Article ID: CBB955002173

Preliminary considerations on the aesthetics and narration of ancient Greek and Roman bronze sculpture. Three case studies and two experiments (2022)

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Ancient Greek and Roman bronze sculptures were elaborately coloured. The ancient literature informs us about both the aesthetic effect and – unfortunately only in part – the engineering of polychromy on bronze statues. Scientific investigations and archaeological experiments as well as a heightened understanding of the ancient texts on chemical formulations have recently improved our knowledge. The Frankfurt Polychromy Research Project has contributed to this endeavour since 2012. Its work encompasses the investigation of a bronze group in private ownership depicting a little boy torturing a cockerel, and above all the investigations and experiments related to the large bronzes from the Roman Quirinal Hill and the two bronze warriors from Riace. These efforts have provided insights not only into the sculptures’ original appearance, but also into the identities of the persons represented.

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Authors & Contributors
Martelli, Matteo
Fuchs, Robert
Geimer, Peter
Giorgianni, Franco
Jori, Alberto
Rampling, Jennifer M.
Journals
Technai, An International Journal for Ancient Science and Technology
Medicina nei Secoli - Arte e Scienza
Ambix: Journal of the Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry
Geographia antiqua
Icon: Journal of the International Committee for the History of Technology
Journal of Medieval and Early Modern Studies
Concepts
Color
Technology
Dyes
Pigments
Alchemy
Medicine
People
Pliny the Elder
Dioscorides, Pedanios
Galen
Time Periods
Ancient
Medieval
12th century
13th century
14th century
15th century
Places
Egypt
France
Greece
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