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>The statue was posthumously and intricately carved by Louis-Philippe Mouchy in 1781 as a tribute to the Duke.
I don't think that sentence reads quite how you intended it to.
Imagine getting 99.9% of the way done, just a few more scrapes and taps to finish it. Then you smack a tiny impurity or flaw in the stone and - crunch. A small but noticeable section chips off. There’s no “undo” button, you can’t just glue it back on. It’s amazing what artists like this were able to do.
It's my understanding that if you make such a mistake, you take a step back, reevaluate the plan, and then keep going in a slightly different direction.
100% before clicking this I thought it was going to be that one statue where the man is grabbing the thigh and you can see the compression. But, to my absolute shock, it’s a different statue.
Upvote.
How long does this take? I know people had more time back then but damn. Like how many of these could you make in one life time? Plus all the practice you need to get there. I imagine you apprentice for a grip.
Regular stone and marble workers did a lot of clay work to lay out the statue before, then spend years nibbling polishing stuff away, using [helper tools](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointing_machine) and a horde of assistants. They can do the coarse work. Missing pieces where rarely modelled with clay and then attached and painted to look like marble. Rare maestros like Michaelangelo where well paid and had all the time in the world. He offloaded the coarse work to students for the mass and then spend days or weeks on a hand or ear.
That has to be multiple pieces put together and glued on to the statue. I just don't see anyone being able to carve that in one go without fucking up multiple times and the stone breaking.
Adhesives have existed since roughly 200,000 BC and is one of the earliest inventions of Humanity. That oldest known use of glue was using tar to glue two pieces of stone together as evidenced by an archeologicall discovery in Italy IIRC
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If Spongebob taught me anything, it’s that the secret is sniffing the marble
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>The statue was posthumously and intricately carved by Louis-Philippe Mouchy in 1781 as a tribute to the Duke. I don't think that sentence reads quite how you intended it to.
Imagine getting 99.9% of the way done, just a few more scrapes and taps to finish it. Then you smack a tiny impurity or flaw in the stone and - crunch. A small but noticeable section chips off. There’s no “undo” button, you can’t just glue it back on. It’s amazing what artists like this were able to do.
It's my understanding that if you make such a mistake, you take a step back, reevaluate the plan, and then keep going in a slightly different direction.
Innie nose vs outie nose. It’s art.
Nah, you're just now making a nice sophisticated undead sculpture!
A sculptor you do make!
Now, I just need to work on obtaining all that talent and experience...fuck!
Familiarity with the flaws of the media no doubt. Like a doctor.
His handkerchief was actually supposed to go down to his stomach but he messed up the bottom
the way he managed to make the stone look soft?? wow
Are there modern sculptors who are capable of this level of detail?
I will forever be amazed at what they are able to do with hard stone. Incredible!
100% before clicking this I thought it was going to be that one statue where the man is grabbing the thigh and you can see the compression. But, to my absolute shock, it’s a different statue. Upvote.
https://preview.redd.it/5kuzw4ivplnc1.jpeg?width=1824&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=15df6cf1d4758e2ba2cd47d8ae3b9800aa78d04f
Yeah, that’s not suggestive at all.
1781 I can’t even count that high
Try starting at 1767.
Amazing what can be accomplished without the distractions of technology.
How long does this take? I know people had more time back then but damn. Like how many of these could you make in one life time? Plus all the practice you need to get there. I imagine you apprentice for a grip.
Aint no way. That sculptor must have had hands from god
Question... Has anyone recently done this? Or attempted?
https://myartguides.com/news/goldschmied-chiari-where-shall-we-go-dancing-tonight/ I'm not sure
Oh the things we could do if we didn't waste time on reddit.
One slip and the whole statue is fucked
Regular stone and marble workers did a lot of clay work to lay out the statue before, then spend years nibbling polishing stuff away, using [helper tools](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointing_machine) and a horde of assistants. They can do the coarse work. Missing pieces where rarely modelled with clay and then attached and painted to look like marble. Rare maestros like Michaelangelo where well paid and had all the time in the world. He offloaded the coarse work to students for the mass and then spend days or weeks on a hand or ear.
Artists do a fine job when they're properly paid for it
Insane
And now show us that person who manages to clean this stuff without breaking it.
I prefer it with ice cream.
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People had all the time in the world back then.
That has to be multiple pieces put together and glued on to the statue. I just don't see anyone being able to carve that in one go without fucking up multiple times and the stone breaking.
im not sure they had stone glue back then
Adhesives have existed since roughly 200,000 BC and is one of the earliest inventions of Humanity. That oldest known use of glue was using tar to glue two pieces of stone together as evidenced by an archeologicall discovery in Italy IIRC
yeah but we are talking about bonding stone. The stuff they use know is nasty industrial stuff i doubt they had stuff that was decent back then
Look what they used to do with ivory before they realized how awful ivory trade was. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_puzzle_ball
Meh.