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Mother by Bob Wilson: Michelangelo's Rondanini Pietà and the sublime of the unfinished
The Rodanini Pietà is a marble work that Michelangelo sculpted for the first time between 1552 and 1553 and then worked on it again between 1555 and 1564, probably until a few days before his death, leaving it incomplete.
Kept until 2015 inside the Sforza Castle Museum in Milan, it was then moved and can now be admired inside the ancient Spanish Hospital in the Castle’s Cortile delle Armi, in a room designed by architect Michele De Lucchi.
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The Brutalist architecture in movies and TV Series
This architectural movement that started from England and established itself all over the world in the 1950s is now becoming a protagonist in the media
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Carrara marble and Cinema
Sono numerosi i film girati a Carrara con protagoniste le cave e il marmo. Ne abbiamo selezionati tre tra i più celebri.
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Why we use the terms “Calacatta” and “Bettogli”
Il marmo di Carrara ha una storia millenaria che affonda le radici all’epoca romana quando
era comunemente noto come marmo lunense.
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5 of the most famous Carrara marble achitectural works in the world
Carrara marble has been used in architecture for centuries. It is rooted in the Roman age with the first architectural uses and the artistic ones. Over two thousand years of history have given humanity architectural masterpieces made of marble throughout the ages. From the religious to the civil context, passing through major works privately commissioned.
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Why is Carrara marble so famous worldwide?
Carrara marble is famous all over the world for its unique features and it is associated with the most important architecture and art works.
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The tiles: marble in Europe from the 16th century
Although Carrara marble was already known for its uses in architecture and art, during the sixteenth century it experienced a new season of distribution throughout Europe thanks to the tiles commonly called "marmette" or "quadrette".
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Carrara marble on the Grand Tours
Carrara marble is a cultural bridge that crosses boundaries and goes beyond oceans. From the earliest times of the Roman world to the age of globalization, marble has been synonymous of excellence, beauty and uniqueness.
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Born in Carrara
What is the essence of Carrara marble? A millennia-long history, the genius of the artists, the excellence of the great architecture, the skill of the best craftsmen and the authenticity of being natural and sustainable.
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The Marble Railway
Even though today it seems incredible, there was a time when the marble of Carrara was carried down from the mountain on a steep iron path used by locomotives and carriages of the Private Marble Railway of Carrara.