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Marble from Fauske Municipality in Norway Blocks of Carrara marble in Italy. The following is a list of various types of marble according to location. (NB: Marble-like stone which is not true marble according to geologists is included, but is indicated by italics with geologic classification given as footnote.
Simone di Niccolò Bianco (1480s – after 1553), was an Italian Renaissance sculptor. [1] Marble bust of an unknown Roman, by Bianco Bronze head of a child, by Bianco. Born in Loro Ciuffenna, Tuscany, he spent his artistic career in Venice from 1512 onwards. [2] He was known for sculpture of busts in marble and bronze all'antica.
Carrara marble, or Luna marble (marmor lunense) to the Romans, is a type of white or blue-grey marble popular for use in sculpture and building decor. It has been quarried since Roman times in the mountains just outside the city of Carrara in the province of Massa and Carrara in the Lunigiana , the northernmost tip of modern-day Tuscany , Italy.
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Avelino Blanco Nuñez. Several other members of the Blanco family have continued the tradition of decorative pottery, all still in the same town in Oaxaca. Faustina Avelino Blanco Núñez is the brother of Teodora. He works with his two daughters and son to produce terra cotta, green glaze and multi-color glazed pieces.
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