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Franz Xaver Messerschmidt (1736-1783)
Bust of a Bearded Old Man (Bratislava, after 1777)
Alabaster, Height 42 cm
Inscribed: F. X. SCH
Photo: Werner Neumeister
© Liebieghaus Skulpturensammlung, Frankfurt am Main

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Franz Xaver Messerschmidt (1736-1783), Bust of a Bearded Old Man (Bratislava, after 1777)

Franz Ignaz Günther (1725-1775)
Adoring Angel (Munich, ca. 1770)
Limewood, remnants of old polychromy, Height ca. 144 cm
Photo: Frank Kunert
© Liebieghaus Skulpturensammlung, Frankfurt am Main

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Franz Ignaz Günther (1725-1775), Adoring Angel (Munich, ca. 1770)

Barthélemy Prieur (1536-1611)
Black Venus (Paris, ca. 1600)
Bronze, Height 30 cm
Photo: Frank Kunert
© Liebieghaus Skulpturensammlung, Frankfurt am Main

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Barthélemy Prieur (1536-1611), Black Venus (Paris, ca. 1600)

Abbot Saint
Bavaria (?), between 1520 and 1530
Limewood, Height 132 cm
Photo: Rühl und Bormann
© Liebieghaus Skulpturensammlung

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Abbot Saint, Bavaria (?), between 1520 and 1530

Pier Jacopo Alari Bonacolsi, known as Antico (ca. 1460-1528)
Apollo Belvedere (Mantua, 1497/98)
Bronze, partially gilded, eyes inlaid in silver, Height 41.3 cm
Inscribed on quiver strap: ANT
Photo: Rühl und Bormann
© Liebieghaus Skulpturensammlung, Frankfurt am Main

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Pier Jacopo Alari Bonacolsi, known as Antico (ca. 1460-1528), Apollo Belvedere (Mantua, 1497/98)

Antonio Rossellino (1427–1479)
Virgin and Child, Florence, between 1475 and 1500
Stucco, remnants of old polychromy, partially retouches, Height 78 cm
Photo: Rühl und Bormann
© Liebieghaus Skulpturensammlung, Frankfurt am Main

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Antonio Rossellino (1427–1479), Virgin and Child, Florence, between 1475 and 1500

Strasbourg follower of Niclaus Gerhaert von Leyden
Mother of God, Strasbourg, about 1470
Wood, h. 61 cm
Photo: Rühl & Bormann
© Liebieghaus Skulpturensammlung, Frankfurt am Main

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Strasbourg follower of Niclaus Gerhaert von Leyden, Mother of God, Strasbourg, about 1470

Niclaus Gerhaert von Leyden (1430–1473)
Head of a Sibyl, referred to as Bärbel von Ottenheim Strasbourg, 1463/64
Reddish veined sandstone, h. 23.2 cm
Photo: Rühl & Bormann
© Liebieghaus Skulpturensammlung, Frankfurt am Main

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Niclaus Gerhaert von Leyden (1430–1473), Head of a Sibyl, referred to as Bärbel von Ottenheim,

Hans Multscher (ca. 1400–1467)
Holy Trinity (Ulm, ca. 1430)
Alabaster, supplemented during the Baroque, original
polychromy, retouched, Height 28.5 cm
Photo: Rühl und Bormann
© Liebieghaus Skulpturensammlung, Frankfurt am Main

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Hans Multscher (ca. 1400–1467)

Head of Buddha from Thailand (after 1400 AD)
Sandstone, Height 39 cm
Photo: Rühl und Bormann
© Liebieghaus Skulpturensammlung, Frankfurt am Main

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Head of Buddha from Thailand (after 1400 AD)

The Marsyas Sarcophagus “Alberici”
Roman workshop, dates from the late second century AD
© Liebieghaus Skulpturensammlung, Frankfurt am Main

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The Marsyas Sarcophagus “Alberici”

Mummy Portrait of a Girl
Roman Egypt, 120–150 AD
Encaustic on sycamore wood, Heigt 35.5 cm
Photo: Rühl und Bormann
© Liebieghaus Skulpturensammlung, Frankfurt am Main

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Mummy Portrait of a Girl

Bronze Figure of Adonis / Tammuz (?)
Roman Syria, 100–200 AD
Bronze, Heigt, 43 cm
Photo: Rühl und Bormann
© Liebieghaus Skulpturensammlung, Frankfurt am Main

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Bronze Figure of Adonis / Tammuz (?)

Myron's Athena
Roman replica of a bronze group of ca. 450 BC
Marble, Height 173.5 cm
Photo: Rühl und Bormann
© Liebieghaus Skulpturensammlung, Frankfurt am Main

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Myron's Athena

Coffin Lid of the Mummy of Takait, Priestess of Amun-Re
Egypt, New Kingdom, Nineteenth Dynasty (?), 13th century BC
Wood with plaster and paint, Height 170 cm
Photo: Rühl und Bormann
© Liebieghaus Skulpturensammlung, Frankfurt am Main

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Coffin Lid of the Mummy of Takait, Priestess of Amun-Re

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