patination

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sculpture conservation and restoration

  • gargoyles on the Notre-Dame Cathedral
    In art conservation and restoration: Metal sculpture

    …corrosion products and of “patina,” the term usually given to corrosion products that are either naturally occurring or artificially formed on the metal surface. Patinas are valued for aesthetic beauty and for the authenticity that they lend the object. Today treatment of metal sculptures is far more conservative than…

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use in surface finishing

  • Kara Walker: A Subtlety, or the Marvelous Sugar Baby
    In sculpture: Patination

    Patinas on metals are caused by the corrosive action of chemicals. Sculpture that is exposed to different kinds of atmosphere or buried in soil or immersed in seawater for some time acquires a patina that can be extremely attractive. Similar effects can be achieved…

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