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Source Image: PR500_06_07 of Orvieto Cathedral

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Description

Drawn record of the toolmarks which survive on the relief carving of Panel 4.

Monument
Orvieto Cathedral 
Monument Type
Architecture 
Material(s)
Undefined white marble (Visual identification)  
Date
ad 1290 - ad 1591 
Keywords
FigureFoliage  
Collections
Orvieto  

Location

Original Location
Orvieto 

Evidence for working practices

1. Toolmarks

Process
Rough shaping
Tool
Sculptor's Pick
Method
Angle: Vertical (90°)
Force: Gentle
Description
The areas shaded in blue are worked with the sculptor's pick.

2. Toolmarks

Process
Rough shaping
Tool
Tooth Chisel
Method
Angle: Shallow (40-50°)
Force: Medium
Description
The areas shaded in red are worked with the tooth chisel.

3. Toolmarks

Process
Smoothing
Tool
Flat Chisel
Method
Angle: Shallow (40-50°)
Force: Gentle
Description
The areas shaded in yellow are worked with the flat chisel.

4. Toolmarks

Process
Smoothing
Tool
Abrasives
Description
The areas in white are finished with an abrasive.

Notes

The tooth chisel is used much more widely in Panel 4 instead of the sculptor's pick, which only appears very occasionally. In the lower part of the panel the tooth chisel is used for finishing. Like Panels 1-3 the vegetation is finished.

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