Title: Bronze Sculpture Romen Woman Nude Figurine By Amleto Cataldi
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Italian bronze sculpture of a standing nude woman. This bronze was produced by Roman artist Amleto Cataldi (1882-1930). The artist's refined technique simulates in bronze the beauty and transparency the nude. Amleto Cataldi was one of the most celebrated sculptors of his generation. His career was occupied with exhibitions and continual commissions for monuments and portrait busts of Roman nobility. Today his legacy is left in Rome in sculptures such as Woman with amphora in the Pincio Garden, Victory on the Victor Emanuel Bridge, the memorial to the Guardia della Finanza who died in World War I in Viale XXI Aprile, as well as the only other two versions of the present model in the National Gallery of Modern Art and the courtyard of the former Ministry of Civil Protection. Cataldi's style was inspired by the antique: the classical mastery of beauty and idealised form were integral to Cataldi’s working principles. He developed a particular interest in the nude female form and incorporated into his compositions the classical ideals of balance and harmony. Hamlet Cataldi was born in Naples November 2, 1882 and died in Rome on August 31, 1930. E 'was an Italian sculptor and his work took place mainly in Rome. He was very active between 1920 and 1930, years in which he obtained several public commissions. Among his major works include: "One of Victorias" on the Ponte Vittorio Emanuele II in Rome, Four bronze groups of the new facade of the National Stadium in Rome; "Monument to the financiers who died for their country during the First World War" in Viale XXI Aprile, "Statue of Leonardo da Vinci" donated to the city of Paris from the Republic of San Marino.
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronze
Bronze is the most popular metal for cast metal sculptures; a cast bronze sculpture is often called simply a "bronze". Making bronzes is highly skilled work, and a number of distinct casting processes may be employed, including lost-wax casting (and its modern-day spin-off investment casting), sandcasting and centrifugal casting.
Bronze has been widely used for cast metal sculpture. Common bronze alloys often have the unusual and very desirable property of expanding slightly just before they set, thus filling in the finest details of a mould. Bronze has resistance to corrosion by sea water along with several bronze alloys.
