This piece was featured in the P.P. Caproni and Brother catalogs as an architectural study. It continues to be a great art study today and can also be used as decoration. The design is from a frieze - a long and narrow architectural panel - which might have decorated an ancient Roman building.

This acanthus leaf sculpture was featured in the P.P. Caproni and Brother catalogs under "Studies for Art Schools." The company itself likely created most of these nature studies and derivatives for its many educational institution clients.

This fig leaf sculpture was featured in the P.P. Caproni and Brother catalogs under "Studies for Art Schools." The company itself likely created most of these nature studies and derivatives for its many educational institution clients. This piece continues to be a great art study today and can also be used as decoration.

This piece is a portrait of Agrippa (63-12 B.C.E.), the famed general and the son-in-law of the Roman emperor Augustus. This depiction of Agrippa is found in not only sculpture but on items such as coins and cameos, which enabled experts to identify the subject.

This small rendering of a Chinese woman's head is a beautiful piece that can be used as decoration or an art study.

In 1812, Austrian sculptor Franz Klein (1779-1840) made a life mask of Ludwig van Beethoven, the famed German composer who lived from 1770 to 1827. Beethoven was 42 years old when he had the plaster cast taken of his face. The sculptor created the mask in preparation for a bust commissioned by Beethoven’s friends - the piano manufacturers Andreas and Nannette Streicher - for their concert hall.

Reduction of the full-sized sculpture (Item #117). Also known as the Aphrodite of Melos, this late 2nd century B.C.E. sculpture might be a replica due to its similarities with the Aphrodite of Capua in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples which dates from the late 4th century B.C.E.

These hands are from the complete sculpture, Item #234. Depicted is Joan of Arc, the shepherdess from Lorraine, quietly listening to the voices telling her she must help the king liberate France. Henri Chapu presented the life-size plaster cast at the Salon in 1870, and in 1872 made the cast into a marble statue. It is one of the most famous images of Joan of Arc and has been reproduced in multiple sizes and materials.

Renowned sculptor Robert Shure and owner of the Caproni Collection designed and sculpted these busts in collaboration with the Groton School, MA, on the creation of 4 additional busts for their iconic schoolroom, including Rosa Parks.