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Antique Italian sculptor - 18/19th century terracotta sculpture - Memento Mori

c.1800

Wunderkammer Memento Mori sculpture. depicting a skull, carved from a single piece of fruitwood, this sculpture depicts a skull with deliberately exaggerated and distorted proportion...

Terracotta Sculpture of an Expressionist Head, Italy, 1960s. The style is reminiscent of early 20th-century modern sculpture (think of artists such as Medardo Rosso, Arturo Martini,...

A rare and highly evocative European memento mori terracotta sculpture depicting a human skull resting upon a rocky outcrop, entwined with serpents and surmounted by a distinctive lock of hair. Dating from the late 17th to early 18th century, the piece is likely of German origin. Beautifully modelled and painted in naturalistic tones, the skull is rendered in warm earthy hues, contrasting with the dark green serpents that coil through and around the cranium. The rocky base is finished in rich brown tones, enhancing the sculpture's dramatic presence and symbolic depth. Memento mori, Latin for “remember that you must die,” was a powerful artistic and philosophical motif throughout Europe, serving as a reminder of the transience of earthly life and the certainty of mortality. Here, the skull embodies death, decay, and the fleeting nature of human existence, while the entwined serpents symbolise transformation, renewal, healing, and the eternal cycle of life. Together they create a compelling allegory of mortality and rebirth, where death itself becomes a gateway to regeneration. A striking and unusual example of early European memento mori art...

Masterfully carved Italian Vanitas bust in solid marble from late 19th century. White Carrara marble skull combined with a red Rosso Imperiale marble Ro...

It’s a bust-style sculpture, capturing the head of a woman with soft, classical features. The face has serene, somewhat idealized features, with a closed or neutral mouth and heavy-l...

20th Century Terracotta Bust Sculpture Of A Classical Greek. Offered is a handsome 20th century terra cotta bust of a classical Greek male. Expertly executed however it is unsigned.

Old hand carved gothic style life size solid marble skull.

Ancient terracotta hand painted sculpture realized in Italy in 17th Century. Very good condition, placed on a marbelized wooden base.

Heavily Rusted Cast Iron Human Scull Sculpture This is a Heavily Rusted Cast Iron Human Scull Sculpture, a curious piece of vintage design both macabre and realistic, the scull is ...

Terracotta sculpture, spool cover, 19th-century facade element