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| Il percorso dei Marmi |
Because of their proximity the marble quarries of Candoglia and Ornavasso have had a parallel and symbiotic evolution from the Roman period right up to today.
They are separated by the river Toce; they differ only in their chemical and physical characteristics, for the rest, starting from their populations, exploitation and production, they have developed and continued their activity for two millenniums managing their resources as generators of great artistic and monumental works especially in Piedmont and Lombardy.
This is a highly commendable activity as it is a vital and essential source for many of the marvellous artistic creations of which they have been a crucial sine qua non and still today they produce indispensable material for their conservation.
A recent testimony of this fact has been documented and valorised in the restoration of the façade of the Basilica di Santa Maria dei Miracoli, San Celso, Corso Italia in Milan. Initially conceived by Galeazzo Alessi of Perugia it was then re-elaborated and refined by Martino Bassi entirely in Ornavasso marble: pavements and façades, including numerous statues and high reliefs, the work of the most prestigious artists of the seventeenth century.
This text by Clara Moschini accurately documents the developments of these quarries, where the marble from Candoglia, because of its particular qualities, takes pride of place being the marble that was chosen for the building of Milan Cathedral.
The volume is available at the bookstore in via Torino 61, Milan and from 11 January 2006 in all Italian bookshops. |
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