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Sprite, Donatello Italian, High-copper alloy, fire-gilt, brown natural patina where exposed, Italian, Florence — Sprite
Donatello
1432

The Mete of the Muse, Fred Wilson American, Bronze, patina, paint — The Mete of the Muse
Fred Wilson
2006

Nda (twin) face mask from a mblo performance, Baule artist Baoulé, Wood, metal, patina stain, Baule peoples — Nda (twin) face mask from a mblo performance
Baule artist
late 19th–early 20th century

Male ntiri (memorial head), Akan artist, Terracotta, applied patina, Akan — Male ntiri (memorial head)
Akan artist
17th century (?)

Female ntiri (memorial head), Akan artist, Terracotta, applied patina, Akan — Female ntiri (memorial head)
Akan artist
17th century (?)

Tyekpa maternity figure, Senufo artist, Wood, oil patina, Senufo peoples — Tyekpa maternity figure
Senufo artist
late 19th–mid 20th century

Alexandre Dumas fils (1824–1895), Jean-Désiré Ringel d'Illzach, Bronze, dark patina, French — Alexandre Dumas fils (1824–1895)
Jean-Désiré Ringel d'Illzach
1886

Virgin and Child, Giovanni Giuliani Italian, Terracotta with traces of metallic patina, Austrian, Stift Heiligenkreuz — Virgin and Child
Giovanni Giuliani
1736

Standing Female Deity, Terracotta, black oxidation patina, North India — Standing Female Deity
North India
3rd–2nd century BCE

Jean-Louis de Nogaret de Lavalette, Duke of Épernon, colonel general of infantry (1554–1642), Guillaume Dupré French, Bronze, brown patina, French, Paris — Jean-Louis de Nogaret de Lavalette, Duke of Épernon, colonel general of infantry (1554–1642)
Guillaume Dupré
1607

Armand-Jean Duplessis, Cardinal Richelieu (1585–1642), Jean Varin French, Bronze, brown patina, French, Paris — Armand-Jean Duplessis, Cardinal Richelieu (1585–1642)
Jean Varin
1630

Pierre de Wiessant, Auguste Rodin French, Bronze, brown patina, French — Pierre de Wiessant
Auguste Rodin
Alexis Rudier
modeled 1885, cast ca. 1900–1907

The Walking Man (L'homme qui marche), Auguste Rodin French, Bronze, green patina, French — The Walking Man (L'homme qui marche)
Auguste Rodin
Alexis Rudier
modeled before 1900, cast before 1914

The Weeping Burgher (Andrieu d'Andres), Auguste Rodin French, Bronze, green patina, French — The Weeping Burgher (Andrieu d'Andres)
Auguste Rodin
modeled 1885, cast ca. 1908–9

Pluto and Cerberus, Tiziano Aspetti Italian, Bronze, dark brown patina, Italian, Venice — Pluto and Cerberus
Tiziano Aspetti
ca. 1588

Torso of Chained Action, Aristide Maillol French, Bronze, green patina, French — Torso of Chained Action
Aristide Maillol
Alexis Rudier
modeled 1905, cast 1929

The Actor Rouvière in the Role of Hamlet, Recoiling Before the Ghost, Auguste Préault French, Bronze, brown patina, French, Paris — The Actor Rouvière in the Role of Hamlet, Recoiling Before the Ghost
Auguste Préault
Ferdinand Barbedienne
1866

Perseus with the head of Medusa, and Phineus, Guglielmo della Porta Italian, Bronze, light and dark brown patina, Italian, Rome — Perseus with the head of Medusa, and Phineus
Guglielmo della Porta
16th century

Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix (1798–1863), Pierre Jean David d'Angers French, Bronze, brown patina, French, Paris — Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix (1798–1863)
Pierre Jean David d'Angers
1828

Doctor Pierre Carl Potain (1825–1901), Alexandre-Louis-Marie Charpentier French, Bronze, olive brown patina, French — Doctor Pierre Carl Potain (1825–1901)
Alexandre-Louis-Marie Charpentier
before 1901

Motherhood (Maternité), Alexandre-Louis-Marie Charpentier French, Bronze, dark brown patina, French — Motherhood (Maternité)
Alexandre-Louis-Marie Charpentier
1899

Honoring Émile Zola (1840–1902), French Novelist, Alexandre-Louis-Marie Charpentier French, Bronze, brown patina; hollow cast, French — Honoring Émile Zola (1840–1902), French Novelist
Alexandre-Louis-Marie Charpentier
1898

Queen Victoria’s Jubilee, 1887, Anton Scharff Austrian, Bronze, brown patina, Austrian — Queen Victoria’s Jubilee, 1887
Anton Scharff
1887

Anne of Austria, Queen Mother of France (1601–66) and her son Louis XIV (1638–1715), Jean Varin French, Bronze, brown patina, French, Paris — Anne of Austria, Queen Mother of France (1601–66) and her son Louis XIV (1638–1715)
Jean Varin
1645

Marie Augustine Roty, Wife of the Medalist, Louis-Oscar Roty French, Bronze, brown patina, hollow cast, French — Marie Augustine Roty, Wife of the Medalist
Louis-Oscar Roty
1880

Jean Léon Gérôme (1824–1904), French Painter, Jules-Clément Chaplain French, Bronze, brown patina, hollow cast, French — Jean Léon Gérôme (1824–1904), French Painter
Jules-Clément Chaplain
1885

Hercules and the Erymanthian boar, Giambologna Netherlandish, Bronze, with red-brown lacquer patina, Italian, probably Florence — Hercules and the Erymanthian boar
Giambologna
Late 17th or 18th century

Rearing Horse, Bronze, with pale brown natural patina, remains of dark brown lacquer, Italian or French — Rearing Horse
Italian or French
late 17th century

Samson and the Lion, Bronze, with red-brown natural patina, remains of dark brown lacquer, probably Italian — Samson and the Lion
probably Italian
17th century

Renaissance-style mortar, Vincenzo Grandi , and, Bronze, with dark brown lacquer patina, Italian, Padua or Trent — Renaissance-style mortar
Vincenzo Grandi
Gian Gerolamo Grandi
19th century

Hercules and the Nemean Lion, Bronze, with brown lacquer patina, Italian or German — Hercules and the Nemean Lion
Italian or German
late 17th century

Hercules and Antaeus, Bronze, with red-brown natural patina, and remains of dark brown lacquer., possibly Italian — Hercules and Antaeus
possibly Italian
probably 19th century

Pair of double-headed monsters, Bronze, with black lacquer patina, Italian, possibly Venice — Pair of double-headed monsters
Italian, possibly Venice
late 17th century

Two Landsknechts, Bronze, with natural brown patina, and remains of black lacquer, German, probably Nuremberg — Two Landsknechts
German, probably Nuremberg
mid-16th century

Venus, Bronze, with yellow-brown natural patina, Southern German — Venus
Southern German
early 16th century

Nude Women Wrestling, Leonhard Kern German, Bronze, with medium brown natural patina and traces of dark lacquer, German — Nude Women Wrestling
Leonhard Kern
mid-17th century

Tarquin and Lucretia, Hubert Gerhard Netherlandish, Bronze, with red-brown lacquer patina, possibly French — Tarquin and Lucretia
Hubert Gerhard
late 17th century

Owl on a Frog, Bronze, with brown lacquer patina, Austrian, Innsbruck — Owl on a Frog
Austrian, Innsbruck
ca. 1620

Bather, Barthélemy Prieur French, Bronze, with medium brown patina, and remains of dark brown lacquer, French — Bather
Barthélemy Prieur
early 17th century

Girl Braiding her Hair, Barthélemy Prieur French, Bronze, with red-brown lacquer patina, French — Girl Braiding her Hair
Barthélemy Prieur
1600–1610