Practice question · Sort into groups
Sort each work characteristic by the material it points to.
Groups: Points to carved stone · Points to cast bronze
- Thin projecting elements that hold
- Compactness inherited from the block
- The same figure existing in several authentic versions
- An arm extended into empty space
- A strut of material left in place
- Limbs held close to the body
Hints
- Ask what each material can do in tension.
- Several authentic versions implies a mould.
Show the answer
Points to carved stone: Limbs held close to the body, A strut of material left in place, Compactness inherited from the block
Points to cast bronze: An arm extended into empty space, Thin projecting elements that hold, The same figure existing in several authentic versions
Why
The list amounts to a practical identification method. You can usually tell carved from cast across a gallery, before reading any label, because the pose records the material's tensile strength.
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