Historical Background
For metalworkers the process of beating metal was initially performed in the development of work but after c.1150 casting became a more prevalent way for sculptors. Through these formative stages a process of modeling rather than carving was being performed. This allowed artists to gain more movement and gesture, and to work in miniature scales which uninhibited the metalworkers to show and explore their talents in a more productive fashion.
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