Bronze sculpture introduction

Several extraordinary bronze sculpture statues have been created throughout history; but due to the strength of bronze most have not been allowed to survive. Far more ancient stone and ceramic statues exist these days even though they're cracked or in fragments. Most of the larger bronze sculpture statues were melted down for weapons during times of war and lost as a part of history. The bronze alloy used both in ancient and modern time is very similar consisting of 90% copper and 10% tin.


Along with the ease of detail of bronze sculptures, there also became a cherished uniqueness of outer changing beauty that only happens with bronze, and that is the patina that begins to happen over time to the outer layers of any bronze. Although patina is the changing of the outer bronze colors naturally, there has also been the artificial ways of getting many patina color variations for the beautification and for the looks of natural antiquity of the bronze sculpture its self. Artificial patina being applied upon the sculptures of bronze was highly popular during the Renaissance period just for the purpose of making a bronze sculpture seemingly look as if it is of one from antique collections.