Terracotta ('baked earth' in Italian) a reddish brown natural clay has long been used for sculpture. After the piece is modeled and allowed to dry until bone-hard, it is fired in a kiln (oven) at a temperature sufficient to complete the drying and hardening process, chemically altering the clay to make it permanent. - Janetta Rebold Benton
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L'Annunziata by Vera Manzi-Schacht
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Foot of San Michele by Vera Manzi-Schacht
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Delphic Muse by Vera Manzi-Schacht
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Hestia by Vera Manzi-Schacht
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Hestia by Vera Manzi-Schacht
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Hestia by Vera Manzi-Schacht
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Esclarmonde by Vera Manzi-Schacht
Esclarmonde by Vera Manzi-Schacht
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Esclarmonde and Bill by Vera Manzi-Schacht
Esclarmonde by Vera Manzi-Schacht
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St. Foy by Vera Manzi-Schacht
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St. Foy by Vera Manzi-Schacht
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St. Foy by Vera Manzi-Schacht
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Liberta by Vera Manzi-Schacht
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Liberta by Vera Manzi-Schacht
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Liberta by Vera Manzi-Schacht
Centaur's Portrait - A 3D capture