Detail of head whose surface has been severely weathered, destroying evidence of its cold working. Francesco Bordoni (Italian, 1580–1654), Torchbearing Angel, 1613, H. 150 cm (École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux Arts, Paris, inv. WB38). See Bourgarit, David, Francesca G. Bewer, and Geneviève Bresc-Bautier. 2014. “Francesco Bordoni: Spécificités techniques chez un sculpteur-fondeur du 17e siècle.” In French Bronze Sculpture: Materials and Techniques 16th–18th Century, edited by David Bourgarit, Jane Bassett, Francesca G. Bewer, Geneviève Bresc-Bautier, Philippe Malgouyres, and Guilhem Scherf, 1–17. Paris: Archetype..