Belvedere Torso Canson And no place on earth

And no place on earth provides a stone so capable of simulating the warmth and vitality of human flesh and incarnating the genius of a Michelangelo as the statuario of Carrara

16 x 2 x 3"

This wax shell is then used as a pattern in the investment shell casting process

and form used by da Vinci

this panel offers a sturdy and versatile canvas for artists

Belvedere Torso Canson And no place on earthBelvedere Torso, Apollonios, 1430 This finely crafted plaster cast reproduces the celebrated Belvedere Torso, one of the most influential surviving sculptures from classical antiquity. The original marble, attributed to the Greek sculptor Apollonios of Athens (1st century BCE), has inspired generations of artistsfrom Michelangelo to modern anatomistsfor its powerful expression of the human form.