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10 | Methods and Materials Used for Patination at the Fonderia ChiurazziLuisa Fucito
ILLUSTRATION CREDITSFig. 10.1: Photo: Fonderia ChiurazziFig. 10.2: Photo D. SaundersFig. 10.3: Photo: E. Rosenberry, J. Paul Getty MuseumFigs. 10.4–10.10: Photo: L. Fucito, Fonderia Chiurazzi
The Restoration of Ancient Bronzes: Naples and Beyond (Getty, 2013)
Figure 10.1. The Fonderia Chiurazzi at the Albergo dei
Poveri, Naples, early 1900s
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Figure 10.2. Molds stored at the Fonderia Chiurazzi
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Figure 10.3. Chiurazzi replicas on view in the inner
peristyle of the Getty Villa, Malibu
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Figure 10.4. Hot patination using a blow torch
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Figure 10.5. Pompeii patina
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Figure 10.6. Pompeii patina (detail of the head)
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Figure 10.7. Herculaneum patina
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Figure 10.8. Green patina
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Figure 10.9. Dark brown patina
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Figure 10.10. Renaissance patina
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