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Winning bronze: sculpture at the Royal Academy – in pictures

Bronze at RA: Athlete, Roman copy of Hellenistic original
Athlete, Roman copy of Hellenistic original, school of Lysippos, from Herculaneum. Photograph: www.scalarchives.com
Bronze at RA: Chimera of Arezzo, Etruscan
Chimera of Arezzo, Etruscan, c. 400 BCE Bronze Photograph: Antonio Quattrone/Soprintendenza per i Beni Archeologici della Toscana
Bronze at RA: Head with Crown, 14th to early 15th century
Head with Crown, 14th to early 15th century Photograph: Scala, Florence
Bronze 2: Adriaen de Vries, Vulcan's Forge,
Adriaen de Vries, Vulcan's Forge, 1611 Photograph: Bayerisches Nationalmuseum, Walter Haberland
Bronze at RA: Louise Bourgeois, Spider IV
Louise Bourgeois, Spider IV, 1996 Photograph: Peter Bellamy/courtesy Hauser & Wirth and Cheim & Read
Bronze at RA: Barthelemy Prieur, Acrobat
Barthelemy Prieur, Acrobat, c. 1600 Photograph: Jorg P Anders/bpk / Skulpturensammlung und Museen zu Berlin
Bronze at RA: Painted Bronze Ale Cans by Jasper Johns
Jasper Johns. Painted Bronze Ale Cans Photograph: DACS
Bronze at RA: The Buddha Shakyamuni in Abhaya-mudra
The Buddha Shakyamuni in Abhaya-mudra, probably Bihar, Gupta Period, India, 6th century Photograph: Courtesy of Asia Society, New York
Bronze at RA: The Pharisee by Giovanfrancesco Rustici
Giovanfrancesco Rustici. The Pharisee, St John the Baptist and The Levite from The Sermon of Saint John the Baptist, 1511 Photograph: Antonio Quattrone/Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore
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