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Titre :	A Technical Examination of the Great Bronzes of the Museo Nazionale Romano
Type de document :	texte imprimé
Auteurs :	Olimpia Colacicchi Alessandri, Auteur
Année de publication :	2023
Article en page(s) :	Pages 326-342
Langues :	Anglais (eng)
Catégories :	Bronzes -- Conservation et restauration -- Méthodologie Bronzes hellénistiques -- Conservation et restauration Diagnostic non invasif Museo nazionale romano (Rome) Procédés de fabrication -- Méthode comparative Sculpture monumentale -- Grèce -- Antiquité -- Conservation et restauration
Index. décimale :	7.025 Dommages. Conservation. Protection
Résumé :	ABSTRACT Creating large bronze statues is one of the boldest technological challenges faced by the makers of past material cultures. Investigation of these relatively uncommon artefacts relies on various methods such as visual observation, instrumental methods, and replica experiments. Most important is comparative observation, that is, observing the occurrence of a given technical feature in different statues. Having points of comparison is therefore crucial to investigate the technology of large bronze statuary. This paper aims at extending comparison possibilities by presenting and globally discussing the outcomes of the investigations that have taken place since the mid-1980s on the bronze statues of the Boxer at Rest and the Hellenistic Prince exhibited at the museum of Palazzo Massimo in Rome. Different aspects of the construction of the statues such as the preparation of the wax models, the casting sections, the welding, and the alloys are addressed. Whenever possible specific technical features are compared with similar ones observed in other statues. As often occurs in scientific research, a deeper knowledge of the artefacts has produced some answers and many additional questions.

[article] A Technical Examination of the Great Bronzes of the Museo Nazionale Romano [texte imprimé] / Olimpia Colacicchi Alessandri, Auteur . - 2023 . - Pages 326-342.
Langues : Anglais (eng)
in Studies in conservation > Vol.68 N°3-4(2023; April-May) (2023-04-03) . - Pages 326-342

Catégories :	Bronzes -- Conservation et restauration -- Méthodologie Bronzes hellénistiques -- Conservation et restauration Diagnostic non invasif Museo nazionale romano (Rome) Procédés de fabrication -- Méthode comparative Sculpture monumentale -- Grèce -- Antiquité -- Conservation et restauration
Index. décimale :	7.025 Dommages. Conservation. Protection
Résumé :	ABSTRACT Creating large bronze statues is one of the boldest technological challenges faced by the makers of past material cultures. Investigation of these relatively uncommon artefacts relies on various methods such as visual observation, instrumental methods, and replica experiments. Most important is comparative observation, that is, observing the occurrence of a given technical feature in different statues. Having points of comparison is therefore crucial to investigate the technology of large bronze statuary. This paper aims at extending comparison possibilities by presenting and globally discussing the outcomes of the investigations that have taken place since the mid-1980s on the bronze statues of the Boxer at Rest and the Hellenistic Prince exhibited at the museum of Palazzo Massimo in Rome. Different aspects of the construction of the statues such as the preparation of the wax models, the casting sections, the welding, and the alloys are addressed. Whenever possible specific technical features are compared with similar ones observed in other statues. As often occurs in scientific research, a deeper knowledge of the artefacts has produced some answers and many additional questions.