Carrara marble

A type of marble quarried in the area around Carrara, in Tuscany, Italy. It has been a favorite stone of sculptors from antiquity to the present, including Michelangelo Buonarotti. Luna marble was the name used in ancient Rome..

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Carrara marble
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Holly Hayes
Date Published
December 12, 2012
Last Updated
April 15, 2024