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Fucking up a single piece of marble of that size would mean the end of the sculptor's career. Think about how many men it took just to quarry and move it, let alone the value of finding a piece of pure white stone that size.
Fortunately they have a lot of techniques to ensure woopsies aren't likely. For example, they'll typically start by sculpting a miniature of the piece in clay or wax, then gradually scale it up using pantographs.
Fucking up a single piece of marble of that size would mean the end of the sculptor's career. Think about how many men it took just to quarry and move it, let alone the value of finding a piece of pure white stone that size.
Fortunately they have a lot of techniques to ensure woopsies aren't likely. For example, they'll typically start by sculpting a miniature of the piece in clay or wax, then gradually scale it up using pantographs.
There's quarrys full of this stuff, where the whole ground is marble
There's quarrys full of this stuff, where the whole ground is marble
Yes, but cutting out a flawless piece of it that size and transporting it to a city intact is no mean feat. Keep in mind they didn't have low loaders back then. They had to do it with barges and carts.
Yes, but cutting out a flawless piece of it that size and transporting it to a city intact is no mean feat. Keep in mind they didn't have low loaders back then. They had to do it with barges and carts.
Yea it would be hard for say the least
Yea it would be hard for say the least
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