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CHRYSANTHEMUM BY ANA TZAREV

Another work by the artist Ana Tzarev, “Chrysanthemum” which will be cast in bronze by the Foundry. Beside some photos of the arrival of the models. See Artist Biography

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BIRD OF PARADISE BY ANA TZAREV

The work ā€œBird of Paradiseā€ by the internationally acclaimed Croatian artist Ana Tzarev which will be cast in bronze in the Foundry. See the biography

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L’opera dei vetrai

Inaugurated in Piegaro the bronze statue ā€œLā€™opera dei vetraiā€, by the MasterĀ Piero BertelliĀ and donated to the Umbrian City by Giovanni Bartolozzi, founder and owner of an important Montelupo Fiorentinoā€™s glassware Company, ā€œVetreria Etruscaā€. A tribute to the village, to its workers and to a job that has permeated the economic fabric of the territory. The…

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“Table” by Dashi Namdakov

The Foundry has recently completed the realization of two copies of ā€œTableā€, a Work of Art by the Russian sculptor Dashi Namdakov. Biography of Dashi Namdakov

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Aroldo Bellini Sculptor

An exhibition organized and set up in the museum spaces of theĀ Academy of Fine Arts in Perugia. Among the works of art displayed also some splendid castings from the original model of the Ferdinando Marinelli Artistic Foundry. Biography of the Artist

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From the Riace bronzes to the present day

See also “THE PATH OF ART – THE STORY THAT UNITES ANTONIO BERTI AND THE MARINELLI FOUNDRY” The story of the casting of works of art told by Ferdinando Marinelli. The ā€œVincenzo Meucciā€ room of the municipal library ā€œErnesto Ragionieriā€ in Sesto Fiorentino was filled with students of the artistic high school for the conference…

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PRESS CONFERENCE “THE HOLY DOOR IN THE VATICAN”

On December 14, 2015 the press conference “Holy Door in the Vatican, between Florence and Chianti the art secrets that made it” was held. The history, techniques, images, original casts, secrets of the ancient fusion lost wax revealed and told by the protagonists of the Artistic Foundry Ferdinando Marinelli.   Below is the press review…

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VATICAN RADIO AT THE FOUNDRY

The Holy Doors of St. Peter’s Basilica, cast by Ferdinando Marinelli’s family foundry in 1950, will be opened on December 8th by Pope Francis to commence the Jubilee year.Ā Ā In anticipation of this event, Vatican Radio sent seasoned reporter, Veronica Scarisbrick, to visit the foundry and report on the ancient craft behind the Holy Doors. The…

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AGE OF BRONZE IIC LOS ANGELES

Simultaneously with the exhibition “Power and Pathos” at the Getty Center in Los Angeles, the Italian Cultural Institute invited the Ferdinando Marinelli Artistic Foundry in organizing an exhibition of pictures related to the ‘lost wax’ casting technique.      

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BRONZE SALES EXHIBITION AT IL SALVIATINO

After the success of our exhibition “The Ages of Bronze” we are happy to present, from July 29 to September 13, 2015, a selection of our bronzes in the wonderful context of Il Salviatino. Info

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