03 — ARTWORK
Design for the Capitoline Hill
- MEDIUM
- Engraving
- TYPE
- Study
PALETTE
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COMMENTARY
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The engravingA print made from a metal plate that has had a design cut into it with a sharp point. Ink is smeared over the plate and then wiped off, the ink remaining in the etched lines being transferred when the plate is pressed very firmly onto a sheet of paper. shows Michelangelo's design for the Piazza del Campidoglio. The equestrian monument in the centre is the ancient Roman bronzeAn alloy of copper (usually about 90 per cent) and tin, often also containing small amounts of other metals such as lead or zinc. Since antiquity it has been the metal most commonly used in cast sculpture because of its strength, durability, and the fact that it is easily workable - both hot and cold - by a variety of processes. It is easier to cast than copper because it has a lower melting-point, and its great tensile strength makes possible the protrusion of unsupported parts - an advantage over marble sculpture. The colour of bronze is affected by the proportion of tin or other metals present, varying from silverish to a rich, coppery red, and its surface beauty can be enhanced when it acquires a patina. Equestrian Monument to Marcus Aurelius.
OTHER WORKS BY ETIENNE DUPÉRAC
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