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It is taken from the 15th-century church of Santa Maria dei Miracoli in Venice, which was highly regarded by Ruskin, and considered by many to be one of the most important examples of early Renaissance Venetian architecture. <br><br><b>Materials & Making</b><br>Plaster casts were the most common three-dimensional reproductions of architectural details and sculpture, and were produced in great numbers during the 19th century in particular. The wet plaster of Paris (ground alabaster mixed with water) was poured into a mould, and then left to set. Often moulds of a complicated original were made in more than one piece (known as piece-moulds), and the resulting casts joined together with more wet plaster after they had been released from the moulds.<br><br><b>Places</b><br>Works of art from Italy (especially Venice, Florence and Rome) were and still  are among the most sought-after and most studied examples in  Europe and America. Many casts were acquired by the Museum from Italy; at first these were shown alongside original objects (objects which were not reproductions). From the early 1870s onwards plaster casts were displayed in the large galleries known as the Architectural Courts (now known as the Cast Courts). 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The Schools of Design collected both original examples and casts of ornament for students to draw.  This cast was taken from an early Renaissance church in Venice.","date":{"text":"27/03/2003","earliest":"2003-03-27","latest":"2003-03-27"}}],"partNumbers":["REPRO.1851-466"],"accessionNumberNum":"466","accessionNumberPrefix":"REPRO","accessionYear":1851,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":["2019LV6666"],"recordModificationDate":"2025-04-25","recordCreationDate":"2003-03-27","availableToBook":false}}