Statues were of limestone, marble, bronze, gold and ivory, terra-cotta, and wood.
Houdon modeled his sculptures in clay, although subsequent versions might be of marble, bronze, or plaster.
Nonetheless, those great urns in marble, bronze or lead are what have always taken pride of place in the garden.
It also made him comfortable with combining different materials -- wood, stone, marble, bronze -- as craftsmen had done for centuries.
Here, it is sometimes layered with marble, bronze, wood, and other forms of concrete, to create what the architects call a "strata wall".
Besides these two major temples there were five smaller buildings, treasuries and the like, and a wealth of votive offerings in marble, bronze, and terra-cotta.
The interior includes ornate mosaics, marbles, bronze, and stained-glass domes designed by the Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company.
"In 27 days and despite frequent bad weather, they recovered hundreds of objects: ceramic vessels, components of marble statues, bronze statuettes, bronze coins, gold jewelry and gemstones, fine glassware and human skeletal remains," WHOI wrote about the Cousteau expedition. .
In medieval times, Greek and Roman art was sequestered in monasteries; in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, ancient marbles, bronzes, coins, and gems were sought after by Popes and by other prominent Italians, including Lorenzo de Medicii.
He had inherited his father's collection upon his death two years earlier, which now joined his own impressive acquisitions of manuscripts and books, paintings, marbles, bronzes, medals, gems, ancient coins, maps, and scientific instruments.
There are marbles, bronzes, terracottas and plasters by Rodin every which way. "It's wonderful, but what I want to show you today," says Manolo, "is the fashion show Moda y Modernidad".
