Contribuţii la istoricul turnătoriilor artistice în metal din România / Contributions to the History of Artistic Foundries in Romania
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| Language | română |
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| Abstract | In Romania, the sculpture of monuments, mostly for public forums, required as a necessity the training of new specialists in metal casting who could ensure the finalizing of works without the support of foundry workshops abroad. This mission was taken up by the Superior School of Arts and Trades in Bucharest, school that, for a decade produces several workers, amidst whom we can find Vasile V. Răşcanu. This man, by his qualities, by his search for knowledge and by his respect for the artist as well as for the artist's work entrusted to h im for casting, accomplished, during his years of hard work, skills that ranked h im as a highly .qualified specialist. He had a vast activity as caster, teacher, team organizer, coordinator who, during his lifetime, had the satisfaction of giving birth to works that, due to their proportions and difficulty required space, equipment and technology. The author, aided by his documentati n , reveals to the researchers eloquent proofs for emphasizing the activity in this trade, that brought benefits to sculptors the makers of the models entrusted for casting - , as well as to the public who can admire them. |
| Pages | 181-188 |
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