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what is the name of the sculpture in who sculpted it |
David by Michelangelo |
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what sculptures this and who sculpted it |
Rondanini Pietá by Michelangelo |
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What sculpture is this and who sculpted it |
Pietá by Michelangelo |
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what is this sculpture and who sculpted it |
Age of Bronze by Rodin |
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what is this sculpture and who sculpted it |
Gates of Hell by Rodin |
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what is this sculpture and who sculpted it |
The Thinker by Rodin |
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what is this sculpture and who sculpted it |
The Kiss by Rodin |
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what is this sculpture and who sculpted it |
Burghers of Calais by Rodin |
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Describe the process behind Michelangelos Pieta |
He cut out what he wanted with the saw and then lowered it down the mountain on wood sleds with tons of manpower Lived very humbly, had little to no money or food, Got paid eventually No one believed it was him who sculpted it so he carved his signature into it one night. |
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David by Gian Lorenzo Bernini |
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How do you bronze a sculpture |
Create a silicone mold Then create a mother load which supports and hold the latex mold (reusable) Pour wax in the mother coat to line the inside (correct mistakes) Foundry - spruces get put on (to allow bronze to get in all parts of the sculpture) Break the casting and clean up piece Sand blast it to get out imperfections Patinization (color) Protective coat. |
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Which of Michelangelo's sculptures was left unfinished at the artist death? |
The Rondanini Pietá |
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What two Works became individual spin-offs from Rodin's massive Gates of Hell sculpture |
The Kiss and The Thinker |
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What may initially seem hotter unrealistic about the proportions of the pieta |
Mary is significantly larger than Jesus, which is unlikely given standard proportions between adult men and adult women Also Mary is very young looking |
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What was one of the difficulties that Michelangelo faced when creating his sculpture the pieta |
The perilous job of lowering the giant block of marble down the Mountainside |
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Compared to Michelangelo's David, Bernini's David emphasized a greater sense of |
Movement |
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What two metals primarily make up the bronze used in bronze casting |
Tin and copper |
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In the bronze casting process, getting rid of imperfections in the wax slip or later in the final bronze is known as |
Chasing |
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What does provenance mean as it relates to art |
Tracing the history of a work of art back to its Origins and original author |
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Who is the initial response to Rodin's sculpture The Age of Bronze |
Detractors accused Rodan of Simply making a cast from a live model, and then pouring a bronze from that cast without actually creating a sculpture |
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The word terribilità, used by contemporaries to describe some of Michelangelo's sculptures, referred to what |
Attention, drama, and "awesome mightiness" evident in his later works |
