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It is only when you study it closely – sometimes only by taking X-rays that allow you to see what has happened inside the bronze – that you can discover what casting method was used. At first glance these three bronzes look similar, but each one was made using a different technique.  This statuette is a ‘relict cast’, created by casting – and therefore destroying – the original wax model. \r\nThe model was made by Antico, sculptor to the Dukes of Mantua and a celebrated artist in his day. He did not intend the model to be cast, and the bronze may therefore have been made later by another artist or workshop.\r\n\r\nAntico (Pier Jacopo di Antonio Alari-Bonacolsi) (ca. 1460-1528) was an Italian sculptor and goldsmith. He was nick-named Antico, because in his work he related heavily to Antiquity. He re-created small scale statuettes of famous antique examples. He was active at the Gonzaga court at Mantua and made many bronzes for the court, notably for Ludovico, Bishop of Mantua and Isabella d’Este, wife of Francesco II  Gonzaga, 4th Marchese of Mantua. He was also a restorer of antique statues and an adviser to art collectors.","physicalDescription":"Statuette in bronze of Venus. She stands gathering closely folded drapery round the lower part of her body with her right hand, leaving the side of her right leg bare; her left hand is outstretched. She wears an oak-leaf wreath. Very dark patina over brown bronze with reddish flecks. 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In: <u>List of Works of Art Acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum (Department of Architecture and Sculpture)</u>. 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