12. The restoration took 10 months. Master craftsmen picked through the 100 bits of marble broken off of the Pietà and puzzled them back together. In a makeshift lab built around the statue, these ...

Experts added a carbon fiber pole to help anchor the "Apollo Belvedere," which had developed cracks along the legs and knees.

They supply the bulk of the marble used in Italy and Europe to-day for sculpture and other ornamental work, while, as is well known, a large amount is sent to the United States, in blocks in the ...

The Vatican Museums unveiled on Tuesday a restoration of one of the crown jewels of their collection, a 2nd century marble ...

The restoration of Apollo Belvedere faced several challenges before its official unveiling on Oct. 15, including the outbreak ...

On Tuesday, the restoration of one of the Vatican Museums ‘ most prized artworks was unveiled. The Apollo Belvedere is a ...

Allow no one to touch them, for the oil on the skin will discolor the marble. In cleaning ... The light should fall on a statue or bust from such a height as to leave a hair's breadth between ...

His legacy is still remembered over 20 years since he passed away and in 2015, a $40,000 bronze statue of him was unveiled in ...

Translucency, at its essence, is an optical property that enables the total or partial passage of light through materials, without providing a clear view of the objects behind them. Despite its ...

He was simply chiseling away the excess. These rough and unfinished statues seem to be struggling, like prisoners, to free themselves from the marble. They show the Renaissance love of the body as ...