David between Plasters and Fakes

Defining Plaster Casts as Copies

Authors

  • Milena Gallipoli Centro de Investigaciones en Arte y Patrimonio. Universidad Nacional de San Martín. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24215/25457888e031

Keywords:

Copy, replica, forgery, calcos escultóricos

Abstract

The category of the copy in the artistic sphere has been subjected to an extensive and complex multiplicity of definitions. The main aim of this article is to analyze a series of premises related to the construction of copies and its bonds and applicability to plaster casts. A variety of plaster casts of Michelangelo’s David are taken as study case in order to explore their peculiarities and materiality and to examine which category of copy is most pertinent in its employment. In this sense, this concept is compared with the notions of copy, replica and forgery.

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Published

2021-05-21

How to Cite

Gallipoli, M. (2021). David between Plasters and Fakes: Defining Plaster Casts as Copies. Armiliar, (5), e031. https://doi.org/10.24215/25457888e031

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No. 5 (2021): Armiliar 5

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