Carrar Marble Art

The renaissance master was intimately familiar with the marble quarries near carrara in tuscany where he traveled to select raw materials for his famous pietà and other sculptures.

Carrar marble art.

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The family created the office of marble in 1564 to regulate the marble mining industry. The city of massa in particular saw much of its plan. Carrara city massa carrara provincia province toscana tuscany regione region north central italy it lies along the carrione river in the foothills of the apuan alps just northwest of massa and east of la spezia acquired by the malaspina family in 1428 it constituted with massa the principality 1568 and duchy 1633 of massa carrara the city s notable landmarks include the. Each and every piece of marble is a natural unique one of a kind piece of art.

In the 17th and 18th centuries the marble quarries were monitored by the cybo and malaspina families who ruled over massa and carrara. Promoted finish 38 fine velvet texture finish 4924 38 features. To read pdf files you need the adobe acrobat reader 6 0 or higher. Natural coloring and veining means that no two pieces will be identical and you can both customize the look as well as make a statement that no one else can match.

Category early 20th century italian neoclassical carrara marble sculptures. It is quarried in the city of carrara in the province of massa and carrara in the lunigiana. Carrara marble has been used since the time of ancient rome and it was called the luni marble. A 20th century italian white marble bust of a smiling girl a carved carrara marble figural sculpture signed on the base by the italian artist aurelio bossi 1884 1948 whose sculpt.