Artistic Foundry Battaglia
Artistic Foundry Battaglia (Fonderia Artistica Battaglia) is one of the oldest artistic bronze foundries in the world. It specializes in producing artistic sculptures using the lost-wax casting technique.[1]
It was founded in 1913 by Ercole Battaglia, Giulio Pogliani and Riccardo Frigerio in Milan.[2][3] For more than 100 years the Battaglia Foundry have worked with artists, sculptors and designers including Giannino Castiglioni, Alighiero Boetti, Arnaldo Pomodoro, , Lucio Fontana, Giuseppe Penone, Kengiro Azuma, and many others.[4]
The Foundry specializes in design and sculpture as well as restoration.
In 2016, the Artistic Foundry Battaglia has established its annual award – Battaglia Foundry Sculpture Prize (BFSP).[5] The aim is to encourage young artists and promote the use of bronze and the lost-wax casting technique in contemporary art.[6]
It was chosen as one of the Artistic Residencies by the Arte Laguna Prize.[3]
Most Notable Works[]
- The Monument to the Fallen in Magenta by Giannino Castiglioni (1925);[7]
- The bronze doors of the Milan Cathedral by Giannino Castiglioni (1945);[8]
- One of the four equestrian groups for Arlington Memorial Bridge (The Arts of War and The Arts of Peace) in Washington, D.C.;[9]
- The 14-meter statue of Madonna della Guardia, by Narciso Cassino (one of the largest bronze castings in existence) (1958);[8]
- The door of the Siena Cathedral by Enrico Manfrini (1958);[8]
- The replica of the bronze Byzantine horses for the Basilica of San Marco in Venice (1979);[1]
- Statue of Pope Paul VI by Floriano Bodini (1986);[10]
- Self-Portrait sculpture by Alighiero Boetti (1993);[11]
- Sphere within Sphere sculpture for the UN headquarters in New York by Arnaldo Pomodoro (1996).[11]
References[]
- ^ a b "A Visit To The World's Oldest Bronze Casting Foundry". Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ "Battaglia Foundry 100 years of operation". Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ a b "Arte Laguna Prize 2018 2019. ARTISTIC FOUNDRY BATTAGLIA". Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ "Fonderia Battaglia History". Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ "Battaglia Foundry Sculpture Prize #01". Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ "The BFSP Prize". Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ "History. 100 years of Sculpture. After the great war". Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ a b c "History. 100 years of Sculpture. After the Second World War". Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ "History. 100 years of Sculpture". Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ "History. 100 years of Sculpture. The Sixties". Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ a b "History. 100 years of Sculpture. The Nineties". Retrieved 18 February 2019.
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