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which of the Master's sculptures they found the most important and most representative. With their advice the town initiated the creation of mouldings taken from various works. As of 2007, over 60 castings had been realized by sculptor
Alphonse Snoeck using a method agreed upon by the national director of historic monuments. The castings are made with
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and study. The museum area shows the permanent collection of castings, complementing them with rooms describing local history, art history, and the history of
Romanesque sculpture; the last room showcases examples of other carvers contemporaneous with the Master. The sculpture castings are
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displayed in various ways, either fixed to the wall or freestanding, and are grouped in thematic displays as well. The museum also explains the historic and artistic contexts of the Master and his work.
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The Master's sculptures share a peculiar style unlike that of most
Romanesque sculptors. All of his human figures have low, triangular faces; crushed chins; high, deeply carved ears;
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cave with over 1,100 metres of surface area; this has served as the home for a center devoted to
Romanesque sculpture since June 2004. The center serves three purposes, acting as a
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112:art history
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152:winemaking
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305:of Saint
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252:Barcelona
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209:Cabestany
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