Chatsworth Marble Sculptures

The sculptures are in classical style with gritstone walls to emphasise the marble.

Chatsworth marble sculptures.

Media in category sculptures in the sculpture gallery chatsworth house the following 31 files are in this category out of 31 total. The famous marble lions were originally made by the sculptor antonio canova for the rezzonico monument in st. Antonio canova 1757 1822 marble perhaps 1803 1806 a veiled vestal virgin raffaelle monti 1818 1881 marble 1846 1847 portrait busts angela conner born 1935 bronze various damien hirst born 1965 bronze circa. It first came to chatsworth in 1999 and was shown in the sculpture gallery where it appeared in the 2005 film pride and prejudice starring keira knightley and matthew macfadyen.

The chatsworth lions a pair. They were then commissioned by the 6th duke of devonshire in 1823 for chatsworth house england. Sculptured arts studio are the official supplier of sculpture to chatsworth house. Chatsworth house chatsworth sculpture gallery this gallery contains the 6th duke s contempory sculptures whivh were modern art when he collected them.

The sleeping lion was made by rinaldo rinaldi. The sculpture was ready to be dispatched to england in april 1847 and the duke appears to have displayed it in chiswick house west of london. Here are some from the countries premier stately home chatsworth house derbyshire the ancestral home of the duke and duchess of devonshire. The garden being a sculpture itself having been shaped built planted and hewn from the derbyshire landscape.

They were then commissioned by the 6th duke of devonshire in 1823 for chatsworth house england. The sleeping lion was made by rinaldo rinaldi and the crouching lion was made by francesco benaglia each weighing 3 5 tonnes each of carara marble. A greyhound with her two puppies suckling by joseph gott 1825 marble sculpture gallery chatsworth house derbyshire england dsc03497 jpg 5 059 3 467. The sculptured arts collection consists of many works of art from england s stately homes.

Our existing sculpture collection featuring many of the leading lights of post war sculpture such as antony gormley elisabeth frink allen jones angela conner michael craig martin nic fiddian green and barry flanagan including pieces rarely seen in public is centre stage and positioned in response to the landscape.