Artists by Medium · Part 9 of 20
Marble sculpture is built through removal: cutting, drilling, rasping, and polishing turn a stone block into planes, textures, and passages of transmitted light.
The 30 profiles below pair a source-based identity note with one item-level work record verified through The Met API. Every embedded image is marked Public Domain by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and each credit retains its object page and Open Access link.
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Artists in this article
- Andrea da Giona
- Andrea di Pietro di Marco Ferrucci
- Antonio Tamagnini
- Camillo Pistrucci
- Giovanni di Balduccio
- Rafaello Monti
- Jean d'Arras
- Lazzaro Casario
- Mary Grant
- Antonio Novelli
- Domenico Pieratti
- Niccolò Fiorentino (Niccolò di Forzore Spinelli)
- Victor Peter
- Adriano Fiorentino (Adriano di Giovanni de' Maestri)
- Cristoforo Stati (Cristofano da Bracciano)
- Domenico Poggini
- Battista di Domenico Lorenzi
- Giovanni Battista Lombardi
- Giuseppe Ceracchi
- Ippolito Buzio
- John Bacon the Younger
- Bernardino Cametti
- Christophe Veyrier
- Henri-Baron de Triqueti
- Piero di Giovanni Tedesco
- Antonio Gai
- Giovanni Maria Benzoni
- Jean-Louis Lemoyne
- Luigi Bienaimé
- Philippe Laurent Roland
30 artists working in Marble Sculpture
1. Andrea da Giona
The Met’s verified item-level constituent record lists Andrea da Giona in the role “Artist.” Its fuller identity line reads “Italian, active ca. 1434–46.”
A representative work is Altarpiece with Christ, Saint John the Baptist, and Saint Margaret (1434). The Met catalogs it as Altarpiece, made in Marble (Carrara marble). Its collection classification is Sculpture. The item-level credit line reads: The Cloisters Collection, 1962. The museum marks the object Public Domain under its Open Access policy.
Sources: Met identity/item source
2. Andrea di Pietro di Marco Ferrucci
The Met’s verified item-level constituent record lists Andrea di Pietro di Marco Ferrucci in the role “Artist.” Its fuller identity line reads “Italian, Fiesole 1465–1526 Florence.”
A representative work is Julius Caesar (ca. 1512–14). The Met catalogs it as Bust, made in Marble. Its collection classification is Sculpture. The item-level credit line reads: Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913. The museum marks the object Public Domain under its Open Access policy.
Sources: Met identity/item source
3. Antonio Tamagnini
The Met’s verified item-level constituent record lists Antonio Tamagnini in the role “Artist.” Its fuller identity line reads “Italian, active ca. 1491–1504.”
A representative work is Accellino di Meliaduce Salvago (ca. 1420–before 1506) (late 15th century). The Met catalogs it as Relief, made in Marble. Its collection classification is Sculpture. The item-level credit line reads: Rogers Fund, 1911. The museum marks the object Public Domain under its Open Access policy.
Sources: Met identity/item source
4. Camillo Pistrucci
The Met’s verified item-level constituent record lists Camillo Pistrucci in the role “Artist.” Its fuller identity line reads “Italian, 1811–1854.”
A representative work is Mary Shelley (1797–1851) (1843). The Met catalogs it as Bust, made in Marble. Its collection classification is Sculpture-Marble. The item-level credit line reads: Purchase, Wrightsman Fellows Gifts, 2019. The museum marks the object Public Domain under its Open Access policy.
Sources: Met identity/item source
5. Giovanni di Balduccio
The Met’s verified item-level constituent record lists Giovanni di Balduccio in the role “Artist.” Its fuller identity line reads “Italian, active 1318–49.”
A representative work is Presentation Scene with Saint Peter Martyr and Three Donors (ca. 1340). The Met catalogs it as Relief, made in Marble. Its collection classification is Sculpture-Stone. The item-level credit line reads: The Cloisters Collection, 2001. The museum marks the object Public Domain under its Open Access policy.
Sources: Met identity/item source
6. Rafaello Monti
The Met’s verified item-level constituent record lists Rafaello Monti in the role “Artist.” Its fuller identity line reads “1818–1881.”
A representative work is The Veiled Woman (1854). The Met catalogs it as Statue, made in Marble. Its collection classification is Sculpture. The item-level credit line reads: Gift of Annie Brinkmann, 1887. The museum marks the object Public Domain under its Open Access policy.
Sources: Met identity/item source
7. Jean d'Arras
The Met’s verified item-level constituent record lists Jean d'Arras in the role “Artist.” Its fuller identity line reads “French, active 1297–1307.”
A representative work is Canopy from the tomb of Philip III (the Bold) of France (1245-1285) (1297–1307). The Met catalogs it as Tomb Canopy, made in Marble. Its collection classification is Sculpture-Architectural-Stone. The item-level credit line reads: Bequest of George Blumenthal and Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maxime Levy Hermanos, by exchange, 2007. The museum marks the object Public Domain under its Open Access policy.
Sources: Met identity/item source
8. Lazzaro Casario
The Met’s verified item-level constituent record lists Lazzaro Casario in the role “Artist.” Its fuller identity line reads “Italian, died before 1593.”
A representative work is Elisabetta Bianchini Vizzani (1589). The Met catalogs it as Bust, made in Marble. Its collection classification is Sculpture. The item-level credit line reads: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1969. The museum marks the object Public Domain under its Open Access policy.
Sources: Met identity/item source
9. Mary Grant
The Met’s verified item-level constituent record lists Mary Grant in the role “Artist.” Its fuller identity line reads “British, Kilgraston 1831–1898 London.”
A representative work is Queen Victoria (19th century). The Met catalogs it as Bust, made in Marble. Its collection classification is Sculpture. The item-level credit line reads: Gift of Robert Gordon, 1886. The museum marks the object Public Domain under its Open Access policy.
Sources: Met identity/item source
10. Antonio Novelli
The Met’s verified item-level constituent record lists Antonio Novelli in the role “Artist.” Its fuller identity line reads “Italian, Pisa 1600–1662 Florence.”
A representative work is Christ the Redeemer (ca. 1650). The Met catalogs it as Bust, made in Carrara marble. Its collection classification is Sculpture. The item-level credit line reads: Purchase, Assunta Sommella Peluso, Ignazio Peluso, Ada Peluso and Romano I. Peluso Gift, 2011. The museum marks the object Public Domain under its Open Access policy.
Sources: Met identity/item source
11. Domenico Pieratti
The Met’s verified item-level constituent record lists Domenico Pieratti in the role “Artist.” Its fuller identity line reads “Italian, Florence 1600–1656 Rome.”
A representative work is The Youthful Saint John the Baptist (ca. 1625–30). The Met catalogs it as Statuette, made in Marble. Its collection classification is Sculpture. The item-level credit line reads: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Fund, 2006. The museum marks the object Public Domain under its Open Access policy.
Sources: Met identity/item source
12. Niccolò Fiorentino (Niccolò di Forzore Spinelli)
The Met’s verified item-level constituent record lists Niccolò Fiorentino (Niccolò di Forzore Spinelli) in the role “Maker.” Its fuller identity line reads “Italian, Florence 1430–1514 Florence.”
A representative work is Hope (ca. 1464–66). The Met catalogs it as Statuette, made in Marble. Its collection classification is Sculpture. The item-level credit line reads: Fletcher Fund, 1956. The museum marks the object Public Domain under its Open Access policy.
Sources: Met identity/item source
13. Victor Peter
The Met’s verified item-level constituent record lists Victor Peter in the role “Artist.” Its fuller identity line reads “French, Paris 1840–1918 Paris.”
A representative work is Portrait of Auguste Rodin (ca. 1900). The Met catalogs it as Relief, made in Marble. Its collection classification is Sculpture. The item-level credit line reads: Purchase, Rogers Fund, and Gift of Irwin Untermyer, by exchange, 1982. The museum marks the object Public Domain under its Open Access policy.
Sources: Met identity/item source
14. Adriano Fiorentino (Adriano di Giovanni de' Maestri)
The Met’s verified item-level constituent record lists Adriano Fiorentino (Adriano di Giovanni de' Maestri) in the role “Artist.” Its fuller identity line reads “Italian, Florence (?) born ca. 1450–60, died 1499 Florence.”
A representative work is Giovanni Gioviano Pontano (1426–1503) (ca. 1490). The Met catalogs it as Relief, made in Marble. Its collection classification is Sculpture. The item-level credit line reads: Purchase, Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, by exchange, 1991. The museum marks the object Public Domain under its Open Access policy.
Sources: Met identity/item source
15. Cristoforo Stati (Cristofano da Bracciano)
The Met’s verified item-level constituent record lists Cristoforo Stati (Cristofano da Bracciano) in the role “Artist.” Its fuller identity line reads “Italian, 1556–1619.”
A representative work is Orpheus (1600–1601). The Met catalogs it as Statue, made in Marble. Its collection classification is Sculpture. The item-level credit line reads: Gift of George Blumenthal, 1941. The museum marks the object Public Domain under its Open Access policy.
Sources: Met identity/item source
16. Domenico Poggini
The Met’s verified item-level constituent record lists Domenico Poggini in the role “Artist.” Its fuller identity line reads “Italian, Florence 1520–1590 Rome.”
A representative work is Bacchus (1554). The Met catalogs it as Statue, made in Marble. Its collection classification is Sculpture. The item-level credit line reads: Bequest of George Blumenthal, 1941. The museum marks the object Public Domain under its Open Access policy.
Sources: Met identity/item source
17. Battista di Domenico Lorenzi
The Met’s verified item-level constituent record lists Battista di Domenico Lorenzi in the role “Artist.” Its fuller identity line reads “Italian, ca. 1527/28–1594.”
A representative work is Alpheus and Arethusa (1568–70). The Met catalogs it as Group, made in Marble. Its collection classification is Sculpture. The item-level credit line reads: Fletcher Fund, 1940. The museum marks the object Public Domain under its Open Access policy.
Sources: Met identity/item source
18. Giovanni Battista Lombardi
The Met’s verified item-level constituent record lists Giovanni Battista Lombardi in the role “Artist.” Its fuller identity line reads “Italian, 1823–1880.”
A representative work is Susanna (1869). The Met catalogs it as Statue, made in Marble. Its collection classification is Sculpture. The item-level credit line reads: Gift of Mrs. Caroline Whitney Baldwin, 1894. The museum marks the object Public Domain under its Open Access policy.
Sources: Met identity/item source
19. Giuseppe Ceracchi
The Met’s verified item-level constituent record lists Giuseppe Ceracchi in the role “Artist.” Its fuller identity line reads “Italian, 1751–1802.”
A representative work is George Washington (1795). The Met catalogs it as Bust, made in Marble. Its collection classification is Sculpture. The item-level credit line reads: Bequest of John L. Cadwalader, 1914. The museum marks the object Public Domain under its Open Access policy.
Sources: Met identity/item source
20. Ippolito Buzio
The Met’s verified item-level constituent record lists Ippolito Buzio in the role “Artist.” Its fuller identity line reads “Italian, Viggiù 1562–1634 Rome.”
A representative work is Luisa Deti (d. 1557) (after 1604). The Met catalogs it as Bust, made in Marble. Its collection classification is Sculpture. The item-level credit line reads: Gift of Arnold Seligmann, Rey and Co., 1921. The museum marks the object Public Domain under its Open Access policy.
Sources: Met identity/item source
21. John Bacon the Younger
The Met’s verified item-level constituent record lists John Bacon the Younger in the role “Artist.” Its fuller identity line reads “British, 1777–1859.”
A representative work is Rachel Fanny Antonina Le Despencer (ca. 1820). The Met catalogs it as Bust, made in Marble. Its collection classification is Sculpture. The item-level credit line reads: Purchase, Margaret A. Darrin Gift, 1989. The museum marks the object Public Domain under its Open Access policy.
Sources: Met identity/item source
22. Bernardino Cametti
The Met’s verified item-level constituent record lists Bernardino Cametti in the role “Artist.” Its fuller identity line reads “1670–1736.”
A representative work is Giovanni Andrea Muti (ca. 1725). The Met catalogs it as Bust, made in Marble. Its collection classification is Sculpture. The item-level credit line reads: Purchase, Josephine Bay Paul and C. Michael Paul Foundation Inc. Gift and Charles Ulrick and Josephine Bay Foundation Inc. Gift, 1969. The museum marks the object Public Domain under its Open Access policy.
Sources: Met identity/item source
23. Christophe Veyrier
The Met’s verified item-level constituent record lists Christophe Veyrier in the role “Artist.” Its fuller identity line reads “1637–1689.”
A representative work is Marquis Jean Deydé (1617–1687) (1684). The Met catalogs it as Bust and pedestal, made in Marble. Its collection classification is Sculpture. The item-level credit line reads: Purchase, Josephine Bay Paul and C. Michael Paul Foundation Inc. Gift and Charles Ulrick and Josephine Bay Paul Foundation Inc. Gift, in memory of James J. Rorimer, 1966. The museum marks the object Public Domain under its Open Access policy.
Sources: Met identity/item source
24. Henri-Baron de Triqueti
The Met’s verified item-level constituent record lists Henri-Baron de Triqueti in the role “Artist.” Its fuller identity line reads “French, 1803–1874.”
A representative work is Portrait of a young woman (1850). The Met catalogs it as Medallion, made in Marble. Its collection classification is Sculpture. The item-level credit line reads: Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 1994. The museum marks the object Public Domain under its Open Access policy.
Sources: Met identity/item source
25. Piero di Giovanni Tedesco
The Met’s verified item-level constituent record lists Piero di Giovanni Tedesco in the role “Artist.” Its fuller identity line reads “Italian, died ca. 1402.”
A representative work is Adoring Angel (ca. 1395–96). The Met catalogs it as Statue, made in Marble (Carrara marble). Its collection classification is Sculpture-Stone. The item-level credit line reads: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917. The museum marks the object Public Domain under its Open Access policy.
Sources: Met identity/item source
26. Antonio Gai
The Met’s verified item-level constituent record lists Antonio Gai in the role “Artist.” Its fuller identity line reads “Italian, Venice 1686–1769 Venice.”
A representative work is Meleager (1735). The Met catalogs it as Statue, made in Marble. Its collection classification is Sculpture. The item-level credit line reads: Gift of Mrs. Judith M. Taubman, 2005. The museum marks the object Public Domain under its Open Access policy.
Sources: Met identity/item source
27. Giovanni Maria Benzoni
The Met’s verified item-level constituent record lists Giovanni Maria Benzoni in the role “Artist.” Its fuller identity line reads “Italian, Songavazzo, near Clusone (Lombardy) 1809–1873 Rome.”
A representative work is Hector and Andromache (1871). The Met catalogs it as Group, made in Marble. Its collection classification is Sculpture. The item-level credit line reads: Gift of Mrs. Lawrence Kip, 1899. The museum marks the object Public Domain under its Open Access policy.
Sources: Met identity/item source
28. Jean-Louis Lemoyne
The Met’s verified item-level constituent record lists Jean-Louis Lemoyne in the role “Artist.” Its fuller identity line reads “French, 1665–1755.”
A representative work is La Crainte des Traits de l'Amour (1739–40). The Met catalogs it as Group, made in Marble. Its collection classification is Sculpture. The item-level credit line reads: Purchase, Josephine Bay Paul and C. Michael Paul Foundation Inc. Gift and Charles Ulrick and Josephine Bay Foundation Inc. Gift, 1967. The museum marks the object Public Domain under its Open Access policy.
Sources: Met identity/item source
29. Luigi Bienaimé
The Met’s verified item-level constituent record lists Luigi Bienaimé in the role “Artist.” Its fuller identity line reads “Italian, Carrara 1795–1878 Rome.”
A representative work is The Young St. John the Baptist (1836). The Met catalogs it as Statue, made in Marble. Its collection classification is Sculpture. The item-level credit line reads: Gift of the Estate of Lewis M. Rutherford, 1930. The museum marks the object Public Domain under its Open Access policy.
Sources: Met identity/item source
30. Philippe Laurent Roland
The Met’s verified item-level constituent record lists Philippe Laurent Roland in the role “Artist.” Its fuller identity line reads “French, Pont-à-Marc 1746–1816 Paris.”
A representative work is Louis XVI (1787). The Met catalogs it as Portrait roundel, made in Marble medallion, gilt and marbleized wood frame. Its collection classification is Sculpture. The item-level credit line reads: Wrightsman Fund, 1990. The museum marks the object Public Domain under its Open Access policy.
Sources: Met identity/item source
Method and source notes
Selection excludes the previous 600-profile series and favors less familiar names where the evidence allows. Every embedded work image in this article comes from a Met item record marked Public Domain.
