Marble Imitations In Da Vinci And Leonardo Da Vinci

Marble imitations are highly valued because they are a form of appropriation used to preserve the memory of destroyed art works. By creating an appropriation of an Ancient Greek bronze statue, the Romans preserved some of the history of art we would have otherwise never known existed. Had they just melted down the bronze without care for the potential art history we would only know of the very few statues found in ship wrecks.
Not only do they have historical value, but they also have story telling power. In the sculpture Hermes Infant Dionysis there is a story of protection is being told. The gaze of trust is a powerful message being conveyed through the sculpture. (Hermes Infant Dionysos, n.d.) We see another strong story being told in

There are minor marks on the canvas showing the marks from the previous artist in Erased de Kooning Drawing, there are even holes in the canvas. Any kind of work that is erased to become something new is art, it just isn't as respectable in my opinion. There is a large amount of detail in Da Vinci's work whereas Raushenberg does not have any details at all. I respect Da Vinci's work more so than Raushenberg due to the simple fact that it is one-hundred percent his own work and not an erased art that belonged to someone

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