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See a sculptor recreate Antonio Canova’s “Venus” step-by-step, from clay to marble | Time Lapse Art

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2024 ж. 6 Мам.
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Master sculptor Fred X. Brownstein recreates Antonio Canova’s sculpture “Venus” using Canova’s unique 200-year-old techniques over the course of 6 months.
How does Brownstein go from a foot-high clay sketch to a near-identical marble copy of one of Antonio Canova’s most famous sculptures? Watch this behind-the-scenes time lapse using Canova’s marble sculpting process to find out!
Brownstein uses his hands and small, wooden tools to create a rough clay sketch model called a bozzetti. He then moves on to a full-scale modelli that is cast in plaster, creating a hollow mold. This mold, in turn, serves as the basis for a refined plaster model that’s copied into a marble version where Fred makes the final touches.
Where Canova had a workshop with assistants, Fred did all of the sculpting himself!
See Canova’s clay, plaster, and marble sculptures, including "Venus", in the Canova: Sketching in Clay exhibition open June 11 - October 9, 2023 at the National Gallery of Art: www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2023/...
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00:00 Clay
01:25 Plaster
03:17 Marble

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  • Learn more about the process, the sculptor, and the newspaper hat! kzhead.info/sun/dJiif9uMmXaOZWw/bejne.htmlsi=5vXhCzqWTEeWJAPu

    @NationalGalleryofArtUS@NationalGalleryofArtUS9 ай бұрын

    • I thought the newspaper was so funny 😂 it’s so random when I saw it

      @jin_cotl@jin_cotl2 ай бұрын

    • 💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐

      @intercafe-ud7xk@intercafe-ud7xk3 сағат бұрын

  • It never ceases surprising me how the two steps before the final sculpture are themselves pieces of art.

    @andremetayer1467@andremetayer14678 ай бұрын

    • Indeed, but the clay would last a couple weeks, the plaster a couple centuries, while the marble will last for thousands of years. That is how we got our cultural heritage, how societies built things that would last, and amaze people so far away in time.

      @Elviloh@Elviloh7 ай бұрын

    • ​@@Elviloh No. You are wrong. It is not the urge to be known to the times unseen which makes humans to choose , it is their fear.

      @izharfatima5295@izharfatima52957 ай бұрын

    • @@Elviloh That's absolutly right : the marble can resist at the centurys and more. But, I never said another thing. I just say that, for me, not for everybody, the steps are art. You see ? Not an invest made by interest because of the longevity of my buying... Just for the beauty. The finess of the lines, the curves, the grain of the material. You're probably right. I'm a poet... And, you know probably that in certain archaeological dig sites, sometimes, some clays figurines are founded, even if they are a little bit or more broken, and all the personns who work on this dig site exult... Maybe they are poets too... I'm happy. You gave me the opportunity to attempt to defend a point of view in english. But please, be cool with me, that's not my native language !

      @andremetayer1467@andremetayer14677 ай бұрын

  • This IS amazing, magnificent, and neato frito, but my favorite part is his newspaper hat.

    @ottarsdatter@ottarsdatter11 ай бұрын

    • Learn about the hat here! kzhead.info/sun/dJiif9uMmXaOZWw/bejne.htmlsi=s1ujJOHNS-XWZHhH

      @NationalGalleryofArtUS@NationalGalleryofArtUS11 ай бұрын

    • It’s the standard issue Italian bricklayer/housepainter hat! I remember we all knew how to make it when we were kids.

      @MI-gn9lg@MI-gn9lg8 ай бұрын

    • I couldn't agree more

      @davidlipschitz6422@davidlipschitz64228 ай бұрын

    • are you truly an artist if you don't have a newspaper hat?

      @larissafae2135@larissafae21357 ай бұрын

    • Easy way to keep marble dust out of your hair and simultaneously look stylish and masterful 😉

      @IdiosyncH@IdiosyncH7 ай бұрын

  • The fact that he had to repeat the process THRICE and with three different techniques! He first sculpted it with clay using the additive method, then make a cast with plaster of paris, and then sculpt the same out of a marble slab using the subtractive method. This is absolute monk like concentration.

    @Feynman_Fries@Feynman_Fries8 ай бұрын

    • Plaster of Paris, not paris. It's the town.

      @eliseereclus3475@eliseereclus34758 ай бұрын

    • @@eliseereclus3475 woah weird I knew about a material called plaster of paris but not about a friggin town that has Eiffel tower, right? Thanks for enlightenment.

      @Feynman_Fries@Feynman_Fries8 ай бұрын

    • ​@@eliseereclus3475s so pretentious lol

      @simiansam5179@simiansam51796 ай бұрын

    • Sorry i'm new to this, but why did he have to re sculpt using marble?

      @godbatbat@godbatbatАй бұрын

    • @@godbatbat Clay and plaster are not durable and lack the aesthetic qualities of marble.

      @UmbrellaGent@UmbrellaGentАй бұрын

  • What a chance to have cameras, youtube, art everywhere, whenever we want, appreciate the artists labor. What a chance...

    @Akireda_Trip@Akireda_Trip8 ай бұрын

    • We are alive in amazing times 🙌🏾. I’m so grateful.

      @precioustraveler@precioustravelerАй бұрын

  • I think you should change your title. Instead of putting "a scupltor", you should put his actual name. Not many people check the description and putting his name in plain view seems better.

    @stephlala094@stephlala0945 ай бұрын

    • I believe they used the word "sculpture" instead of his name so that this video would advertise in the algorithm. I think they should have used both the word "sculpture" and his name in the title.

      @ArcaniaSkyPirate9516@ArcaniaSkyPirate9516Ай бұрын

    • They hearted almost every other top comment except this, weird.

      @ozzyv3419@ozzyv341927 күн бұрын

    • @@ozzyv3419 this comment is pretty new though, every other recent top comment that has been hearted is close to the date this video was released. Meaning they had a higher chance of being seen by the creator.

      @crowtheblackcat415@crowtheblackcat41524 күн бұрын

    • ​@@crowtheblackcat415Sort comments by newest and you will see them heartinf comments from this week.

      @ozzyv3419@ozzyv341924 күн бұрын

    • @@ozzyv3419 ah im stupid, thank you for correcting me haha

      @crowtheblackcat415@crowtheblackcat41524 күн бұрын

  • seeing this is easy to believe sculptors falling in love with their work and asking the gods to bring them to life. so much time

    @mmmk6793@mmmk6793Ай бұрын

  • I think this is one of the best artists I've ever seen!

    @MomentswithJerome@MomentswithJerome16 күн бұрын

  • A lifetime of study and craft in a 6 minute video, thank you Master for sharing with the world.

    @vfxforge@vfxforge2 ай бұрын

  • How amazing to see the entire process like this. It's so beautiful.

    @haikuhsu@haikuhsu11 ай бұрын

    • Thanks for watching!

      @NationalGalleryofArtUS@NationalGalleryofArtUS11 ай бұрын

  • What a privilege to be able to see this man at work. 🙏

    @erinsjourney315@erinsjourney315Ай бұрын

  • This is the real deal! Thank you for sharing. Most people have no idea of the time and skill that goes into Mold Making and Subtractive Stone Carving. Sadly, both casting in plaster and using a point method to enlarge/transfer to stone is becoming a lost art. More exhibits and videos like this, please!

    @katiegutridge8758@katiegutridge875810 ай бұрын

    • I like art work with marble. Biggest marble art's example is 'TAJ MAHAL' AGARA in India. This is so beautiful with 97% pure whiteness .

      @vinita-gm04065@vinita-gm040656 ай бұрын

    • Excuse my ignorance. Why is it necessary to make a plaster mold? Couldn't the artist use the clay as a model for preparing the marble version?

      @jtoddmusic7090@jtoddmusic70904 ай бұрын

    • The biggest problem using a clay model as his reference would be the wear and tear from constant measuring.

      @bostonrobbins876@bostonrobbins8763 ай бұрын

  • he makes one art to start another art, it's amazing

    @Linx_28@Linx_287 ай бұрын

  • Love that he does this by hand... this quality of marble asks you to give up your soul... and machines can't do that.

    @paulthompson2991@paulthompson29917 ай бұрын

  • No shortcuts, I'm in awe at the skills on display. Very impressive.

    @tarouyamada2686@tarouyamada268611 ай бұрын

    • So are we!

      @NationalGalleryofArtUS@NationalGalleryofArtUS11 ай бұрын

  • I think that is one of the most beautiful things I have ever watched.

    @rob9340@rob93405 ай бұрын

  • Staggering. Hypnotic to watch - thank you and congrats to all involved in the commission. Not least the master sculptor! I visited another Canova piece at Chatsworth in the UK recently and wondered at the practical processes behind these beautiful masterpieces. And you’ve answered so many questions, thank you!

    @mikeharris9272@mikeharris927210 ай бұрын

  • this is mind-blowing. I thought the clay one was the start and finish 😮 this is just amazing .. so much work 👏🏻

    @moth_MCMXCIII@moth_MCMXCIII7 ай бұрын

  • As a professional painter I loved the sculpture study in the beginning. Its exactly how I plan out my paintings. Working out the difficult shapes like the tilt of the head before you start. Just excellent 👍

    @justinmechanic17@justinmechanic178 ай бұрын

  • Amazing that some people can do this. And magical to see Venus coming put of the stone!

    @AreHan1991@AreHan19918 ай бұрын

  • What incredible work from this gentleman, a true artist.

    @victorzw_@victorzw_7 ай бұрын

  • I love the intimacy that comes with such patience - truly beautiful.

    @danerose575@danerose5758 ай бұрын

  • Priceless sculpture

    @jitendraverma1787@jitendraverma17878 ай бұрын

  • Not felt like this in long time.. Breathtaking

    @itslikelypriyanka@itslikelypriyanka7 ай бұрын

  • Excellent work! I enjoyed every second of this wonderful short video

    @christopherazzopardi2062@christopherazzopardi20629 ай бұрын

  • Wow that was breathtaking ... I cannot believe the skill. Real art is another level.

    @coloraturaMusic@coloraturaMusic7 ай бұрын

  • this is so beautiful that I just burst in tears for no reason

    @letzia@letzia7 ай бұрын

  • There needs to be marble works in art for generations to come, we can't afford to lose techniques like these.

    @Willbotx@Willbotx7 ай бұрын

  • I have discovered these art videos on KZhead. Thank you to all the artists that upload these beautiful techniques for us to watch💕🎨

    @mariemorgan7759@mariemorgan77592 ай бұрын

  • Saw the exhibit in person last week and am so glad this is posted to share with those not able to go in person!!

    @eg-mf8ih@eg-mf8ih9 ай бұрын

    • Share away!

      @NationalGalleryofArtUS@NationalGalleryofArtUS9 ай бұрын

  • what an absolute beauty

    @jake_runs_the_world@jake_runs_the_world8 ай бұрын

  • Very talented men, beautiful sculpture art

    @ninosimo5209@ninosimo52097 ай бұрын

  • Wow! That's a lot of work!

    @ATINKERER@ATINKERER8 ай бұрын

  • Incroyable ! Quel savoir-être faire exceptionnel ! Je suis admiratif !

    @yandusud@yandusud8 ай бұрын

  • Thank you for sharing this, I enjoyed watching this very much, beautiful. X

    @alexandermoody1946@alexandermoody19467 ай бұрын

  • Speechless…the talent and the execution, mesmerising.

    @hyeeunlee7752@hyeeunlee77526 ай бұрын

  • Maestro de maestros, es increíble, magnífico, me encanto!

    @agustingonzales3136@agustingonzales31367 ай бұрын

  • This was MESMERIZING. BEAUTIFUL WORK OF ART.

    @Gabreya@Gabreya9 ай бұрын

  • This is insane, incredible! The skill, the patience, the attention to every single detail - I find it hard to fathom how people can do this, and obviously did it hundreds of years ago too.

    @Joseph-im8be@Joseph-im8be3 ай бұрын

  • This was amazing. Thank you for sharing this. We visited the exhibit on Saturday. It was amazing. I watched this video on-site also & was thrilled to get to see it again!

    @junellscheeres9003@junellscheeres900310 ай бұрын

  • Neat to see a design go from one medium to another. Seems like there's also a lot of room for things to go wrong if not careful enough, so that takes as much patience as it does skill.

    @pauljs75@pauljs758 ай бұрын

  • I can only imagine the intense feeling of satisfaction when a sculptor completes a marble carving.

    @jimjimgl3@jimjimgl38 ай бұрын

  • What a skill, amazing

    @vishnumeena8728@vishnumeena87288 ай бұрын

  • Huge Respect. ❤

    @AseemSehmi@AseemSehmi8 ай бұрын

  • Superb demonstration by a master sculptor!

    @gwenpier8766@gwenpier876611 ай бұрын

  • true art in perfection

    @jemandjemand2362@jemandjemand23628 ай бұрын

  • This Is Art as It Always should be

    @dariolullia9472@dariolullia94728 ай бұрын

  • It's nice that art is still being made

    @robfletch5466@robfletch54666 ай бұрын

  • somehow making me emotional. pure art it is

    @tdfafdd2248@tdfafdd22487 ай бұрын

  • Muchas felicidades al Señor, un trabajo muy laborioso, se necesita mucho tiempo, y no cualquiera lo puede hacer, valioso Don tiene usted, muchos saludos!

    @silviamckenzie6522@silviamckenzie65227 ай бұрын

  • I wanna cry looking at this .Its beyond beautiful ❤

    @user-cx3yn5su6r@user-cx3yn5su6r2 ай бұрын

  • I can only imagine the countless thousands of hours that went into mastering this craft. Humbling

    @topy706@topy7065 ай бұрын

  • Now this is what we call "art". Truly beautiful❤

    @Xylia05@Xylia054 ай бұрын

  • Canova was a genius, and this gentleman is a Master.

    @eliseereclus3475@eliseereclus34758 ай бұрын

  • Bravo ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Thank you for your existence and talent ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

    @demetrapetrou8527@demetrapetrou85277 ай бұрын

  • I saw this exhibit in person and was very impressed. thank you for shedding light on Canova's process. cheers from singapore!

    @Turkeysonmywindow@Turkeysonmywindow7 ай бұрын

    • Thanks for visiting from Singapore!

      @NationalGalleryofArtUS@NationalGalleryofArtUS7 ай бұрын

  • Of all the art forms in the world, music, painting, theatre, stone sculptures are on top.

    @bubaks2@bubaks22 ай бұрын

  • Superb work...also loved his paper Topee

    @pramodchhatre5922@pramodchhatre59228 ай бұрын

  • sculpture is so beautiful. the most immortal art

    @finchclawed@finchclawedАй бұрын

  • I absolutely adore every second of this! I feel like i was there. Can’t wait to binge every video you guys have.

    @zchesiq@zchesiq9 ай бұрын

    • Yay! Thank you!

      @NationalGalleryofArtUS@NationalGalleryofArtUS9 ай бұрын

  • This is the real art and you are real artist. Well done uncle. You are amazing.

    @tahaguney6005@tahaguney60056 ай бұрын

  • In the words of the great Keats: "A thing of beauty is a joy forever"

    @MariaTorres-hc5uq@MariaTorres-hc5uq8 ай бұрын

  • Beautiful sculpture, marvelously done 👏🏻👏🏻

    @apertioopening3425@apertioopening34254 ай бұрын

  • Amazing skill.

    @ErnoSallinen@ErnoSallinen8 ай бұрын

  • BEAUTIFUL... AMAZING!! Thank you for sharing to the World❤

    @annzwinge3673@annzwinge367310 ай бұрын

  • Talking as an architect this is fantastic. Working with hands, have the connection with the material, it is something that i can't describe. I would like to see more content like this!

    @gregorysotiriou7071@gregorysotiriou70717 ай бұрын

  • Sir you are an amazing sculptor. Respect from the bottom of my heart.❤😊

    @user-yp7pt9sp8x@user-yp7pt9sp8xАй бұрын

  • Bravo to MASTER!!!

    @mikeches7992@mikeches79928 ай бұрын

  • i love these type of art so much

    @pinkangel111@pinkangel111Ай бұрын

  • Thank you! That really made my day.

    @Robbskunky@Robbskunky8 ай бұрын

  • Such a beautiful thing to watch.

    @wolly9767@wolly9767Ай бұрын

  • Having just returned from visiting the ancient sites and museums of Troy, Alexander Troas, Pergamon, Assus, Ephesus, Parion, Thessaloniki, Nimes, Orange, and Tarragona, my head is still spinning from the mind-boggling amount of time, skill, craftsmanship, and resources that went into creating the millions of stones, columns, reliefs, decorative and figurative sculptures, capitals, bases, arches, temples, and pretty much everything. 😊 Seeing this process can give people an idea of just how incredibly skilled and dedicated our European ancestors were.

    @musashidanmcgrath@musashidanmcgrath8 ай бұрын

  • So informative to watch! Thank you!

    @ladybug657@ladybug65710 ай бұрын

  • Skill, patience, accuracy, determination, passion

    @Mrpallekuling@Mrpallekuling7 ай бұрын

  • OMG it is really labour heavy work. HUGE admiration and appreciation from me to this diligent man and his impressive art. We should also take into consideration that he was not a young man anymore, when he created these beautiful artefacts. ❤🙏❤💪💪💪👍👍👍🤩😍

    @azalea1404@azalea14048 ай бұрын

  • Had to watch this twice. Unbelievable!

    @kaleidoscopedreams1111@kaleidoscopedreams11115 ай бұрын

  • What a God-given talent. Very impressive!

    @inGodweTrustForever@inGodweTrustForever6 ай бұрын

  • Oh my! Marvelous, breathtakingly beautiful! I thank you!!!

    @rebeccavalicoff1581@rebeccavalicoff158111 ай бұрын

    • Thank you so much for watching!

      @NationalGalleryofArtUS@NationalGalleryofArtUS11 ай бұрын

  • Absolutely gorgeous!

    @CuauGuerra@CuauGuerraАй бұрын

  • Magnifico. Thankyou for creating.

    @aaron6178@aaron61786 ай бұрын

  • And I initially thought he was done with the first casting....he's .beyond WOW

    @treich1234@treich12346 ай бұрын

  • So much more skilled, beautiful, respectable, and better than "modern art".

    @level9drow856@level9drow8567 ай бұрын

  • Que hermosa escultura y gran escultor apasionado de lo que hace muy bello

    @juancruzmartinez448@juancruzmartinez4487 ай бұрын

  • Absolutely BEAUTIFULLY captured process! 💖

    @UnaBellissima@UnaBellissimaАй бұрын

  • Beautiful

    @capitulina@capitulina7 ай бұрын

  • I am in love with those sculptures 😫

    @jayaprabhafernando2232@jayaprabhafernando22327 ай бұрын

  • This is awesome! We visited the gallery in DC today.

    @bobbatten5365@bobbatten53659 ай бұрын

    • Glad you could see it in person!

      @NationalGalleryofArtUS@NationalGalleryofArtUS9 ай бұрын

  • Thank you so much, this is magical 🌷

    @mariejacobs9721@mariejacobs97215 ай бұрын

  • This is AMAZING!!!

    @user-yr9rb5cg7v@user-yr9rb5cg7v10 ай бұрын

  • Takes a long time. Thank you for doing this🕊

    @annettecantu3126@annettecantu31266 ай бұрын

  • The sculptor deserves a name!

    @juliedavidson9532@juliedavidson95326 ай бұрын

  • Absolutely amazing

    @JourneyStand@JourneyStand6 ай бұрын

  • I was just at the National Gallery of Art in DC mostly admiring and studying the beauty and finer details of the terracotta and marble sculptures. So glad this video popped up. Hmmmmmmm…..

    @marielucier7982@marielucier79828 ай бұрын

  • Amazing.

    @kennynewell85@kennynewell858 ай бұрын

  • Mr. Fred is an amazing artist. You can see how passionate he is for this project. He threw all the problem outside the house, and just focusing on the sculpture.

    @dragulia_venaro@dragulia_venaro6 ай бұрын

  • She’s so patient

    @janahargarten6774@janahargarten67748 ай бұрын

  • Cher monsieur vous méritez un prix Nobel !!

    @sammalinaoufel1471@sammalinaoufel14718 ай бұрын

    • 🏆

      @NationalGalleryofArtUS@NationalGalleryofArtUS8 ай бұрын

  • Perfect 🤍

    @Aperture_Science_And_PORTALS@Aperture_Science_And_PORTALS7 ай бұрын

  • absolutely beautiful

    @nikkibdesign@nikkibdesign4 ай бұрын

  • speachless!

    @mariusce@mariusce6 ай бұрын
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