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Trajan's column, but only half of it
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www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/t/trajans-column/
Trajan's Column
Plaster cast of Trajan's column, Monsieur Oudry, about 1864. Museum no. REPRO.1864-128, © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Plaster cast of Trajan's column, Monsieur Oudry, about 1864. Museum no. REPRO.1864-128, © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
The Cast Courts are dominated by a plaster cast of the original marble column, 'Trajan's Column', made in the 19th century, around 1864. The massive cast is a tremendous feat of both engineering and casting. Displayed in the Architectural Courts from the time of their opening in 1873, it provided the opportunity for students (and others not able to travel to Rome) to see this iconic monument of the classical world. The cast of the column is made up of sections of plaster reliefs that are attached to an inner chimney built of brick. Each section was individually numbered so that the column could easily be assembled like a giant jigsaw puzzle.
Trajan's column, but only half of it
Following information from:-
www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/t/trajans-column/
Trajan's Column
Plaster cast of Trajan's column, Monsieur Oudry, about 1864. Museum no. REPRO.1864-128, © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Plaster cast of Trajan's column, Monsieur Oudry, about 1864. Museum no. REPRO.1864-128, © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
The Cast Courts are dominated by a plaster cast of the original marble column, 'Trajan's Column', made in the 19th century, around 1864. The massive cast is a tremendous feat of both engineering and casting. Displayed in the Architectural Courts from the time of their opening in 1873, it provided the opportunity for students (and others not able to travel to Rome) to see this iconic monument of the classical world. The cast of the column is made up of sections of plaster reliefs that are attached to an inner chimney built of brick. Each section was individually numbered so that the column could easily be assembled like a giant jigsaw puzzle.