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Marcello (Adèle d’Affry), Chef abyssin, c. 1870. Swiss sculptor working in Paris under a male pseudonym. Marble bust with bronze clasp and lapis lazuli, One of only seven women with work at the Musée du Luxembourg in the 19th century.
#sculpture #Marcello #19thcentury
#sculpture #Marcello #19thcentury
February 10, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Marcello (Adèle d’Affry), Chef abyssin, c. 1870. Swiss sculptor working in Paris under a male pseudonym. Marble bust with bronze clasp and lapis lazuli, One of only seven women with work at the Musée du Luxembourg in the 19th century.
#sculpture #Marcello #19thcentury
#sculpture #Marcello #19thcentury
Rebecca Warren, The Models (b.) and The Models (a.), 2025. Hand-painted bronze on shared plinth. Turner Prize nominee working the surface until permanence holds the marks of making.
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#sculpture #sculptor
@tate.bsky.social
#sculpture #sculptor
February 7, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Rebecca Warren, The Models (b.) and The Models (a.), 2025. Hand-painted bronze on shared plinth. Turner Prize nominee working the surface until permanence holds the marks of making.
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#sculpture #sculptor
@tate.bsky.social
#sculpture #sculptor
Bruno Catalano, Les Voyageurs, 2013. Bronze traveler with missing torso, suitcase the only anchor between departure and arrival. Ten figures installed at Marseille port for European Capital of Culture.
#sculpture #sculptor
#sculpture #sculptor
February 7, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Bruno Catalano, Les Voyageurs, 2013. Bronze traveler with missing torso, suitcase the only anchor between departure and arrival. Ten figures installed at Marseille port for European Capital of Culture.
#sculpture #sculptor
#sculpture #sculptor
Belvedere Torso, Apollonius of Athens, 1st century BC. Fragment of heroic marble that Michelangelo refused to restore—the incomplete form already perfect. Seated power that shaped Renaissance and modern sculpture.
#sculpture #sculptor
#sculpture #sculptor
February 3, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Belvedere Torso, Apollonius of Athens, 1st century BC. Fragment of heroic marble that Michelangelo refused to restore—the incomplete form already perfect. Seated power that shaped Renaissance and modern sculpture.
#sculpture #sculptor
#sculpture #sculptor
Farnese Hercules, Roman copy after Lysippus, c. 216 AD. Exhausted hands gripping the apples of the Hesperides behind his back: the hero’s labor complete, strength to weariness.
Monumental marble that shaped outdoor sculpture for centuries.
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#sculpture #sculptor
Monumental marble that shaped outdoor sculpture for centuries.
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#sculpture #sculptor
February 1, 2026 at 10:43 AM
Farnese Hercules, Roman copy after Lysippus, c. 216 AD. Exhausted hands gripping the apples of the Hesperides behind his back: the hero’s labor complete, strength to weariness.
Monumental marble that shaped outdoor sculpture for centuries.
@seattleartmuseum.bsky.social
#sculpture #sculptor
Monumental marble that shaped outdoor sculpture for centuries.
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#sculpture #sculptor
Gislebertus, Last Judgment, c. 1120-1135. Limestone tympanum where souls are weighed and damned contort in terror.
Plastered over in 1766, rediscovered in 1837—salvation through disdain. Cathedral of Saint-Lazare, Autun.
#sculpture #sculptor #Romanesque
Plastered over in 1766, rediscovered in 1837—salvation through disdain. Cathedral of Saint-Lazare, Autun.
#sculpture #sculptor #Romanesque
February 1, 2026 at 8:37 AM
Gislebertus, Last Judgment, c. 1120-1135. Limestone tympanum where souls are weighed and damned contort in terror.
Plastered over in 1766, rediscovered in 1837—salvation through disdain. Cathedral of Saint-Lazare, Autun.
#sculpture #sculptor #Romanesque
Plastered over in 1766, rediscovered in 1837—salvation through disdain. Cathedral of Saint-Lazare, Autun.
#sculpture #sculptor #Romanesque
Arnaldo Pomodoro, Sphere No. 6 (Sphere within a Sphere), 1963-1965.
Polished bronze sphere fractured to reveal intricate mechanical interiors.
#sculpture #sculptor #ArnaldoPomodoro
Polished bronze sphere fractured to reveal intricate mechanical interiors.
#sculpture #sculptor #ArnaldoPomodoro
January 25, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Arnaldo Pomodoro, Sphere No. 6 (Sphere within a Sphere), 1963-1965.
Polished bronze sphere fractured to reveal intricate mechanical interiors.
#sculpture #sculptor #ArnaldoPomodoro
Polished bronze sphere fractured to reveal intricate mechanical interiors.
#sculpture #sculptor #ArnaldoPomodoro
Staying with Charles Despiau: Madame Stone, 1926-27. Bronze portrait bust capturing the refined features and inner calm that defined Despiau’s intimate classicism.
Bequest of Chester Dale to @metmuseum.org
#sculpture #sculptor #CharlesDespiau #FrenchModernism
Bequest of Chester Dale to @metmuseum.org
#sculpture #sculptor #CharlesDespiau #FrenchModernism
January 24, 2026 at 10:10 AM
Staying with Charles Despiau: Madame Stone, 1926-27. Bronze portrait bust capturing the refined features and inner calm that defined Despiau’s intimate classicism.
Bequest of Chester Dale to @metmuseum.org
#sculpture #sculptor #CharlesDespiau #FrenchModernism
Bequest of Chester Dale to @metmuseum.org
#sculpture #sculptor #CharlesDespiau #FrenchModernism
Charles Despiau, Assia, 1938. Life-size bronze standing nude, worked in secret for four years before unveiling at the 1937 Paris Exposition. Gift of Mrs. Simon Guggenheim to @moma.bsky.social
#sculpture #sculptor #CharlesDespiau #FrenchModernism
#sculpture #sculptor #CharlesDespiau #FrenchModernism
January 20, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Charles Despiau, Assia, 1938. Life-size bronze standing nude, worked in secret for four years before unveiling at the 1937 Paris Exposition. Gift of Mrs. Simon Guggenheim to @moma.bsky.social
#sculpture #sculptor #CharlesDespiau #FrenchModernism
#sculpture #sculptor #CharlesDespiau #FrenchModernism
Giacomo Manzù, Bust of a Woman, 1952. Bronze portrait of Signora Lampugnani, first version won the Grand Prize for Sculpture at the 1948 Venice Biennale.
#sculpture #sculptor #GiacomoManzù #ItalianModernism
#sculpture #sculptor #GiacomoManzù #ItalianModernism
January 19, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Giacomo Manzù, Bust of a Woman, 1952. Bronze portrait of Signora Lampugnani, first version won the Grand Prize for Sculpture at the 1948 Venice Biennale.
#sculpture #sculptor #GiacomoManzù #ItalianModernism
#sculpture #sculptor #GiacomoManzù #ItalianModernism
Tony Cragg, In No Time (wood, 2018) and Versus (bronze, 2023). Stratified layers and arrested motion. Magnificent.
#sculpture #sculptor #TonyCragg #ContemporarySculpture
#sculpture #sculptor #TonyCragg #ContemporarySculpture
January 15, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Tony Cragg, In No Time (wood, 2018) and Versus (bronze, 2023). Stratified layers and arrested motion. Magnificent.
#sculpture #sculptor #TonyCragg #ContemporarySculpture
#sculpture #sculptor #TonyCragg #ContemporarySculpture
Aron Demetz, Untitled, 2009. Wood and spruce resin gathered from South Tyrol forests, carved by 500-year-old Val Gardena technique. Exhibited Italian Pavilion, 53rd Venice Biennale.
#sculpture #VeniceBiennale
#sculpture #VeniceBiennale
January 12, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Aron Demetz, Untitled, 2009. Wood and spruce resin gathered from South Tyrol forests, carved by 500-year-old Val Gardena technique. Exhibited Italian Pavilion, 53rd Venice Biennale.
#sculpture #VeniceBiennale
#sculpture #VeniceBiennale
Marc Quinn, Siren, 2008. Solid 18-carat gold, Kate Moss as knotted Venus for our image-obsessed age, unveiled at the @britishmuseum.bsky.social during the financial crisis.
#sculpture #sculptor #MarcQuinn #KateMoss
#sculpture #sculptor #MarcQuinn #KateMoss
January 10, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Marc Quinn, Siren, 2008. Solid 18-carat gold, Kate Moss as knotted Venus for our image-obsessed age, unveiled at the @britishmuseum.bsky.social during the financial crisis.
#sculpture #sculptor #MarcQuinn #KateMoss
#sculpture #sculptor #MarcQuinn #KateMoss
Helen Clarke, Twelve Roots, 2023. Bronze. Upturned roots arranged like a henge, marking time through agrarian cycles.
Winner of Chanel Next Prize commission, RCA Sculpture MA 2023.
#sculpture #HelenClarke #bronze
Winner of Chanel Next Prize commission, RCA Sculpture MA 2023.
#sculpture #HelenClarke #bronze
January 6, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Helen Clarke, Twelve Roots, 2023. Bronze. Upturned roots arranged like a henge, marking time through agrarian cycles.
Winner of Chanel Next Prize commission, RCA Sculpture MA 2023.
#sculpture #HelenClarke #bronze
Winner of Chanel Next Prize commission, RCA Sculpture MA 2023.
#sculpture #HelenClarke #bronze
Giuseppe Penone, *Sculture di linfa*, 2005-2007. Carrara marble walls, leather holding bark's memory, resin flowing through carved wood.| @gagosiangallery.bsky.social
#sculpture #GiuseppePenone #ArtePovera
#sculpture #GiuseppePenone #ArtePovera
January 6, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Giuseppe Penone, *Sculture di linfa*, 2005-2007. Carrara marble walls, leather holding bark's memory, resin flowing through carved wood.| @gagosiangallery.bsky.social
#sculpture #GiuseppePenone #ArtePovera
#sculpture #GiuseppePenone #ArtePovera
Barbara Hepworth, The Family of Man, 1970. Bronze. Nine figures rising from Yorkshire hillside like ancient menhirs. Yorkshire a sculpture Park holds the only complete set in Europe.
#sculpture #BarbaraHepworth #ModernSculpture
#sculpture #BarbaraHepworth #ModernSculpture
January 5, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Barbara Hepworth, The Family of Man, 1970. Bronze. Nine figures rising from Yorkshire hillside like ancient menhirs. Yorkshire a sculpture Park holds the only complete set in Europe.
#sculpture #BarbaraHepworth #ModernSculpture
#sculpture #BarbaraHepworth #ModernSculpture
Gian Lorenzo Bernini, The Rape of Proserpina, 1621-1622. Carrara marble; Pluto's fingers pressing into yielding flesh. Striking.
#sculpture #Bernini #BaroqueSculpture
#sculpture #Bernini #BaroqueSculpture
January 4, 2026 at 10:31 AM
Gian Lorenzo Bernini, The Rape of Proserpina, 1621-1622. Carrara marble; Pluto's fingers pressing into yielding flesh. Striking.
#sculpture #Bernini #BaroqueSculpture
#sculpture #Bernini #BaroqueSculpture
Berlinde De Bruyckere, from "A simple prophecy," Hauser & Wirth Zurich, 2023. Bronze, lead, wax—cowled figures bearing witness.
#sculpture #BerlindeDeBruyckere #ContemporarySculpture
#sculpture #BerlindeDeBruyckere #ContemporarySculpture
January 3, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Berlinde De Bruyckere, from "A simple prophecy," Hauser & Wirth Zurich, 2023. Bronze, lead, wax—cowled figures bearing witness.
#sculpture #BerlindeDeBruyckere #ContemporarySculpture
#sculpture #BerlindeDeBruyckere #ContemporarySculpture
Constantin Brâncuși, Bird in Space, 1923. Marble polished to pure abstraction, capturing essence of flight.
#sculpture #Brancusi #ModernSculpture
#sculpture #Brancusi #ModernSculpture
January 2, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Constantin Brâncuși, Bird in Space, 1923. Marble polished to pure abstraction, capturing essence of flight.
#sculpture #Brancusi #ModernSculpture
#sculpture #Brancusi #ModernSculpture
Phoenician carved shell (Tridacna), 700-600 BC. A woman’s head carved from the umbo, the windblown shell becoming her cloak.
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#sculpture #Phoenician #AncientArt
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#sculpture #Phoenician #AncientArt
January 2, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Phoenician carved shell (Tridacna), 700-600 BC. A woman’s head carved from the umbo, the windblown shell becoming her cloak.
@britishmuseum.bsky.social
#sculpture #Phoenician #AncientArt
@britishmuseum.bsky.social
#sculpture #Phoenician #AncientArt