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Direct versus Indirect Casting of Small Bronzes in the Italian Renaissance
During the second half of the fifteenth century there grew a taste for collecting small "bronze" statuettes. Although they have always been called bronzes, that is, made of copper and tin, many were actually alloys of copper and zinc and thus more properly brasses. (In fact, various alloys of copper with tin, zinc, and lead were used.) The artistic inspiration for these statuettes was frequently from ancient Roman prototypes and certainly the whole notion of fashioning and collecting small bronzes was inspired by antiquity.
Direct versus Indirect Casting of Small Bronzes in the Italian Renaissance | Thematic Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art direct versus indirect casting of small bronzes in the italian renaissance... head of a griffin from a cauldron, third quarter of 7th century b.c. greek (from olympia) bronze h. 10 13/16 in. (25.8 cm) bequest of walter c. baker, 1971 (1972.118.54) ...
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Print - XI. Living Room. Artist's Proof; History of the Benin Bronzes - Victoria & Albert Museum - Search the Collection xi. living room. artist's proof; history of the benin bronzes object: print place of origin: united kingdom (made) date: 1984 (made) artist/maker: phillips, tony (maker) materials and techniques: etching, printed in blue museum number: e.58-1987 gallery location:
http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O43994/print-xi-living-room-artists-proof/ [371 words]
National Gallery of Art, Pair of Decorative Bronzes with the Figures of L'Etude and La Philosophie (Getty Museum) pair of decorative bronzes with the figures of l'etude and la philosophie attributed to pierre-philippe thomire , metalworker; probably after a model by louis-simon boizot , sculptor french, paris, about 1785 gilt and patinated bronze h: 1 ft.
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American Bronze Casting | Thematic Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art old tradition of casting bronze into sculptural form originates from such geographically and culturally diverse regions as greece, africa, mesopotamia, and asia. this intriguing and complicated material has long been associated with great historical epochs—some of the most astounding western bronzes were produced during the classical and renaissance eras. yet before the mid-nineteenth century, americans did not possess the technology to cast bronze sculpture in this country. protean attempts were made without success,
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Bronze man and centaur ¦ Highlights ¦ Greek and Roman Art ¦ Collection Database ¦ Works of Art ¦ The Metropolitan Museum bronze man and centaur medium; technique bronze culture greek period geometric date mid-8th century b.c. dimensions h. 4 3/8 in. (11.10 cm) classification bronzes credit line gift of j. pierpont morgan, 1917 accession number 17.190.2072 on view: gallery 151 description additional views (total: 2) provenance selected bibliography description half-man, half-horse, the centaurs were said to inhabit remote wooded areas.
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Bronze statuette of a horse ¦ Highlights ¦ Greek and Roman Art ¦ Collection Database ¦ Works of Art ¦ The Metropolitan M bronze statuette of a horse medium; technique bronze; direct lost-wax casting culture greek period late hellenistic date late 2nd-1st century b.c. dimensions h. 15 13/16 in. (40.2 cm) classification bronzes credit line fletcher fund, 1923 accession number 23.69 on view: gallery 164 description additional views (total: 3) provenance selected bibliography description when this bronze horse was first acquired in 1923,
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