"Patina doesn't flake on metal and is mainly just a color change, such as bronze turning green," says Eileen Fulton, a restorer for O'Sullivan Antiques in New York City. The term is commonly used ...

Reyne was using a word—patina—that appraisers ... "When you 'patinate' a bronze," explains Michael, "you are creating highlights, mattes, glossy surfaces, and color variations.

He has a studio in the Via Babuino. Beside his preoccu- pation regarding the patinas on bronze and his studies to reproduce their tonal qualities whether they come from the long action of air and ...

The metal has a warm golden-brown glow. But a distinct patina develops on bronze after oxidation and skin contact, which, to the uninitiated, might look dirty or muddy—a metal that’s been put ...