Marble has been a symbol of wealth and power since 700 BC. It is particularly suitable for sculptures, or the construction and furnishing of stately buildings. But what makes marble so popular?

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whereas this one is pretty homogeneous," master sculptor Franco Cervietti told INSIDER. Cervietti's workshop sculpts around 200 tons of marble every year. "We say that some materials have a "side ...

The director adds that “many Dutch sculptors travelled to Rome in the 17th century, studied Bernini’s work and were influenced by him. Among them were Artus Quellinus, who later made marble sc ...

it's an understudied 16th-century sculpture that needs to come out of the elements," he said. In its current state, the statue has literally lost its luster. The marble has turned dull.