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Jul 4, 2024 · Donatello, master of sculpture in both marble and bronze, one of the greatest of all Italian Renaissance artists. He had a more detailed and wide-ranging knowledge of ancient sculpture than any other artist of his day.
- Paduan Period
Donatello - Renaissance, Sculpture, Padua: In 1443, when...
- David
David, marble sculpture executed from 1501 to 1504 by the...
- St. George
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Bronze Age, third phase in the development of material...
- Paduan Period
3 days ago · Bronze Age, third phase in the development of material culture among the ancient peoples of Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, following the Paleolithic and Neolithic periods (Old Stone Age and New Stone Age, respectively). The term also denotes the first period in which metal was used.
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- The date at which the Bronze Age began varied with regions; in Greece and China, for instance, it began, before 3000 BCE, whereas in Britain, it di...
- The beginning of the Bronze Age is sometimes called the Chalcolithic (Copper-Stone) Age, referring to the initial use of pure copper. Scarce at fir...
- From about 1000 BCE, the ability to heat and forge another metal, iron, brought the Bronze Age to an end, and led to the beginning of the Iron Age.
- During the 2nd millennium, the use of true bronze greatly increased. The tin deposits at Cornwall, England, were much used and were responsible for...
Jul 5, 2024 · The Thinker, bronze sculpture by Auguste Rodin, cast in 1904; in the Rodin Museum, Paris. (more) The Thinker , sculpture of a pensive nude male by French artist Auguste Rodin , one of his most well-known works.
1 day ago · The flat metal tools date to between 2150 and 2000 B.C.E., a few hundred years after the early Bronze Age began in Ireland. The era is named for innovative metalworking techniques that swept the ...
Jun 18, 2024 · A toxic brew of calamities that included drought, earthquakes, famine, disease and invasion undermined civilizations across the Eastern Mediterranean and Near East about 3,200 years ago. But that...
4 days ago · Writings on an ancient clay tablet have allowed experts to reconstruct a Bronze Age ship made of reeds and sail it on a maiden voyage off the coast of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The vessel ...
2 days ago · This week, hit the high seas aboard a reconstructed Bronze Age ship, meet lions looking for love, uncover a genetic treasure trove in mammoth fur, and more.