
Carrara Marble: the Preferred Stone of the Renaissance Masters
Carrara Marble: the Preferred Stone of the Renaissance Masters
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High near the Apuan Alps in Tuscany, a bold, young, 22-year-old artisan on horseback traversed the hazardous mountain terrain looking for the perfect artistic medium. He would stay there for months at a time, not only procuring this natural stone, but also working alongside excavators,