Blog

Are you looking for inspiration? For more information about a cast? The blog contains posts about casts and artists as well as posts about our history, philosophy, and news!

photo of white plaster cast sculpture of female bust cropped at shoulders with decorative base against black background

The Search for the Bust of Marietta Strozzi

By Kayla Fletcher

According to artist, architect, and essentially the first art historian, Giorgio Vasari, the sculptor Desiderio da Settignano created a portrait bust of the most beautiful...

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Introducing the Bronze Collection

By Lisa Benson

We are thrilled to announce a significant milestone at Caproni Collection that we've been eagerly working on behind the scenes – the expansion of our...

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Americanizing Architecture: New Piece by Louis Henry Sullivan

By Kayla Fletcher

We are thrilled to add another architectural ornament by Louis Henry Sullivan to our collection! This reproduction is from Sullivan's Bayard-Condict Building in NYC and...

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What Do You Know About Plaster of Paris?

By Lisa Benson

Every day our casters dip their hands into a fine white powder, mix it using centuries’ old techniques, and pour, splash, and drip it into...

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photo of white plaster cast of ancient sculpture of head, namely Omphale or Hercules, wearing Nemean lion skin against dark gray background

Strength and Beauty: Four New Pieces

By Lisa Benson

We're excited to welcome four new pieces into our collection! In time for Women's History Month in which we celebrate women's contributions to history and society, these pieces...

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Little Hands and Little Feet

By Kayla Fletcher

Our predecessors, P.P. Caproni and Brother, molded the hands and feet of children and babies as well as adults, and today, these small plaster casts...

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closeup photo of white triangular plaster cast sculpture relief of the god Zeus in the center and the Giants around him on a gray background

Zeus & the Giants

By Kayla Fletcher

In our collection is a reduction of one section of the frieze that adorned the Altar of Zeus. P.P. Caproni and Brother created a reduction...

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photo of white plaster cast sculpture of female figure in drapery with white fence, trees, and blue sky in background

Pieces Coming Soon!

By Kayla Fletcher

Maybe it’s officially the end of summer here in New England, but things are just heating up! Here is what’s coming soon!

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Cast in the Same Mold

Cast in the Same Mold

By Lisa Benson

For a limited time, we are offering these two groupings at a discounted price if you buy either the three decorative panels or the two...

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