Lost Wax, Found Sculpture April 10, 2011

This exhibition explains the technique of making a bronze sculpture according to the historically most widely used technique of the lost wax casting process. The stages of bronze making are illustrated with actual models (created by Minneapolis College of Art and Design professor Don Myhre), and with images from the 18th-century 'Encyclopedie' by Diderot and D'Alembert. Focusing on the technical side of bronze casting, the exhibition complements the display of stellar examples of Italian and French bronze sculptures in the exhibition, 'Beauty and Power: Renaissance and Baroque Bronzes from the Collection of Peter Marino.'