Artistic Foundry Battaglia (Fonderia Artistica Battaglia) is one of the oldest artistic bronze foundries in the world. It specializes in producing artistic sculptures using the lost-wax casting technique.[1]

It was founded in 1913 by Ercole Battaglia, Giulio Pogliani and Riccardo Frigerio in Milan.[2][3] For more than 100 years the Battaglia Foundry have worked with artists, sculptors and designers including Giannino Castiglioni, Alighiero Boetti, Arnaldo Pomodoro, Narciso Cassino, Lucio Fontana, Giuseppe Penone, Kengiro Azuma, and many others.[4]

The Foundry specializes in design and sculpture as well as restoration.

In 2016, the Artistic Foundry Battaglia has established its annual award – Battaglia Foundry Sculpture Prize (BFSP).[5] The aim is to encourage young artists and promote the use of bronze and the lost-wax casting technique in contemporary art.[6]

It was chosen as one of the Artistic Residencies by the Arte Laguna Prize.[3]

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Most Notable Works


References

  1. ^ a b "A Visit To The World's Oldest Bronze Casting Foundry". Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Battaglia Foundry 100 years of operation". Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Arte Laguna Prize 2018 2019. ARTISTIC FOUNDRY BATTAGLIA". Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Fonderia Battaglia History". Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Battaglia Foundry Sculpture Prize #01". Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  6. ^ "The BFSP Prize". Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  7. ^ "History. 100 years of Sculpture. After the great war". Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  8. ^ a b c "History. 100 years of Sculpture. After the Second World War". Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  9. ^ "History. 100 years of Sculpture". Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  10. ^ "History. 100 years of Sculpture. The Sixties". Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  11. ^ a b "History. 100 years of Sculpture. The Nineties". Retrieved 18 February 2019.
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