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Rodin's "The Kiss"
“The Kiss” by Auguste Rodin is a captivating bronze sculpture originally created for “The Gates of Hell.” It is a scene from the story by Dante, Inferno. The male is Paolo Malatesta and his lover is Francesca da Rimini. In the story Paolo is Frencesca’s husband’s brother and her tutor ....
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.... hand. We can discover what metals actually comprise this bronze and their percentages through X-ray fluorescence. For instance, some bronzes contain nickel and some contain aluminum while others do not. We can also fin the hardness of the bronze by finding the percentage of copper used in “The Kiss.” This would be interesting to discover because this could give us an idea of the incredible sculpting ability of Rodin. X-ray fluorescence qualitatively analyzes the elements that exist in objects containing inorganic compounds. X-rays are emitted on to the obje ....
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