Tag Archives: Marble

The white cliffs of Carrara

Posted on May 16, 2023 by David Brussat

Architect magazine has an interesting piece about the world’s most famous marble quarry. The town of Carrara, on the west coast of Italy, has been mining Carrara marble for at least two millennia. Carrara marble – the Romans called it … Continue reading →

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Sadness etched in stone

Posted on March 26, 2016 by David Brussat

The sculptures linked here as “15 utterly incomparable sculptures of the past and present” may or may not be utterly incomparable but are unutterably beautiful, some perhaps more fervently so than others. Most or maybe all evoke sadness, melancholy or … Continue reading →

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