Volterra-Detroit Foundation

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Alabaster Sculptures

We’ve been working really hard all semester on completing our alabaster sculptures. We learned how to use various tools to sculpt our creations, and as promised in a previous post, here are our final sculptures. First, we want to showcase some work-in-progress photos. And now, our final masterpieces. A big thank you to our Alabaster teachers, Jacopo and Cristiano, for...

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Volterra Roman Theater

The Roman Theater in Volterra was built at the end of Ist century BC, during the Augustan period, consulship of Aulus Caecina Severus. It was built within the perimeter of the Etruscan/Roman defensive walls, against steep slope. Theater capacity is estimated on 2,800-3,500. The diameter of the cavea is 63m (210 ft.) The theater was modified II/III AD: the quadriporticus...