Bust of a Young Woman, 1889
Ariste Fontana
Marble

The Alsatian Vintner, (above) originally called The Vine Grower, in the Great Court of the Main Building, was first exhibited at the Centennial Exposition, Philadelphia, in 1876.

While the soft patina of age covers the statue, the right toe has been burnished to a shining bronze through constant rubbing by generations of Drexel students who, by tradition, believe that good grades will follow the ritual.

Georgian Surprised at the Bath, 1866
M. Scipio Tadolini
Marble

Esmeralda, 1805
from "The Hunchback of Notre Dame"
by Victor Hugo
A. Rossetti
Marble