150–1200Unidentified artistStone; sandstonePortal facade and sculptural elements from the church of San Miguel de Uncastillo, Spain.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/61942/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/961513/resize%3Aformat%3DfullPortrait Bust of a Man1786Jean-Antoine HoudonStone; white marble with separate white marble socleIn a bust half life-size a man of about fifty is portrayed looking ahead and slightly to his left. He wears a wig with two long horizontal curls over each ear and the rest of the hair pulled back and tied at the nape of his neck with a bow. His eyes, which have a lively, amused expression, are deeply cut with a small circle of marble left just under the lid to indicate the irises. The mouth is tightly closed with the beginning of a smile expressed at the corners. The flesh on the cheeks and neck is loose, the soft folds protruding slightly over his high, finely pleated stock. A double-edged ruffled jabot and a plain vest are worn under a simply cut coat of a heavy material with a wide notched collar. The semicircular truncation of the bust cuts through the sitter's upper arms and mid-torso.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/52283/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/835023/resize%3Aformat%3DfullPortrait bust of a Woman Artistabout 1810Joseph ChinardMolded plasterA young woman is portrayed to the waist with her head turned to her right and her arms crossed under her breasts. In her right hand she holds a paint brush. On the front of the self-base a palette with brushes is depicted. She wears a thin garment with a square neckline and short sleeves that is banded at the edge of the neck and sleeves with a patterned ribbon. Her short hair is arranged in loose curls that fall over her forehead and temples.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/52295/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/715492/resize%3Aformat%3DfullPortrait bust of François de Saligna de la Motte Fénélonsecond half of 18th centuryJean-Louis LemoyneCast terracotta with tinted plaster repairAfter a marble bust by Jean-Louis Lemoyne for the funeral monument of Fénélon (Musée de Cambrai). The sitter looks slightly to his left. His hair falls in loose curls to the nape of his neck, the crown of his head is covered by a small round cap. He wears an ecclesiastical robe with small buttons along the center front and an attached hood folded at the back of his neck. Around his neck he wears a squared collar with a hemmed border. From under the collar and over his shoulders hangs a broad ribbon with an eight-point cross pendant on which a bird with its wings spread appears in relief. The sitter has a prominent forehead and nose with a thin, closed mouth. His eyes are large, the pupils and irises incised. The truncation is cut from the middle of the upper arms to just above the waist of the sitter.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/52281/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/867816/resize%3Aformat%3DfullPortrait bust of Marie-Anne Botot d'Angeville1752Jean-Baptiste DefernexTerracottaThe young woman looks slightly to her left. Her hair is drawn back to the crown of her head with long sausage-shaped curls falling over her shoulders, one terminating in two looped ribbons. She wears a strand of beads and a rose in her hair. Her expression is open and smiling. The pupils and irises of her eyes are incised, giving her an animated gaze. The truncation of the bust is oval and cut from the middle of each shoulder to her upper chest. Her neck is bare.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/52285/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/834974/resize%3Aformat%3DfullPortrait of Louise Abbema1875Sarah BernhardtMetal; bronzeOval bronze plaque with profile portrait in relief of Louise Abbema wearing a plumed hat and bow at her neck.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/53553/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/863531/resize%3Aformat%3DfullPsyche1899Auguste RodinStone; Marblehttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/58080/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/804305/resize%3Aformat%3DfullRape of a Sabine Womanmid-17th centuryFerdinando TaccaMetal; bronzeRoman with furrowed forehead and knitted brow, with pin-point pupils and incised irises. Sabine woman with hair curled off forehead in regular pattern, like a neat coiffure.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/265611/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/715741/resize%3Aformat%3DfullRelief of Christabout 1210LimogesChamplevé enamel and gilding on copperFrontal crucified Christ wearing a dalmatic and alb. A single copper sheet, cut out, repoussé (into a mold), champlevé, engraved, chased, enameled, and gilded. There is one pinhole in each hand. The eyes are dark-blue glass; the crown, inset with small beads of the same blue glass, is separate. The hole in the center of the belt probably held a cabochon. Enamel colors are lapis blue, green, red, and yellow in single and mixed fields of two colors. Christ's centrally parted wavy hair falls over the shoulder. Only the bottom of the alb (green with red dots) and its gilded cuffs, engraved to show folds, are visible below the lapis-blue dalmatic, which falls in two vertical rows of V-shaped folds, marked in reserve. It has a tied belt engraved with a simple wave pattern that continues down the front in two bands. The collar is green with circular and lozenge-shaped areas of red and yellow simulating gems.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/52315/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/799758/resize%3Aformat%3DfullRelief with Eagle and Lionsecond half of the 12th centuryUnidentified artistStone; marblehttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/61939/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1565264/resize%3Aformat%3DfullRetable of the Virginabout 1320Unidentified artist, Spanish, 14th centuryStone; limestone, intramicritehttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/64983/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/723999/resize%3Aformat%3DfullSaint Barbaraabout 1440Unidentified artistWood; Polychromed fruitwoodPolychromed wood, hollow back. Half figure, mantle gold, dress gold and traces of blue, holds tower (white with red and blue roof tiles) in right, left arm gone. Hair on left side cut off, small cap.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/59609/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/724590/resize%3Aformat%3DfullSaint Barbaraabout 1490Unidentified artistWood; lindenwood with traces of polychromyhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/61024/rdf