Plaster – An artistic production in the Museum of Marble in Rance – Belgium

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37558/gec.v23i1.1212
Keywords: Plaster, model, sculpture, conservation, identification

Abstract

The origin of the stone industry in Belgium goes back as far as the Roman occupation. The marble industry, with the oldest pieces of testimony, goes back to the 16th century. The marble workshops were located in the South of Belgium and even at this period the main customers were abroad: France, Britain and its Empire, in the States… The realization of a sculpture in natural stone, as the marble, asks rigor and method in direct link with the material because each small modification on the marble is permanent. The plaster cast is used as a reference point during the work and allows the transfer from the model in plaster to the marble. One of the most important workshops in Rance, worked for years to answer to the orders of sculptures of customers from the different countries. Most of the plaster casts, in connection with the large past work were discovered (recently) and offered at the museum.

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Author Biography

Florence Peltier, Musée du Marbre

Science&Tecnology – Museology - Heritage preservation and conservation. Since 1985, curator and director of the marble museum (B). Interuniversity certification museography – management and pedagogy. Research and publications officer. Member of Relais Culture Europe in Paris (F) : international Id and I-Teams program with skills certificate. Expert at the cultural heritage commission within the Fédération Wallonie Bruxelles (B).

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Published
2023-06-21
How to Cite
Peltier, F. (2023). Plaster – An artistic production in the Museum of Marble in Rance – Belgium. Ge-Conservacion, 23(1), 156-162. https://doi.org/10.37558/gec.v23i1.1212
Issue
Vol. 23 No. 1 (2023): Ge-conservación Nº23
Section
Suplemento
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