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Resin reproduction of the 'Paolina Borghese'.
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| Materials and techniques | Resin |
| Brief description | Resin copy of 'Paolina Borghese', part of a set of three by Adam Lowe & Giberto Arrivabene, Factum Arte (2013-16). H 45 x W 40 x L 90 cms (each) |
| Physical description | Resin reproduction of the 'Paolina Borghese'. |
| Dimensions | - Height: 45cm
- Width: 40cm
- Length: 90cm
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| Gallery label | - (30.11.18)
- 3 COPIES OF
‘PAOLINA BONAPARTE AS VENUS VICTRIX', CA. 1805
3D stereolithographic printed resin painted white
Crystal glass cast in a mould taken from a 3D print
Painted plaster cast in a silicon piece mould taken from a 3D print
Factum Arte, Madrid, 2013-16
Purchase funded by the Friends of the V&A
Museum nos. A.17, 18, 19-2018
These three statues were created from digital scans of a marble original by the Italian sculptor, Antonio Canova, in the Galleria Borghese in Rome. Paolina Bonaparte as Venus Victrix shows Princess Paolina Bonaparte, in the guise of the triumphant goddess Venus, soon after she married into the Borghese family. The statues are one-third of the size of the original sculpture, demonstrating the ease with which 3D models can be scaled and manipulated to produce new works of art.
The bright white copy is a high-resolution 3D print in resin. The other two versions, in painted plaster and glass, were both cast in moulds produced directly from a 3D print. The glass version was particularly complex to produce and took over ten weeks to cool and set after casting. The production of these statues, combining new technology with more traditional casting techniques, highlights the versatility of modern 3D replication and the debt it owes to historical methods.
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| Credit line | Purchase funded by the Friends of the V&A |
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