Carrar Marble Art

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.

Carrar marble art.

The city of massa in particular saw much of its plan. The family created the office of marble in 1564 to regulate the marble mining industry. 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. Promoted finish 38 fine velvet texture finish 4924 38 features.

Each and every piece of marble is a natural unique one of a kind piece of art. Carrara marble is a type of white or blue grey marble popular for use in sculpture and building decor. This tile is water resistant stain proof and scratch resistant it s the perfect low maintenance and easy to clean floor for your busy home. Art history the more the marble wastes the more the statue grows wrote michelangelo buonarroti.

Protect the wall beside your vanity with this beautiful durable 22 long x 4 high carrara marble side splash. Lifeproof tile is so durable it can even be installed outdoors to create a beautiful patio. Carrara marble has been used since the time of ancient rome and it was called the luni marble. Stone center online carrara white italian carrera marble subway brick mosaic tile 2x4 polished venato bianco bathroom kitchen backsplash floor tile 4 3 out of 5 stars 55 11 68 11.

In the 17th and 18th centuries the marble quarries were monitored by the cybo and malaspina families who ruled over massa and carrara. 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. These stone textured tiles combine the authentic look of carrara marble with the performance of porcelain. Bhandari marble group a carrara marble quarry parisian chimneypiece circa 1775 1785 carrara marble with gilt bronze height.

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. To read pdf files you need the adobe acrobat reader 6 0 or higher. Category early 20th century italian neoclassical carrara marble sculptures. The carrara white light polished marble tile is a 8 x 12 tile that will elevate the look of any interior space.