2008
Alexander the Great, Skopje
The Macedonian government sent the Marinelli Foundry the plaster model of the 3.5 meter high equestrian statue of Alexander the Great, with a request to enlarge it to 15 meters and then cast it in bronze. The gigantic monument is part of a large fountain that includes soldiers and lions and a large number of bas-reliefs, all to be executed in bronze by the Marinelli Foundry.
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The arrival in the Foundry of the Soldiers plaster models
The arrival in the Foundry of the 3,5 meters Alexander on horseback model
The equestrian monument model 3,5 meters tall
Begins the enlargement in polystyrene of the horse's head
Enlargement stage
Enlargement stage
Enlargement stage
Enlargement stage
Enlargement stage
Enlargement stage
The layer of plaster applied to polystyrene to shape the anatomies
The layer of plaster applied to polystyrene to shape the anatomies
Enlargement in clay of Alexander head
Moulding of the gigantic arm of Alexander
Moulding of the gigantic arm of Alexander
Ferdinando Marinelli Jr. looks at the monument mounted for testing
Testing of the monument. F. Marinelli Jr. with the sculptor V. Stevanovska
Ferdinando Marinelli Jr. looks at the monument mounted for testing
Assembling of the bronze monument in Skopje
Assembling of the bronze monument in Skopje
Assembling of the bronze monument in Skopje
The lions cast in bronze
The monument assembled and finished in all its parts
The monument today in Skopje
The monument today in Skopje