"Old Master" patina may credit their surface finsih to an invention in Italy during the Renaissance. When bronze is cast in its raw state, it needs after-working, or chasing, to create the texture and surface appearance desired by the artist. After chasing, by hammering, filling, or polishing to vary the way the metal reflects light, bronze has a bright, golden colour, which naturally oxidizes if left untreated. Often it will be glided, lacquered, or treated with an acid to give a distinctive finish. In Padua, a technique evolved whereby a rich, blace varnish was applied to darken the bronze surface. By rubbing off the varnish at the high points or raised surfaces, the exposed bronze takes on a natural chestnut colour, a technique masterfully replicated on these chandeliers

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