Understanding terminology that describes nineteenth-century sculpture
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What is the medium of this sculpture?
Bronze
Marble
Ceramic
Ivory
Explanation
This sculpture is cast in Bronze, a brownish metal with some luster.
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What technique was used to reproduce this sculpture?
Lost wax
Spin casting
Incarnation
Bas-relief
Explanation
Rodin frequently used the lost wax technique to produce many of his bronze sculptures. The technique involved making a negative of an existing sculpture, that is then filled with wax that is replaced with bronze as the metal is poured into the cast.
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The Arc de Triomphe in Paris monumentalizes French soldiers by referencing __________.
Roman triumphal monuments
Greek temples
Medieval cathedrals
Egyptian statuary
Explanation
L'Arc de Triomphe, in English the Triumph Arch, was begun in 1806 during Napoleon Bonaparte's rule to recognize the sacrifice of French soldiers during the Revolutionary Wars. Through a series of governmental changes, the project went on under the supervision of many architects, all of whom kept the general theme of a Roman triumphal arch for the project. Completed in the 1830s, the Arc remains one of the key symbols of Paris, commemorating French heroism in different ways.