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European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 33,414 artworks

One of the largest departments at The Met, with more than 50,000 works spanning the 15th through the early 20th century. The collection includes sculpture, woodwork, ceramics, glass, metalwork, jewelry, furniture, and textiles from all over Europe.

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Featured Artworks

The Little Fourteen-Year-Old Dancer by Edgar Degas|A. A. Hébrard

The Little Fourteen-Year-Old Dancer

Edgar Degas|A. A. Hébrard

1922 (cast), 2018 (tutu)

Honoré de Balzac by Auguste Rodin

Honoré de Balzac

Auguste Rodin

1891

Adam by Auguste Rodin

Adam

Auguste Rodin

modeled 1880 or 1881, cast 1910

Cabinet by Charles-Guillaume Diehl|Emmanuel Frémiet|Jean Brandely

Cabinet

Charles-Guillaume Diehl|Emmanuel Frémiet|Jean Brandely

1867

Ugolino and His Sons by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux

Ugolino and His Sons

Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux

1865–67

The Backgammon Players by Philip Webb|Sir Edward Burne-Jones|Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co.

The Backgammon Players

Philip Webb|Sir Edward Burne-Jones|Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co.

1861

Perseus with the Head of Medusa by Antonio Canova|Count Jan and Countess Valeria Tarnowski

Perseus with the Head of Medusa

Antonio Canova|Count Jan and Countess Valeria Tarnowski

1804–6

Coin cabinet by Martin-Guillaume Biennais|Charles Percier|François-Honoré-Georges Jacob-Desmalter|baron Dominique Vivant Denon

Coin cabinet

Martin-Guillaume Biennais|Charles Percier|François-Honoré-Georges Jacob-Desmalter|baron Dominique Vivant Denon

ca. 1809–19

Verdures du Vatican (set of two) by Jean Démosthène Dugourc|Camille Pernon

Verdures du Vatican (set of two)

Jean Démosthène Dugourc|Camille Pernon

ca. 1799

Madame de Wailly, née Adélaïde-Flore Belleville (1765–1838) by Augustin Pajou

Madame de Wailly, née Adélaïde-Flore Belleville (1765–1838)

Augustin Pajou

1789

Sabine Houdon (1787–1836) by Jean Antoine Houdon

Sabine Houdon (1787–1836)

Jean Antoine Houdon

1788

Winter by Jean Antoine Houdon

Winter

Jean Antoine Houdon

1787

Drop-front secretary (Secrétaire en armoire) by Jean Henri Riesener

Drop-front secretary (Secrétaire en armoire)

Jean Henri Riesener

1783

Model for a Proposed Monument to Commemorate the Invention of the Balloon by Clodion (Claude Michel)

Model for a Proposed Monument to Commemorate the Invention of the Balloon

Clodion (Claude Michel)

ca. 1784

The Intoxication of Wine by Clodion (Claude Michel)

The Intoxication of Wine

Clodion (Claude Michel)

ca. 1780–90

Center table by Imperial Armory, Tula (south of Moscow), Russia

Center table

Imperial Armory, Tula (south of Moscow), Russia

ca. 1780–85

Rolltop desk by David Roentgen|Januarius Zick|Thomas Chippendale

Rolltop desk

David Roentgen|Januarius Zick|Thomas Chippendale

ca. 1776–79

Drop-front desk (secrétaire à abattant or secrétaire en cabinet) by Martin Carlin|Edme François Bouillat père|Sèvres Manufactory

Drop-front desk (secrétaire à abattant or secrétaire en cabinet)

Martin Carlin|Edme François Bouillat père|Sèvres Manufactory

ca. 1776

Commode à vantaux by David Roentgen|Januarius Zick|Elie Gervais|Pierre Rémond

Commode à vantaux

David Roentgen|Januarius Zick|Elie Gervais|Pierre Rémond

ca. 1775–79 with later alterations

A Hypocrite and a Slanderer by Franz Xaver Messerschmidt

A Hypocrite and a Slanderer

Franz Xaver Messerschmidt

ca. 1770–83

Tapestry Room from Croome Court by Joseph Rose|François Boucher|Manufacture Nationale des Gobelins|Maurice Jacques|Louis Tessier|John Mayhew|William Ince|Jacques Neilson|Jacques Germain Soufflot|Joseph Wilton|John Wildsmith|Thomas Blockley|Sefferin Alken|Peter Langlois|John Hobcraft|Ince and Mayhew|Robert Adam

Tapestry Room from Croome Court

Joseph Rose|François Boucher|Manufacture Nationale des Gobelins|Maurice Jacques|Louis Tessier|John Mayhew|William Ince|Jacques Neilson|Jacques Germain Soufflot|Joseph Wilton|John Wildsmith|Thomas Blockley|Sefferin Alken|Peter Langlois|John Hobcraft|Ince and Mayhew|Robert Adam

1763–71

Writing table (bureau plat) by Gilles Joubert

Writing table (bureau plat)

Gilles Joubert

1759

Harlequina by Franz Anton Bustelli|Nymphenburg Porcelain Manufactory

Harlequina

Franz Anton Bustelli|Nymphenburg Porcelain Manufactory

ca. 1763

Potpourri vase (pot-pourri gondole) by Jean-Claude Duplessis|Sèvres Manufactory|Charles Nicolas Dodin

Potpourri vase (pot-pourri gondole)

Jean-Claude Duplessis|Sèvres Manufactory|Charles Nicolas Dodin

1757

Bottle cooler from the Louis XV service (seau à bouteille) by Vincennes Manufactory|Jean-Claude Duplessis

Bottle cooler from the Louis XV service (seau à bouteille)

Vincennes Manufactory|Jean-Claude Duplessis

1754

La Crainte des Traits de l'Amour by Jean-Louis Lemoyne

La Crainte des Traits de l'Amour

Jean-Louis Lemoyne

1739–40

Lion (one of a pair) by Meissen Manufactory|Johann Gottlieb Kirchner

Lion (one of a pair)

Meissen Manufactory|Johann Gottlieb Kirchner

ca. 1732

Bedroom from the Sagredo Palace by Carpoforo Mazzetti Tencalla|Abbondio Stazio

Bedroom from the Sagredo Palace

Carpoforo Mazzetti Tencalla|Abbondio Stazio

ca. 1720 or later

Monteith with the Gibbs and Nelthorpe coats of arms

Monteith with the Gibbs and Nelthorpe coats of arms

1700

Cabinet on stand by Jan van Mekeren

Cabinet on stand

Jan van Mekeren

ca. 1700–1710

Stove by Tobias Stimmer|Christoph Murer|David II Pfau|Hans Heinrich III Pfau

Stove

Tobias Stimmer|Christoph Murer|David II Pfau|Hans Heinrich III Pfau

ca. 1684–85

Seasons and Elements (Air) (set of four) by Charles Le Brun|Jean Lemoyen le Lorrain|Convent of Saint Joseph-de-la-Providence, Paris|Marquise de Montespan

Seasons and Elements (Air) (set of four)

Charles Le Brun|Jean Lemoyen le Lorrain|Convent of Saint Joseph-de-la-Providence, Paris|Marquise de Montespan

ca. 1683

Ferdinando de' Medici, Grand Prince of Tuscany by Giovanni Battista Foggini

Ferdinando de' Medici, Grand Prince of Tuscany

Giovanni Battista Foggini

ca. 1680–82

Marsyas by Balthasar Permoser

Marsyas

Balthasar Permoser

ca. 1680–85

Display dish with Charles II (1630–1685) in a tree by Thomas Toft

Display dish with Charles II (1630–1685) in a tree

Thomas Toft

ca. 1680

Casket by Michel Redlin

Casket

Michel Redlin

ca. 1680

Hercules and Achelous by Master of the Martyrdom of St. Sebastian

Hercules and Achelous

Master of the Martyrdom of St. Sebastian

probably mid-17th century

Saint John the Baptist by Juan Martínez Montañés

Saint John the Baptist

Juan Martínez Montañés

ca. 1620–30

Bacchanal: A Faun Teased by Children by Gian Lorenzo Bernini|Pietro Bernini

Bacchanal: A Faun Teased by Children

Gian Lorenzo Bernini|Pietro Bernini

ca. 1616–17

Shrine by Matthias Walbaum|Anton Mozart

Shrine

Matthias Walbaum|Anton Mozart

1598–1600

Triton by Giambologna

Triton

Giambologna

1590s

Celestial globe with clockwork by Gerhard Emmoser

Celestial globe with clockwork

Gerhard Emmoser

1579

Platter by Bernard Palissy

Platter

Bernard Palissy

last quarter 16th century

Ewer from Burghley House, Lincolnshire

Ewer from Burghley House, Lincolnshire

Chinese porcelain 1573– ca. 1585, British mounts ca. 1585

Ewer (Brocca) by Medici Porcelain Manufactory

Ewer (Brocca)

Medici Porcelain Manufactory

ca. 1575–87

Hunters in a Landscape by Jost Amman|Anonymous Flemish weavers|Anonymous, 16th century

Hunters in a Landscape

Jost Amman|Anonymous Flemish weavers|Anonymous, 16th century

ca. 1575–95

The Holy Family with Saints Anne and Joachim by Diego de Pesquera

The Holy Family with Saints Anne and Joachim

Diego de Pesquera

1567–68

The Farnese Table by Jacopo [Giacomo] Barozzi da Vignola|Guglielmo della Porta|Giovanni Mynardo (Jean Ménard)

The Farnese Table

Jacopo [Giacomo] Barozzi da Vignola|Guglielmo della Porta|Giovanni Mynardo (Jean Ménard)

ca. 1565–73

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