Swan Diver Female Mini-small
By Lydia Da Silva
Located in Somerset West, WC
Swan Diver Male Mini is a limited edition bronze sculpture. Created with the lost wax casting process. We have a brown and a nickel plated version available. There is also a medium ...
Bronze
Swan Diver Male Life-Size
By Lydia Da Silva
Located in Somerset West, WC
Swan Diver Male Life-Size is a limited edition bronze sculpture. Created with the lost wax casting process. This sculpture does not include the base, but does include a stainless s...
Bronze
Swan Diver Male Mini-small
By Lydia Da Silva
Located in Somerset West, WC
Swan Diver Male Mini is a limited edition bronze sculpture. Created with the lost wax casting process. We have a brown and a nickel plated version available. There is also a medium ...
Bronze
Swan Diver Medium
By Lydia Da Silva
Located in Somerset West, WC
Inspired by the Acapulco cliff divers that dive into the sea from the 30 meter cliffs in Mexico. The Swan Diver is a hot cast bronze sculpture using the lost wax process, with a mild...
Bronze
Swan Diver Female 1m
By Lydia Da Silva
Located in Somerset West, WC
Swan Diver Female 1m is a limited edition bronze sculpture plated in nickel.
Bronze
Sitting Man Large
By Lydia Da Silva
Located in Somerset West, WC
Sitting Man Large is a limited edition bronze sculpture with a silver nitrate patina.
Bronze
African Tribeswoman
By Lydia Da Silva
Located in Somerset West, WC
African Tribeswoman is a limited edition bronze sculpture.
Bronze
Young Budda
By Lydia Da Silva
Located in Somerset West, WC
Young Budda is a limited edition bronze sculpture.
Bronze
Swan Diver Female Medium
By Lydia Da Silva
Located in Somerset West, WC
Swan Diver Female Medium is a limited edition bronze sculpture. Created with the lost wax casting process. We have a brown and a nickel plated version available. There is also a mi...
Bronze
Swan Diver Male Medium
By Lydia Da Silva
Located in Somerset West, WC
Swan Diver Male Medium is a limited edition bronze sculpture. Created with the lost wax casting process. We have a brown and a nickel plated version available. There is also a mini...
Bronze
Nostalgia
By Lydia Da Silva
Located in Somerset West, WC
Nostlagia is a limited edition bronze sculpture with nickel plating.
Bronze
Hakuna - African Youth
By Lydia Da Silva
Located in Somerset West, WC
Hakuna is a limited edition bronze sculpture. Created with the lost wax casting process.
Bronze
Swan Diver Male Mini
By Lydia Da Silva
Located in Somerset West, WC
Swan Diver Male Mini is a limited edition bronze sculpture. Created with the lost wax casting process. We have a brown and a nickel plated version available. There is also a medium ...
Bronze
Swan Diver Female Mini
By Lydia Da Silva
Located in Somerset West, WC
Swan Diver Female Mini is a limited edition bronze sculpture. Created with the lost wax casting process. We have a brown and a nickel plated version available. There is also a mediu...
Bronze
Kissing Couple
By Lydia Da Silva
Located in Somerset West, WC
Kissing couple is a limited edition bronze sculpture. Created with the lost wax casting process.
Bronze
Sitting Man
By Lydia Da Silva
Located in Somerset West, WC
Sitting Man is a limited edition bronze sculpture plated in nickel.
Bronze
Lady in Water
By Lydia Da Silva
Located in Somerset West, WC
Lady in Water is a limited edition bronze sculpture.
Bronze
Egyptian Scribe
By Lydia Da Silva
Located in Somerset West, WC
Egyptian Scribe is a limited edition bronze sculpture.
Bronze
Nude sculptures are a traditional form of art around the world. For thousands of years, artists have expressed ideals, philosophy and cultural beliefs through the nude human form.
One of the oldest examples is the Venus of Willendorf, dating to the Upper Paleolithic period. From the ancient Greek Aphrodite of Knidos to Michelangelo’s 16th-century David, the nude sculpture has continued to evolve.
On a surface level, a nude sculpture portrays the beauty standards and ideals of a time and place, just as the mostly male painters of the Pre-Raphaelite movement can be seen as projecting an idea of feminine beauty that was confined to porcelain-skinned maidens, their auburn locks flowing, enacting scenes of longing or tragedy drawn from tales about Camelot or told by Dante, Shakespeare, Tennyson and Keats. On a deeper level, however, nude sculpture explores culture, traditions and beliefs. Even today, the human body continues to captivate artists and their audiences.
If you’re thinking about bringing nude sculptures or other kinds of sculptures into your home, remember: No matter how big or small your new addition is, it will make a statement in your space (busts, for example, can bring a dose of drama into an entryway). Large- and even medium-sized sculptures can be heavy, so hire some professional art handlers as necessary and find a good place in your home for your piece.
Find a large collection of nude sculptures and other sculptures from various time periods and cultural origins on 1stDibs.
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