Figure 36

Detail of internal surface showing a core pin with the head in the interior (yellow overlay), testifying to the use of a process in which the core was set after the wax in the mold. Remains of clay core are visible (top right). Giovan Francesco Rustici (Italian, 1475–1554), Tomb Effigy of Alberto III Pio, Prince of Carpi, ca. 1535, L. 167 cm (Musée du Louvre, inv. MR 1680). See .