Carrara marble
E87010
Carrara marble is a high-quality, white or blue-grey marble from Carrara, Italy, renowned for its use in classical sculpture and Renaissance masterpieces.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
marble
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metamorphic rock → |
| color |
blue-grey
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white → |
| countryOfOrigin |
Italy
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| economicImportance |
major regional industry for Carrara
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| exportedTo |
Asia
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Europe → North America → |
| geologicalFormation |
Limestone metamorphosed to marble
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| hasHeritageStatus |
traditional Italian material
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| hasProperty |
low refractive index of calcite crystals
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suitable for detailed carving → translucent surface → weather resistant → |
| hasVariety |
Bianco Carrara
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Calacatta → Statuario → |
| industryType |
dimension stone industry
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| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Tuscany
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| materialUsedFor |
architecture
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sculpture → |
| minedSince |
Roman times
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| namedAfter |
Carrara
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| notableFor |
fine grain
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high quality → homogeneous texture → pure white appearance → |
| partOf |
Italian marble production
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| pattern |
veined
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| placeOfOrigin |
Carrara
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| primaryConstituent |
calcite
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| quarriedIn |
Apuan Alps
NERFINISHED
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| texture |
fine-grained
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| typicalUse |
countertops
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flooring → funerary art → monuments → wall cladding → |
| usedBy |
Ancient Romans
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Renaissance sculptors → |
| usedIn |
Many Renaissance statues
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Marble Arch (London) → Michelangelo's David → Pantheon (Rome) → Pietà by Michelangelo → Trajan's Column → |
| usedInPeriod |
Classical antiquity
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Renaissance → |
Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Michelangelo's Pietà
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Trajan's Column → |
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Trevi Fountain
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hasMaterial |
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Carrara marble
("Bianco Carrara")
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hasVariety |
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Finlandia Hall
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material |