At the time of Coronavirus, we want to wish a happy Easter rich of hope and rebirth. Since ancient times, the egg represented the birth and was exchanged with rites for life, fertility and rebirth of nature. Especially nowadays we try to think about...
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Since the beginning of time, the egg is a great inspiration for philosophers and artists in the creation of sculptures, paintings and jewellery. It is a symbol of life and rebirth. According to the tradition, real hen eggs, decorated marble eggs realized with precious materials...
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Zanni was a character of the comic theater of the ancient Rome later became mask of the Commedia dell’Arte, also called Commedia degli Zanni, because the characters were identified with the servants farmers of the Venetian nobles coming from the Venetian-Lombardy countryside where Gianni name...
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The antique abrasive tools are used in the traditional handcrafted stone manufacturing. They are necessary to cut, to pierce, to give depth and to realize the surface finishing through a rubbing and friction action. Among the most well-known tools and still in use today, we...
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The antique percussion tools are used in the traditional handcrafted stone manufacturing. They are necessary to break and to shape through a series of beats. The percussion is direct when you hit the stone directly, indirect when you beat on a cutting tool. Among...
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The antique tools are still in use today for the artistic marble manufacturing. In the past they were only used with the manual movement and now they are also electrical and pneumatic. In order to avoid getting exhausted and to waste energies, it is very important...
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In the marble tradition there are different artistic sculptural techniques to realize and embellish a work. These methods are grouped by two main categories, even if in some cases they can be confused with one another because the differences are minimal: techniques of manufacturing and...
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