Rating and value 2024 of sculptures, bronzes and marbles by Stefano Maderno

If you own a work by or after the artist Stefano Maderno, and would like to know its value, our state-approved experts and auctioneers will offer you their appraisal services. Our specialists will carry out a free appraisal of your work, and provide you with a precise estimate of its current market value. Then, if you wish to sell your work, we will guide you towards the best possible arrangement to obtain the optimum price.

Rating and value of the artist Stefano Maderno

Considered one of the leaders of the High Renaissance, Maderno leaves behind a unique artistic repertoire, within which bronze works occupy a prominent place. Today, prices for his works are rising dramatically under auctioneers' gavels. His creations are particularly prized, and the price at which they sell on the art market ranges from €120 to €70,000, a considerable range but one that speaks volumes about the value that can be attributed to Stefano Maderno's works. In 2016, a Carrara marble statue, L'Empereur Commode en gladiateur, dating from 1625, sold for €70,000, whereas its estimate was between €70,000 and €100,000.  

Order of value from a simple work to the most prestigious

Artist's style and technique

Stefano Maderno is a late-Renaissance artist who produced a variety of sculptures as part of the Baroque movement. His work is linked to Italian Mannerism, as he oscillates between this period and the golden age of the Baroque.

Stefano Maderno, his life, his work

Stefano Maderno (1576-1636), an Italian artist, became a key figure in Italian sculpture. He worked mainly in Rome, where he produced sculptures in bronze, alabaster and marble.

Particularly famous for having repeatedly sculpted Saint Cecilia and the scene of her martyrdom, his masterpiece The Martyrdom of Saint Cecilia, summoning the technical and artistic prowess of wet drapery sculpted in marble, is preserved in the church of Santa Cecilia in Trastevere. It was thanks to this work that he was admitted to the Academy of Saint Luke in 1607.

However, he was eclipsed from the Roman art scene because of Bernini, whose talent took up too much space.

Stefano Maderno's imprint on his period

Stefano Maderno is an artist known to lovers of sculpture and painting, he is the author of a rather small artistic output. The majority of his works are now held by private collectors, increasing the value and success of his works on the auction market.

His bronzes are particularly prized because they are absolutely unique pieces that reveal the artist's inspiration and way of working, but his sculptures are indisputably his most famous and prized works, which are constantly breaking records on the auction market.

Recognizing Stefano Maderno's signature

It's not always easy to decipher or even be lucky enough to come across a signed work by Maderno. He did, however, sign his work with his name in cursive letters, and often dated his sculptures.

Getting to know the value of a work

If you happen to own a work by Stefano Maderno, ask for a free appraisal without delay, using the form on our website. A member of our team will contact you promptly with an estimate of the value of your work, as well as providing you with all the relevant information about it. If you're thinking of selling your work, our specialists will also be on hand to help you find alternatives for selling it at the best possible price.