The white marble quarries of Carrara
Jun 07, 2016· 3. Michelangelo''s favorite marble. Michelangelo, one of the Renaissance Master, went directly to the white marble quarries of Carrara, to choose the blocks to sculpt his most famous artworks, such as the Pietà kept in St Peter''s Basilica in the Vatican. One of his wishes was to sculpt directly into the mountains facade an enormous sculpture, that would have been visible by all the ships ...