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Elementary Instructions for Students of Sculpture (Getty Trust Publications: J. Paul Getty Museum)
. Carradori
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Paperback. A translation of the 1802 introduction to studio practices for sculpture students by Francesco Carradori, a sculptor, restorer and instructor of sculpture at the Academia in Florence from 1786 to 1821. Carradori covers the various tools and techniques used by ancient sculptors to execute work. Translator(s): Auvinen, Matti Kalevi. Num Pages: 144 pages, 17 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AFKB; AGZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 300 x 212 x 16. Weight in Grams: 526.
This is a translation of the 1802 introduction to studio practices for sculpture students by Francesco Carradori (1747-1824), a sculptor, restorer, and instructor of sculpture at the Accademia in Florence from 1786 to 1821. Carradori's instructions are vital to understanding the art and craft of sculpting as they were practiced before the twentieth century, since little substantial material exists that demonstrates, in an informed, didactic manner, the various tools and techniques used by ancient sculptors to execute work, Carradori's work is the most comprehensive and instructive and includes thirteen articles that explain how to restore marble sculpture, model clay, work ... Read more
This is a translation of the 1802 introduction to studio practices for sculpture students by Francesco Carradori (1747-1824), a sculptor, restorer, and instructor of sculpture at the Accademia in Florence from 1786 to 1821. Carradori's instructions are vital to understanding the art and craft of sculpting as they were practiced before the twentieth century, since little substantial material exists that demonstrates, in an informed, didactic manner, the various tools and techniques used by ancient sculptors to execute work, Carradori's work is the most comprehensive and instructive and includes thirteen articles that explain how to restore marble sculpture, model clay, work ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
J. Paul Getty Museum
Condition
New
Number of Pages
120
Place of Publication
Los Angeles, United States
ISBN
9780892366880
SKU
V9780892366880
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About . Carradori
Paolo Bernardini discusses the historical and theoretical aspects of sculptural practice in nineteenth-century Italy In addition, the complete Italian text is reprinted, Auvinen is a marble sculptor and professor of sculpture at the American Art Institute, Florence, Paolo Bernardini teaches modern and contemporary European history at the University of Technology, Syd ney,
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