| ITALIAN RENAISSANCE PERIOD BRONZE DEATH MASK 16th Century Votive masks, molded either on the dead or the living, were in large demand from the end of the 15th century; a result of the all too human desire to commemorate one’s life and likeness. The practice of casting from life was used by many leading artists, and from it probably began the revival of portrait sculpture Andrea del Verrocchio kept ‘twenty masks taken from nature’ in his studio. AA02K8-107    |
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