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Memorials.com brings to you bronze statues from the finest manufacturers in Spain. We have found for you bronze statues with exceptional design and craftsmanship. Developed by Europe's leading bronze fabricator products these are works of art combining the best of modern and traditional European design. Our bronze statues have an outstanding, lustrous finish achieved through a proprietary powder-coating method.

For decades European designers have created memorial designs combining bronze and granite, creating some of the most beautiful memorials. Combining metal and stone creates an esthetic contrast that cannot be replicated by only stone or bronze. Stunning statuary, from variations of Mary, Jesus, graceful angels, saints and Michelangelo's Pieta (Christ lying on Mary's lap) are just a few available from hundreds of other designs. The pained and exhausted European depictions of Christ evoke powerful emotions.

When, Where and How Are Bronze Statues Created?

By the sixth century BC, the technology of bronze-casting was very sophisticated. Initially, small bronze objects and tools were solid cast in two-piece clay molds as previously described. From 1,500 BC forward, larger items were being hollow-cast in bronze using the lost-wax method. For this type of casting, a clay core was formed in the basic shape of the object.

Large scale bronze statues were usually cast in pieces no larger than about 3 feet. There are several reasons for this. First, as noted, the most two men could handle was a crucible holding about 2 gallons of molten bronze weighing 150 lb. Second, bronze must be poured fairly rapidly or it will begin to cool and it will not pour uniformly. If the bronze is not at just the right temperature and state of fluidity, the casting may fail, resulting in the bronze cracking and becoming deformed as it cools. The ancient founders understood these constraints. One of the reasons for adding some lead to a copper-tin bronze is that the lead both lowers the melting point of the resulting alloy and makes the molten metal less viscous so it pours more easily. It appears that once in their clay mantles, these separate statue pieces were placed in casting pits such as those found on the Agora at Athens. Over time the methods where perfected more and more and the finishes changed some. Overall the same techniques are applied today as they where in the old Roman days.

Today bronze statues are found everywhere from old cemeteries to homes and gardens. Bronze Statues are made for entrances to large corporations. They start with a lustrous shine and over time become the well known color of patina, with a touch of green. The bronze statue can always be refinished but will always go back to weathering over time.

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