A Lost Picasso? Alloy Composition Profiles Could Help Identify, Date And Authenticate Bronzes
Tuesday, September 1, 2009 - 20:14
in Paleontology & Archaeology
How do you tell when, where and how a Picasso or a Matisse sculpture was cast? Could bronze sculptures have their very own DNA? Researchers have completed the first comprehensive survey of the alloy composition of a large number of cast bronze sculptures by major European artists from the first half of the 20th century.