For historians, it is the key to the secrets of Egypt: with this tablet, the French scholar Francois Champollion succeeded in deciphering the Egyptian hieroglyphs for the first time in 1821. A decree issued by the priests of Memphis to King Ptolemy V is inscribed on the tablet. In Ancient Egyptian, in the vernacular Demotic and in Greek. At that time a sign of peace and equality between peoples - today an incredible stroke of luck for researchers. Original: Basalt. British Museum, London. 196 BC, found in the Nile Delta. Polymer ars mundi museum replica, moulded by hand. Reduction. Size 15 x 20 cm.
This is how ambivalently he propagated himself: with a pointed, slightly twisted, juvenile face, narrow-lipped mouth, energetic forehead and idealised waves and with his noble composure derived from Etruscan portraiture - distanced from the political noise of the day and belonging to the Athenian-inspired images of the gods. Original: Roman-Germanic Museum Cologne. Around the birth of Christ. Polymer ars mundi museum replica cast by hand, height with base 11 cm.
He thought as little of Athenian democracy as his opponent Cicero. Our portrait head shows the ambitious, literary-minded, brilliant organiser at the age of 20, when he was making great policy in the second triumvirate. The sight of him already foreshadows the later emperor who returned peace to the empire after bloody civil wars, won over the people with bread and games, transformed the mud-brick city of Rome into a marble city and after his death was elevated among the gods. Original: British Museum London. Rome around 47 BC, marble. Polymer ars mundi museum replica moulded by hand. Height incl. plinth 38 cm.
He preferred an intense life to a long one. In just a few years, the titanic youth transformed the whole of antiquity and carried Greek civilisation as far as the Nile and Indus. But although he considered himself a god, he was unable to realise his grandiose political vision, the fusion of Orient and Occident - Leochares, along with Praxiteles the most important sculptor of the late classical period, immortalised his essence: his beauty and genius, his cruelty and his goodness. Original: Acropolis Museum, Athens. Leochares, 335 BC, marble. Polymer ars mundi museum replica moulded by hand, height with base 49 cm.
With the triumvirate of Skopas, Praxiteles and Lysipp, the 'beautiful style' of late classical Greece was born. Praxiteles avoided anything heroic or titanic in his sculptures; even his virtuosically chiselled gods appear in an amiable, human form. His famous originals, such as the 'Aphrodite of Knidos', the 'Hermes of Olympia', the 'Lizard Catcher' and the 'Pouring Satyr' have been irretrievably lost, but Roman replicas still bear witness to them. Then, however, a unique find shook the art world: Greek fishermen near Marathon recovered a statue of a youth of unrivalled beauty, which can be attributed almost beyond doubt to Praxiteles. It is probably Hermes himself who is delighting posterity here and drawing us into the happy tranquillity of his Elysian existence. Original: National Archaeological Museum of Athens. Praxiteles, Attic, c. 330 B.C. Artistic bronze. Height with marble base 36 cm.
Together with Skopas and Lysipp, the Athenian Praxiteles is considered the most important sculptor of the late classical period. The artist surrounds his statues with a veil of calm contemplation that strangely enraptures the figures, while the viewer is drawn into the sphere of influence of the artwork precisely as a witness to this seclusion. The originals of his works have been lost and would have been irretrievably lost if the ancient Romans had not made replicas of them. But then a unique find shook posterity: Greek fishermen recovered a statue of a youth of unrivalled beauty from the sea near Marathon, which can be attributed without doubt to Praxiteles. Original: National Archaeological Museum of Athens. Praxiteles, Attic, around 330 BC Reduction. Hand-patinated artistic casting with natural stone base. Height incl. plinth 68 cm. Weight approx. 12 kg.
Sculpture in fine bronze, cast by hand using the lost wax technique, white patina with partial colour accents (for indoor use only). Includes plinth. Limited edition of 75 pieces, numbered and signed, with certificate. Sculpture size 60 x 12 x 9.5 cm (h/w/d). Size of plinth 100 x 20 x 20 cm (h/w/d). Total weight approx. 35 kg.
Sculpture in fine bronze, patinated, cast by hand using the lost wax technique. Limited edition of 75 pieces, numbered and signed, with certificate. Suitable for indoor use only. Format sculpture with bronze plate 41 x 12 x 16 cm (H/W/D). Weight approx. 5 kg.
Sculpture in fine bronze, patinated, cast by hand using the lost wax technique. Limited edition of 75 pieces, numbered and signed, with certificate. Suitable for indoor use only. Format sculpture with bronze plate 49 x 28 x 35 cm (H/W/D). Weight approx. 5 kg.
Benetti was inspired by Icarus, a figure from Greek mythology, to create this graceful piece. Icarus tried to fly to the sun with wings made of wax. Blinded by arrogance, he ignored the fact that his wings would melt before he could reach the sun.the artwork 'Icaro' consists of a bronze figure accompanied by two delicate wings lying behind it. It can be interpreted as the contemplation of a long journey full of obstacles to be overcome.sculpture in fine bronze, patinated, cast by hand using the lost wax technique. Aluminium base, coated white. The wings and the figure are simply inserted into the base. Limited edition of 75 pieces, numbered and signed, with certificate. Suitable for indoor use only. Sculpture size 31 x 12.5 x 10 cm (H/W/D), weight approx. 2.4 kg. Base size 118 x 15 x 15 cm (H/W/D) with base plate 40 x 40 cm (W/D), weight approx. 12.2 kg.
Sculpture in fine bronze, patinated, cast by hand using the lost wax technique. Limited edition of 75 pieces, numbered and signed, with certificate. Format sculpture with wooden base 36.3 x 16 x 10 cm (h/w/d). Weight approx. 3 kg.
Sculpture in fine bronze, patinated, cast by hand using the lost wax technique. Limited edition of 75 pieces, numbered and signed, with certificate. Format sculpture with wooden base 43.5 x 14 x 14 cm (H/W/D). Weight approx. 2.5 kg.
Sculpture in fine bronze, patinated, cast by hand using the lost wax technique. Limited edition of 75 pieces, numbered and signed, with certificate. Format sculpture with wooden base 45.5 x 14 x 14 cm (h/w/d). Weight approx. 2.5 kg.
With the 'Thoughts' series, the artist masterfully depicts human thought. Her bronze sculptures are given a special aura by the visible traces of processing and a unique patina.sculpture in fine bronze, patinated, cast by hand using the lost wax technique. Limited edition of 75 pieces, numbered and signed, with certificate. Format sculpture with bronze plate 43 x 15 x 15 cm (H/W/D). Weight approx. 2.1 kg.
With the 'Thoughts' series, the artist masterfully depicts human thought. Her bronze sculptures are given a special aura by the visible traces of processing and a unique patina.sculpture in fine bronze, patinated, cast by hand using the lost wax technique. Limited edition of 75 pieces, numbered and signed, with certificate. Format sculpture with bronze plate 40 x 15 x 15 cm (H/W/D). Weight approx. 4.2 kg.
With the 'Thoughts' series, the artist masterfully depicts human thought. Her bronze sculptures are given a special aura by the visible traces of processing and a unique patina.sculpture in fine bronze, patinated, cast by hand using the lost wax technique. Limited edition of 75 pieces, numbered and signed, with certificate. Format sculpture with bronze plate 45 x 15 x 15 cm (H/W/D). Weight approx. 2.1 kg.
With the 'Thoughts' series, the artist masterfully depicts human thought. Her bronze sculptures are given a special aura by the visible traces of processing and a unique patina.sculpture in fine bronze, patinated, cast by hand using the lost wax technique. Limited edition of 75 pieces, numbered and signed, with certificate. Size sculpture with bronze plate 46 x 15 x 15 cm (H/W/D). Weight approx. 2 kg.
Schmelter reduces the forms to a few flowing lines, directing the viewer's full attention to the expression and movement of his small sculptures. Sand-cast bronze, trimmed and patinated by hand. Comes with expertise. Size 8 x 14 cm. Weight approx. 1.2 kg.
Raimund Schmelter reduces his eagle owl to a few flowing lines and thus draws the viewer's attention to the expression. His works are created on the basis of countless preparatory paper sketches. Sculpture cast from bronze using the sand casting process, trimmed by hand and finely patinated. Format 4.5 x 10 x 3 cm.
In many cultures, the elephant symbolises power and strength. In the version by goldsmith Raimund Schmelter, who specialises in depicting animals, it radiates a playful lightness. Cast from bronze using the sand casting process and polished by hand to a bright finish. With expertise. Size 11 x 8 x 3 cm (h/w/d).
Raimund Schmelter's sculpture 'Elephant' appears so lively precisely because the artist has reduced the animal to a few flowing lines. Sand-cast bronze, trimmed and patinated by hand. Comes with expertise. Size 9.5 x 10 x 3 cm (W/H/D). Weight approx. 1.8 kg.
A few flowing lines are all Raimund Schmelter needs to give a sculpture life. Cast from bronze using the sand casting process, patinated and polished by hand. With expertise. Size 11 x 11 x 3 cm (W/H/D).
Based on countless paper sketches, the artist Raimund Schmelter only needs a few flowing lines to create a sculpture with an impressively powerful aura. Cast from bronze using the sand casting process, trimmed by hand and finely patinated. Size 37 x 10 x 6 cm (H/W/D). Weight 4.5 kg.
