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| attributed to Pietro Taca Polychrome Bust of King Philip IV 17th century marble Prado |
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| Spanish sculptor Bust of María Ignacia Álvarez de Toledo y Gonzaga Caracciolo 18th century marble Prado |
This group of Prado marbles ranges across many European regions and ages and styles. They are united by a certain consistent reverence for the material itself By the middle of the 19th century, the earth's supply of best-quality sculptural marble had been exhausted. After that happened, marble sculpture retreated ingloriously to the realm of kitsch (as the final image in this series illustrates).
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| Fra Giovanni Angelo Montorsoli Bust of Emperor Charles V 1541 marble Prado |
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| Italian sculptor Relief medallion of the Emperor Titus 16th century marble Prado |
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| Italian sculptor Bust of Emperor Vitellius 17th century marble Prado |
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| Italian sculptor Bust of a young Roman girl 17th-18th century marble Prado |
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| Roman sculptor Relief of Prometheus and Athena creating the first man ca. AD 185 marble Prado |
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| Roman sculptor Relief of a satyr tending sacred fire at an altar ca. 25 BC marble Prado |
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| Roman sculptor Relief of Dionysiac dance with Maenad and Satyr ca. 50-40 BC marble Prado |
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| Greek Ionic sculptor Youth 1st century BC marble Prado |
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| Roman sculptor Bust of Achilles ca. AD 100-150 marble Prado |
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| Roman sculptor Head of Apollo ca. AD 120-130 marble Prado |
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| Italian sculptor Bacchus 17th century marble Prado |
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| José Álvarez Cubero Youth with Swan ca. 1817 marble Prado |