Replica

Definition

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Here used to describe the precise reproduction of a bronze made by the same artist or foundry as the original bronze. Also refers to the same scale reproductions of a model made at different stages in the casting process (e.g. a wax replica, and a refractory replica used to make the core in sand casting or piece-mold casting). In lost wax casting, bronzes fashioned from inter-models made from the same piece molds taken from the master model are considered replicas of the original. In sand casting, it refers to bronzes made using the same chef-modèle. Numerous replicas of the same bronze are called ‘multiples’.

Note: Slight differences are inevitable between replicas due to deterioration of the mold or to variations in the finishing of the wax or chasing of the bronze. With regard to modern bronze production, a replica may refer specifically to a cast made by someone other than the artist, but who is under license to make the cast. An ‘artist’s replica’ is a cast made by the artist or someone sanctioned by the artist. An ‘authenticated replica’ is certified as having been made by the artist or someone sanctioned by the artist (Tate Papers No.8 https://www.tate.org.uk/research/publications/tate-papers/08/terminology-for-further-expansion).

Homographs

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Synonyms

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Épreuve d’édition^†   Épreuve de série

Related Terms

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After-cast   Aftercast   Artist's replica   Authenticated replica   Copy   Edition   Editioned replica   Surmoulage   Surmoulage   Variant   Version

To Be Distinguished From

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Copy   Variant   Version

Note: A ‘copy’ is understood here to refer to a cast that reproduces the features of a model or bronze, but is not created by the original artist of the model or bronze, or cast by a licensed or sanctioned foundry.

Sources

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General Dictionaries

Merriam Webster Dictionary (no date). Available at: https://www.merriam-webster.com/.

Cultural Heritage Publications

Bassett, J. (2008) The Craftsman Revealed: Adriaen de Vries, Sculptor in Bronze. Los Angeles: Getty Conservation Institute.

Dillon, J. (2002) ‘Technical reports’, in Avery, V. (ed.) Renaissance and Baroque Bronzes from the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. London, pp. 276–288., (p. 300)

Category

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objects

Getty AAT

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300015642

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