Giovanni raised his arms in victory as the great marble slab tumbled over in a cloud of dust. This was a special piece of marble, hand picked by the famous sculptor Michelangelo Buonarroti himself. It would become one of the beautiful statues to line the tomb of Pope Julius II.
The cut had been perfect and the men of Carrara were rightfully proud of their knowledge of how to properly work and remove the precious marble. The task before them now was to clear the rubble and move the new cut stone to the plain below for cleaning and shipment. To do this they used an ancient manual technique called " Lizzatura.”
All Writing.Com images are copyrighted and may not be copied / modified in any way. All other brand names & trademarks are owned by their respective companies.
Generated in 0.12 seconds at 10:55pm on May 01, 2025 via server WEBX2.