The Development of Classical Bronze Sculpture Abroad

Almost all of the greatest sculptors have used bronze sculpture casting at some point in their careers, including famous Greek sculptors, and Renaissance artists such as Donatello, Antonio Poleulo, Andriy JA del Verrocchio et al.

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• The development of bronze sculpture in Asia

• The development of bronze sculpture in Europe

The development of bronze sculpture in Asia

Almost all ancient civilizations used bronze sculptures in their art. One of the most famous examples is Mohenjo Daro's Dancing Girl, an Indian bronze sculpture from the Indus Valley Civilization. Chinese bronze artists also understand the basic lost wax casting and mold casting, especially in 1980s Shang Dynasty art. Many cultural relics have recently been discovered in Sichuan, including some extraordinary monumental bronze sculptures, now known as Sanxingdui bronze sculptures. Take the human figure as an example, which was found in the No. 2 cemetery in Sanxingdui. According to historical records, Egypt used the lost wax method to make a large number of bronze sculptures for decoration and funerals between 1986 and 323 BC.

The development of bronze sculpture in Europe

In Europe, Mesopotamian art was probably the first to produce high-quality bronze sculpture, Egyptian bronze sculpture was mainly of stone due to a lack of minerals, and ancient Persian art was as before, he was also familiar with bronze sculpture Minoan Art in Crete. In mainland Greece, bronze sculptures, mainly religious vessels or figurines, were made as early as 1200 BC. During the period of ancient Greek bronze sculpture narrower symbolic shapes emerged, mainly limited to the Kore and Kouros idioms of the Egyptian style, due to the tendency of the clay of marble or terracotta to break easily if the arms were extended or the body was slanted. These flaws are eliminated with bronze sculpture. Not only is metal stronger and lighter than marble or clay, but it's easy to place heavy objects inside the hollow feet of the bronze sculpture base for extra stability. The revolutionary technique of casting hollow bronze sculpture, the best method of strength and lightness, is said to have originated in ancient Mesopotamia. In any case, the technique was used by the Greeks no later than 550 BC, and within a century led to the Age of Glory. The bronze statue of David is Donatello's masterpiece. It was created between 1435 and 1440 and is now in the Bargello National Gallery in Florence. Donatello is a representative figure of the new era of sculpture in the early period of the Italian Renaissance. He spent a lot of energy on the sculptures of ancient Greece and Rome, but he did not imitate them blindly but was good at inheriting the art of classical sculpture innovation. This David is an important representative work of Donatello entering the mature stage of art. High classical Greek bronze sculpture and a surge of creativity never seen in the history of bronze sculpture.

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