Pietra serena
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Pietra serena is a gray sandstone used extensively in Renaissance Florence for architectural details.[1] It is also known as Macigno stone.[2] The material obtained at Fiesole is considered the best and it is also quarried at Arezzo, Cortona and Volterra.[2] Examples of its use in Florence include the interior pilasters, entablatures, and other decorative elements of Brunelleschi's Pazzi Chapel and Michelangelo's Medici Chapel.
References
- ^ Fratini, F.; Pecchioni, E.; Cantisani, E.; Rescic, S.; Vettori, S. (2015). "Pietra Serena: the stone of the Renaissance". Global Heritage Stone: Towards International Recognition of Building and Ornamental Stones. Geological Society of London. p. 173. doi:10.1144/SP407.11.
- ^ a b "S". SIRENA STONE. The Dictionary of Architecture. Vol. 7. Architectural Publication Society. 1887. p. 83.
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