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![Sculpture, La Dégustation, Etienne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/403714_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Tchin Tchin, Etienne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/403711_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Le Violon, Etienne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/403684_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Initiation (œuvre unique), Lisbeth Delisle](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/3887_1_grid.jpg)
Initiation (œuvre unique)
Lisbeth Delisle
Sculpture - 45 x 20 x 20 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch
€11,000
![Sculpture, Chat Persan, François Galoyer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2174098_1_grid.jpg)
Chat Persan
François Galoyer
Sculpture - 27.5 x 52 x 14 cm Sculpture - 10.8 x 20.5 x 5.5 inch
€9,500
![Sculpture, Conversation with a tree after a night out in spring, Lieven D'Haese](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2160794_1_grid.jpg)
Conversation with a tree after a night out in spring
Lieven D'Haese
Sculpture - 60 x 60 x 60 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 23.6 x 23.6 inch
€9,900
![Sculpture, Petit à petit, l'oiseau fait son nid… (Album d’enfants), Olivier Messas](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2126556_1_grid.jpg)
Petit à petit, l'oiseau fait son nid… (Album d’enfants)
Olivier Messas
Sculpture - 36 x 30 x 5 cm Sculpture - 14.2 x 11.8 x 2 inch
€1,800
![Sculpture, Master of Speed, Lieven D'Haese](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2064717_1_grid.jpg)
Master of Speed
Lieven D'Haese
Sculpture - 34 x 53 x 20 cm Sculpture - 13.4 x 20.9 x 7.9 inch
€6,900
![Sculpture, Almost dinner time (with socle), Lieven D'Haese](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2027673_1_grid.jpg)
Almost dinner time (with socle)
Lieven D'Haese
Sculpture - 115 x 85 x 15 cm Sculpture - 45.3 x 33.5 x 5.9 inch
€7,600 €7,220
![Sculpture, Bondage 50, Stephan Marienfeld](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1975008_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Ce lien qui nous lit… (Album d’enfants), Olivier Messas](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1965900_1_grid.jpg)
Ce lien qui nous lit… (Album d’enfants)
Olivier Messas
Sculpture - 36 x 30 x 5 cm Sculpture - 14.2 x 11.8 x 2 inch
€1,500
![Sculpture, Cuore, Tiziano Sculpteur](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1962159_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, La douzième graine, Herrel](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1952958_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Furet, François Galoyer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1794540_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Urban Botanica, Mela Ann Cooke](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1602768_1_grid.jpg)
Urban Botanica
Mela Ann Cooke
Sculpture - 100 x 30 x 45 cm Sculpture - 39.4 x 11.8 x 17.7 inch
€21,298
![Sculpture, Chrysalis, Carola Orieta-Sperman](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1580637_1_grid.jpg)
Chrysalis
Carola Orieta-Sperman
Sculpture - 40 x 42 x 40 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 16.5 x 15.7 inch
€15,990
![Sculpture, Le petit voilier gris (esprit voile 2016), Olivier Messas](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1577979_1_grid.jpg)
Le petit voilier gris (esprit voile 2016)
Olivier Messas
Sculpture - 28 x 16 x 8 cm Sculpture - 11 x 6.3 x 3.1 inch
€1,500
![Sculpture, La douzième graine, Herrel](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1513254_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Petrified, Oshi Rabin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1082013_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Le tablier, 3/8, Lisbeth Delisle](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1014654_1_grid.jpg)
Le tablier, 3/8
Lisbeth Delisle
Sculpture - 37 x 29 x 17 cm Sculpture - 14.6 x 11.4 x 6.7 inch
€5,500
![Sculpture, Femme en marche 6/8, Marie-Madeleine Vitrolles](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/907563_1_grid.jpg)
Femme en marche 6/8
Marie-Madeleine Vitrolles
Sculpture - 39 x 6 x 9 cm Sculpture - 15.4 x 2.4 x 3.5 inch
€3,200
![Sculpture, La main visage, Arnaud Kasper](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/757866_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Penelope, Aramis Justiz](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2176232_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Gravity, Liselotte Andersen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2135864_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Blossom, Lai Kuan-Chung](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2132047_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Réflexion - singe, Véronique Laffaille](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1973433_1_grid.jpg)
Réflexion - singe
Véronique Laffaille
Sculpture - 35 x 30 x 30 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 11.8 x 11.8 inch
€5,750
![Sculpture, Métissia 4/8, Marie-Madeleine Vitrolles](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1901223_1_grid.jpg)
Métissia 4/8
Marie-Madeleine Vitrolles
Sculpture - 50 x 6 x 6 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 2.4 x 2.4 inch
€3,500
![Sculpture, Reve de Colombine 5/8, Marie-Madeleine Vitrolles](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1901220_1_grid.jpg)
Reve de Colombine 5/8
Marie-Madeleine Vitrolles
Sculpture - 26 x 56 x 13 cm Sculpture - 10.2 x 22 x 5.1 inch
€3,100
![Sculpture, Femme en marche II 5/8, Marie-Madeleine Vitrolles](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1901217_1_grid.jpg)
Femme en marche II 5/8
Marie-Madeleine Vitrolles
Sculpture - 39 x 8 x 8 cm Sculpture - 15.4 x 3.1 x 3.1 inch
€3,100
![Sculpture, La famille heureuse... "Bonheur" [version : blanche] (Histoire de famille 2021), Olivier Messas](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1547715_1_grid.jpg)
La famille heureuse... "Bonheur" [version : blanche] (Histoire de famille 2021)
Olivier Messas
Sculpture - 34 x 30 x 8 cm Sculpture - 13.4 x 11.8 x 3.1 inch
€4,200
![Sculpture, Jamais deux sans trois... "Harmonie" [ version : blanche ] (Série : Histoire de famille 2021), Olivier Messas](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1547709_1_grid.jpg)
Jamais deux sans trois... "Harmonie" [ version : blanche ] (Série : Histoire de famille 2021)
Olivier Messas
Sculpture - 34 x 20 x 10 cm Sculpture - 13.4 x 7.9 x 3.9 inch
€2,650
![Sculpture, Jamais deux sans trois... "Harmonie" [ version : jaune ] (Série : Histoire de famille 2021), Olivier Messas](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1547703_1_grid.jpg)
Jamais deux sans trois... "Harmonie" [ version : jaune ] (Série : Histoire de famille 2021)
Olivier Messas
Sculpture - 34 x 20 x 10 cm Sculpture - 13.4 x 7.9 x 3.9 inch
€2,650
![Sculpture, En tête à tête... "Murmure" [version : blanche] (Histoire de famille 2021), Olivier Messas](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1547697_1_grid.jpg)
En tête à tête... "Murmure" [version : blanche] (Histoire de famille 2021)
Olivier Messas
Sculpture - 34 x 15 x 10 cm Sculpture - 13.4 x 5.9 x 3.9 inch
€2,500
![Sculpture, Commencement n°3, Réjane LeChat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1128366_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Tamush, Terzo Yan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1061001_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Joueur de Golf, Ousmane Dermé](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2174292_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Le Cavalier (bronze), Antoniucci Volti](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1111155_1_grid.jpg)
Le Cavalier (bronze)
Antoniucci Volti
Sculpture - 110 x 35 x 105 cm Sculpture - 43.3 x 13.8 x 41.3 inch
€65,000
![Sculpture, Athéna, Eric Liot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1102287_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, The Rain, Semion Rabinkov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/105340_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Totem elephants cm 200 white bronze (similar silver) - ( sculpture, bronze ), Philippe Berry](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/971031_1_grid.jpg)
Totem elephants cm 200 white bronze (similar silver) - ( sculpture, bronze )
Philippe Berry
Sculpture - 200 x 48 x 48 cm Sculpture - 78.7 x 18.9 x 18.9 inch
€28,000
![Sculpture, A Wise Woman Once Said - (Bronze No. 2 of 10), Joyce Fournier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/641640_1_grid.jpg)
A Wise Woman Once Said - (Bronze No. 2 of 10)
Joyce Fournier
Sculpture - 22.9 x 24.1 x 15.2 cm Sculpture - 9 x 9.5 x 6 inch
€4,453 €3,117
![Sculpture, Lily - Rose, Véronique Clanet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/520880_1_grid.jpg)
Lily - Rose
Véronique Clanet
Sculpture - 171 x 75 x 68 cm Sculpture - 67.3 x 29.5 x 26.8 inch
€25,000
![Sculpture, Petit faucon, Madeleine Van der Knoop](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/430815_1_grid.jpg)
Petit faucon
Madeleine Van der Knoop
Sculpture - 27 x 46 x 27 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 18.1 x 10.6 inch
€3,900
![Sculpture, Tête grise, Jacques Soulard](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2133835_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Tête rouge, Jacques Soulard](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2133832_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Homme Un, Jacques Soulard](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2129077_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Untitled 21, Boshra Mustafa](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1708920_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Fragment orang-outan, Florence Jacquesson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1126179_1_grid.jpg)
Fragment orang-outan
Florence Jacquesson
Sculpture - 52 x 40 x 20 cm Sculpture - 20.5 x 15.7 x 7.9 inch
€16,000
![Sculpture, Fragment de Panthère noire, Florence Jacquesson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1126173_1_grid.jpg)
Fragment de Panthère noire
Florence Jacquesson
Sculpture - 45 x 20 x 33 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 7.9 x 13 inch
€13,500
![Sculpture, Poisson Globe, Florence Jacquesson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1126158_1_grid.jpg)
Poisson Globe
Florence Jacquesson
Sculpture - 36 x 20 x 30 cm Sculpture - 14.2 x 7.9 x 11.8 inch
€9,300
![Sculpture, Disparition du lion, Sophie Larroche](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/878082_1_grid.jpg)
Disparition du lion
Sophie Larroche
Sculpture - 44 x 27 x 13 cm Sculpture - 17.3 x 10.6 x 5.1 inch
€3,900
![Sculpture, Ours & ourson, Sophie Larroche](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/718077_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Esprit, Etienne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/403717_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, La Gaiete, Rietje Geurts](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2145526_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Violoncelliste, Ousmane Dermé](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2075403_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Acrobates, Ousmane Dermé](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2075373_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Figur, Peter Wittstadt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1775397_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Vase "She Loves Me", Erte Tirtoff](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2152681_1_grid.jpg)
Vase "She Loves Me"
Erte Tirtoff
Sculpture - 26.5 x 32 x 20 cm Sculpture - 10.4 x 12.6 x 7.9 inch
€6,000
![Sculpture, Hariette, Dirk De Keyzer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1925874_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, La petite coréeenne, Virginie Chardon](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1910061_1_grid.jpg)
La petite coréeenne
Virginie Chardon
Sculpture - 26 x 18 x 20 cm Sculpture - 10.2 x 7.1 x 7.9 inch
€6,700
![Sculpture, Les soeurs coréeennes, Virginie Chardon](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1910055_1_grid.jpg)
Les soeurs coréeennes
Virginie Chardon
Sculpture - 32 x 50 x 30 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 19.7 x 11.8 inch
€9,200
![Sculpture, Damsel-Life size - Cast bonze Ssculpture with patina and lacquer finish, Nnamdi Okonkwo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1067226_1_grid.jpg)
Damsel-Life size - Cast bonze Ssculpture with patina and lacquer finish
Nnamdi Okonkwo
Sculpture - 91.4 x 106.7 x 114.3 cm Sculpture - 36 x 42 x 45 inch
€52,388
![Sculpture, Damsel, Nnamdi Okonkwo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1067223_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Et Dieu créa le cheval, Arnaud Kasper](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/758544_1_grid.jpg)
Et Dieu créa le cheval
Arnaud Kasper
Sculpture - 40 x 24 x 30 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 9.4 x 11.8 inch
€14,000
![Sculpture, Hommage à Léonard de Vinci, Arnaud Kasper](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/758469_1_grid.jpg)
Hommage à Léonard de Vinci
Arnaud Kasper
Sculpture - 60 x 60 x 50 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 23.6 x 19.7 inch
€19,500
![Sculpture, Nestor du domaine, Arnaud Kasper](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/758463_1_grid.jpg)
Nestor du domaine
Arnaud Kasper
Sculpture - 42 x 50 x 15 cm Sculpture - 16.5 x 19.7 x 5.9 inch
€11,000
![Sculpture, Gestation, Arnaud Kasper](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/757890_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, A Man with a Rake, Hayfield, Alexander Sviyazov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/543946_1_grid.jpg)
A Man with a Rake, Hayfield
Alexander Sviyazov
Sculpture - 42 x 27 x 10 cm Sculpture - 16.5 x 10.6 x 3.9 inch
€6,500
![Sculpture, The River Barysh, Alexander Sviyazov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/543940_1_grid.jpg)
The River Barysh
Alexander Sviyazov
Sculpture - 41 x 24.5 x 17.5 cm Sculpture - 16.1 x 9.6 x 6.9 inch
€8,000
![Sculpture, Varvara, Alexander Sviyazov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/543937_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, A Man leaned against the Water Column, Alexander Sviyazov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/543928_1_grid.jpg)
A Man leaned against the Water Column
Alexander Sviyazov
Sculpture - 45 x 51 x 23 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 20.1 x 9.1 inch
€7,000
![Sculpture, A Man with a Cock, Alexander Sviyazov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/543919_1_grid.jpg)
A Man with a Cock
Alexander Sviyazov
Sculpture - 53 x 37.5 x 35 cm Sculpture - 20.9 x 14.8 x 13.8 inch
€8,500
![Sculpture, Tipsy Holiday, Alexander Sviyazov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/543910_1_grid.jpg)
Tipsy Holiday
Alexander Sviyazov
Sculpture - 31.5 x 21 x 18.3 cm Sculpture - 12.4 x 8.3 x 7.2 inch
€7,000
![Sculpture, Granny Shura, Alexander Sviyazov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/543907_1_grid.jpg)
Granny Shura
Alexander Sviyazov
Sculpture - 55.5 x 31 x 19.5 cm Sculpture - 21.9 x 12.2 x 7.7 inch
€11,000
![Sculpture, L'ingénue au cartable, Jean-Jacques Kugel](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/43820_1_grid.jpg)
L'ingénue au cartable
Jean-Jacques Kugel
Sculpture - 22 x 6 x 8 cm Sculpture - 8.7 x 2.4 x 3.1 inch
€750
![Sculpture, P'tit gars au bateau, Jean-Jacques Kugel](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/43818_1_grid.jpg)
P'tit gars au bateau
Jean-Jacques Kugel
Sculpture - 21 x 6 x 8 cm Sculpture - 8.3 x 2.4 x 3.1 inch
€750
![Sculpture, Lion King green, Yaniv Edery](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2143193_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Le grand voilier gris..., Olivier Messas](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1583916_1_grid.jpg)
Le grand voilier gris...
Olivier Messas
Sculpture - 54 x 17 x 13 cm Sculpture - 21.3 x 6.7 x 5.1 inch
€3,300
![Sculpture, Le Coureur I/IV, Réjane LeChat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1240257_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Le plombier, Jean-Jacques Mancardi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2150249_1_grid.jpg)
Le plombier
Jean-Jacques Mancardi
Sculpture - 82 x 27.5 x 32.5 cm Sculpture - 32.3 x 10.8 x 12.8 inch
€19,500
![Sculpture, Ijsbeer met jong op de kop, Evert den Hartog](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2145533_1_grid.jpg)
Ijsbeer met jong op de kop
Evert den Hartog
Sculpture - 25 x 50 x 30 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 19.7 x 11.8 inch
€8,950
![Sculpture, Beer met jong op rug, Evert den Hartog](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/209938_1_grid.jpg)
Beer met jong op rug
Evert den Hartog
Sculpture - 50 x 65 x 35 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 25.6 x 13.8 inch
€9,250
![Sculpture, Hera & Zeus with Peacock, Erte Tirtoff](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1733178_1_grid.jpg)
Hera & Zeus with Peacock
Erte Tirtoff
Sculpture - 48.3 x 38.1 x 31.8 cm Sculpture - 19 x 15 x 12.5 inch
€8,731
![Sculpture, Celestail Week, Kasia Kay](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1622382_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Ours cosmos, Christian Couaillier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1447824_1_grid.jpg)
Ours cosmos
Christian Couaillier
Sculpture - 27.5 x 14 x 10 cm Sculpture - 10.8 x 5.5 x 3.9 inch
€5,000
![Sculpture, Le violon, Terzo Yan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1259118_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Les incertitudes du désir, Bernard Métranve](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/770613_1_grid.jpg)
Les incertitudes du désir
Bernard Métranve
Sculpture - 30 x 32 x 25 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 12.6 x 9.8 inch
€4,400
![Sculpture, Model for Monument to the White Squirrel, Brandon Vickerd](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/633456_1_grid.jpg)
Model for Monument to the White Squirrel
Brandon Vickerd
Sculpture - 30.5 x 30.5 x 20.3 cm Sculpture - 12 x 12 x 8 inch
€6,000
![Sculpture, Regard Ancien, Bernard Métranve](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/330307_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Chim Yellow and Red, Javier de la Rosa](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1918182_1_grid.jpg)
Chim Yellow and Red
Javier de la Rosa
Sculpture - 30 x 120 x 20 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 47.2 x 7.9 inch
€2,220
![Sculpture, Dardos Green, Javier de la Rosa](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1918179_1_grid.jpg)
Dardos Green
Javier de la Rosa
Sculpture - 30 x 120 x 20 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 47.2 x 7.9 inch
€2,466
![Sculpture, Dardo Green and Blue, Javier de la Rosa](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1918176_1_grid.jpg)
Dardo Green and Blue
Javier de la Rosa
Sculpture - 30 x 120 x 20 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 47.2 x 7.9 inch
€2,466
![Sculpture, Chim Blue and Green, Javier de la Rosa](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1918161_1_grid.jpg)
Chim Blue and Green
Javier de la Rosa
Sculpture - 30 x 120 x 20 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 47.2 x 7.9 inch
€2,220
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Bronze Sculpture for Sale
The technique used in the creation of bronze sculptures has changed very little since Antiquity. The sculptor begins by fashioning the subject in wax, then covers it with clay, pours on the bronze, an alloy of copper and tin, then breaks open the terracotta, leaving only the bronze object behind. Highly valued by sculptors, bronze is a robust and resistant material that fairs well outside. Using wax to create the initial mould allows for a high level of detail on the final sculpture, unlike steel sculpture. Certain nuances in color can be produced through the use of patinas.
These qualities explain why bronze is one of the oldest materials to be used by humans. Indeed, bronze tools were used in Mesopotamia, Egypt and China around 2800 BC.
In Mesopotamia, near to present-day Iran, bronze was used to depict animals in sacred art. In Egypt, it was was used to personify the gods, and also to create small sculpture statues placed in the tombs of the deceased. However, it was Ancient Greece, where craftsmen began to sculpt human figures and deities with remarkable realism, that gave bronze its prominent place in the history of art. Many pieces of work were imported to Rome, where the production of bronze sculptures developed. Bronze sculptures soon began to decorate the theatres and the homes of the rich. Admiring the skills of the Greeks, the Romans began ordering sculptures from merchants and craftsmen, who made copies of the moulds of the statues.
With the birth of Christianity, evangelisation and the building of churches became the priorities, and bronze creations were replaced by stone sculptures for decorating churches. It was only in the 14th century that masterpieces were rediscovered during excavations of Italian archaeological sites. A century later, Brunelleschi and Ghiberti set the Renaissance in motion by decorating the doors of the Florence Baptistery in bronze. Donatello, inspired by ancient Roman sculpture, was the first to excel in the art of expressing emotions through bronze sculptures, followed by Verrocchio, his pupil (and master of Leonardo da Vinci). Although the practice spread throughout Europe, it was mainly focused in Italy, where sculptors competed to obtain the most convincing results.
During the 16th century, the Flemish Jean de Bologne established himself as the undisputed master of bronze. He was the most copied artist in the 17th century, and it is partly due to him that the bronze sculpture spread across Europe. In Italy, production of bronze sculpture was fairly constant, irrespective of the period. In France, on the other hand, this technique depended on the political regime. When Louis XIV invited sculptors to his court (essentially to decorate Versailles) demand for bronze reappeared as a form of courtly art.
Bronze sculpture underwent a resurgence during the 19th century, with Rodin and Camille Claudel, and then with Cubism and the Art Deco movement. Bronze is an expensive, heavy material and costly for collectors to buy and its use has become less prevalent in the 20th and 21st centuries, but some artists use it nonetheless: Giuseppe Penone, Alberto Giacometti with his strange silhouettes, the compressions of César Baldaccini, Philippe Pasqua's butterflies and still life sculpture can all be seen on Artsper!
Bronze sculptures are made from a series of wax molds, into which the sculptor pours melted bronze to create the final sculpture.
Bronze is used for sculptures because it expands just before it hardens, resulting in the accentuation of fine details. The bronze then shrinks slightly as it cools down, which makes it easy to remove the cast.
You can tell if a sculpture is bronze by testing if a magnet sticks to it, as iron is magnetic. Bronze also does not have the ability to rust, so a bronze sculpture will not have signs of corrosion on its surface.