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Walking Pompeii’s ancient streets, from theaters to the plaster casts of 79 AD

A guided walk through Pompeii reveals theaters, thermopolia, bakeries, and the haunting plaster casts—daily life stilled ...

BYU unveils the ‘Gates of Paradise’: How a campus museum restored a renaissance masterpiece

The exhibition opened Feb. 20 and goes through October. After that, the Gates will be moved to the atrium of the BYU Museum ...
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Plaster Cast Of Hammurabi Stele

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Plaster cast of basalt stele with Law ...
The Cornell Daily Sun

Prof Explores History Behind Plaster Casts in Karman Atrium

As students hunt for tables, stare intently at their computer screens or wait in the endless, winding lines for a between-class snack, they often unwittingly ignore the plaster casts of the Venus de ...
The New York Times

In France, This Workshop Copies the World’s Great Sculptures

The Plaster Cast Workshop of the GrandPalaisRmn has molds of more than 6,000 artworks such as the “Venus de Milo” and Alexander the Great’s foot. An artisan at work in the Plaster Cast Workshop of the ...
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Life cast of Eubie Blake's left hand

Original plaster life cast of the musical artist, Eubie Blake's left hand made by the artist, Bobbiegita Walker in 1982. The cast is made in plaster and depicts Blake's hand with is palm flat and ...