'Pietre dure'' are mosaic designs made from semi-precious stones. This book aims to capture the beauty and craftsmanship of this ancient technique of ''painting in stone''. Looking at decorative stone
This beautiful catalogue provides a comprehensive history of pietre dure, a virtuoso form of hardstone carving that reached an artistic peak in Italy in the 16th century and subsequently spread throug
In 1452, Florentine sculptor Lorenzo Ghiberti unveiled a masterpiece that had been a quarter-century in the making: ten bronze panels depicting intricate scenes from the Old Testament. The monumental