At ARS ESSENTIA, our contemporary art gallery dedicated to the presentation and sale of sculpture, we showcase works created using a wide variety of techniques: direct carving in wood or stone, clay modelling for ceramics, and ironwork for ferrous metals. Yet it is bronze sculpture that sparks the most curiosity. Its presence, its density, its unique patina captivate our visitors. This is why we offer a complete introduction to the lost‑wax casting technique, an ancestral pro

Isabelle Carabantes: Instituting the Living, Reinventing Contemporary Animal Sculpture.

Igor Mitoraj is a world‑renowned Franco‑Polish artist. Born in 1944, he died in 2014 in Paris. A resolutely postmodern artist, he seeks in ancient statuary a balance of forms that transcends the centuries. A student of the prestigious Tadeusz Kantor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków, he inherited from his master—an influential art theorist—his taste for ancient myths. Mitoraj created numerous monumental sculptures exhibited in London, in Agrigento in Sicily, and in Paris

“ARS ESSENTIA Gallery in Beaune invites visitors to discover contemporary painting and animal sculpture curated by an École du Louvre expert.” If you are visiting Beaune, Burgundy’s wine capital, make sure to include ARS ESSENTIA Gallery in your itinerary. After exploring the vineyards and the famous Hospices de Beaune, step into the gallery to experience a unique encounter with contemporary painting and animal sculpture. Directed by a gallerist trained at the École du Louvre

Collecting paintings is far more than a simple pastime: it is a cultural, patrimonial, and sometimes financial endeavor. Each canvas is a meeting point between an artist, an era, and a vision of the world. But how can one begin or expand a painting collection safely? The answer lies in choosing a specialized art gallery such as ARS ESSENTIA, which provides expertise and guarantees at every step. Why Choose an Art Gallery When Collecting Paintings? Buying a work directly from

Prehistoric sculptures from Vogelherd, Germany. The history of animal sculpture is a fascinating journey that begins in prehistoric times. The earliest known works date back to the Magdalenian period, around 15,000 years ago. The humans of that time carved animals from mammoth ivory and bone. For example, the famous "small horse of Lourdes," found in the Espélugues cave in Lourdes, is a figure carved from mammoth ivory. However, the oldest animal sculptures in ivory were disc