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Saint Francis of Assisi is known as the patron saint of animals, the environment and one of the two patrons of Italy (with Catherine of Siena), and it is customary for Catholic churches to hold ceremonies blessing animals on his feast day of 4...

Venus was a major Roman goddess principally associated with love, beauty and fertility, who played a key role in many Roman religious festivals and myths. From the third century BC, the increasing Hellenization of Roman upper classes identified her...

Venus was a major Roman goddess principally associated with love, beauty and fertility, who played a key role in many Roman religious festivals and myths. From the third century BC, the increasing Hellenization of Roman upper classes identified her...

Mithridates VI; b. 134, d. 63 BC, was king of Pontus and Armenia Minor in northern Anatolia from about 119 to 63 BC. Mithridates was a king of Persian origin, and claimed descent of King Darius the Great. This bust is a copy of the ancient classic...

The Athena Giustiniani or Giustiniani Minerva is an Antonine Roman copy of a Greek sculpture of Pallas Athena, of the late fifth-early fourth century BCE. 16.X15X33 H (inches) : Please Note this is a Special Order Item. Please allow 3-4 weeks...

Aphrodite of Milos, better known as the Venus de Milo, is an ancient Greek statue and one of the most famous works of ancient Greek sculpture. Created at some time between 130 and 100 BC, it is believed to depict Aphrodite (Venus to the Romans) the...

Napoleon Bonaparte (1769 - 1821), was a military and political leader of France and Emperor of the French as Napoleon I, whose actions shaped European politics in the early 19th century. 12Wx9Dx18H (inches) : Please Note this is a Special Order...

The Thinker is a sculpture by Auguste Rodin held in the Mus̩e Rodin in Paris. It depicts a man in sober meditation battling with a powerful internal struggle. It is often used to represent philosophy.8Wx16Dx22H (inches) : Please Note this is a...

The sculptural type of Venus Genetrix shows Venus in her aspect of Genetrix (mother), as she was honoured by the Julio-Claudian dynasty of Rome, who followed the precedent of Julius Caesar in claiming her as their ancestor. Through this historical...

Louis Henri Sullivan was an American architect, and has been called the "father of skyscrapers." He is considered by many as the creator of the modern skyscraper, was an influential architect and critic of the Chicago School, was a mentor to Frank...