Bronze Australovenator Dinosaur by Nelson Maniscalco
Item Number: 235
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Description
Handcast bronze to-scale dinosaur, "Australovenator Wintonensis" by renowned scupltor and skelmaker Nelson Maniscalco.
Welded bronze alloys
15–20+ separate cast parts
Wood base, brass identification plaque
Measures approximately 12.5 inches long and 6.5 inches high.
Base is signed by the artist and dated 2015
Nelson Maniscalco was commissioned in 2010 by the Australian Age of Dinosaurs Museum of Natural History (AAOD) to cast a scale model of Australia's most celebrated dinosaur discovery, the Australovenator wintonensis. Discovered in 2006, the Australovenator lived 100-98 million years ago in the Mid-Cretaceous period. This dinosaur was approximately 16.5 ft long, 5 ft high at the hip, and weighed approximately 1,100lbs.
We are honored to be featuring this incredibly valuable and highly-demanded sculpture!
Read more about the commission and development process here:
brantworks.com/australovenator-skeleton
Learn about Australia's fantastic discovery, the Australovenator, here: australianageofdinosaurs.com/dino-australovenator
Special Instructions
Nelson Maniscalco's bronze dinosaurs are on display at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, and at the Maxilla & Mandible Ltd. Gallery in New York City. His bronze work is in high demand both across the US and internationally.
Read more about the artist here: brantworks.com/skelmaker-nelson-maniscalco
“As a lifelong student and teacher of fine arts, I might not be the likeliest suspect to create dinosaur sculptures and participate in dinosaur digs. However, the progression from fine artist to dinosaur sculptor and amateur paleontologist developed as I came to appreciate more and more the structural beauty of the earth's earliest rulers. It is only natural that as my fascination with the anatomical forms of these magnificent dinosaurs grew, it would find expression in my creative works, such as my dinosaur sculptures for Maxilla & Mandible”
—Nelson Maniscalco
from Dino Press Vol. 5, 2001