Renaissance
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Read more: Carrara Marble Mines at First GlanceDriving up to Carrara in the distance at the tops of some of the mountains you see white patches from afar taking up a large…
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Read more: Sustainable Artistry in the RenaissanceThis week we were able to try a technique that was used throughout the renaissance to make paintings on wood panels using natural paints. The…
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Read more: The Means of ProductionThe safety and environmental costs are always placed upon the locals who depend on the extraction and make it possible. As we saw in the…
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Read more: Carrara Marble Quarry: First ImpressionsAs we were driving up the mountain, the scale was breathtaking! It was a foggy day so the peak of the mountains went up so…
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Read more: MarbelousBeing at the site of the quarries for the first time was truly a breath-taking experience. From the foggy mountain peaks, followed by white strips…
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Read more: Carrara Mine; ImpressionsAs the bus hit yet another bump on the narrow, winding hill up to the quarry, I was struck by the absolute scale of the…
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Read more: Effects of The Carrara Marble MineKyle Giacobello Today I was fortunate enough to accompany my peers on a class trip to the Carrara marble mine. Other than the fact that…
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Read more: Menacing Marble MinesOne of my favorite parts about visiting the marble mines was learning the stories of the people that work there. As a bioengineer with a…
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Read more: Marble ManiaWhen I first arrived at the Carrara quarry, I was surprised by the pure scale of the mountains and how we couldn’t even see the…
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Read more: The Supply Chain Transition from the Past to CurrentIn the past for Carrara, the marble had to be hand delivered, plank by plank to all of the places that the sculptor wanted it…
