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#marble : a massive, compact limestone
- French: bille
- German: die Murmel
- Italian: marmo
- Portuguese: mármore
- Spanish: mármol
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"Throughout later history, the era has often been misrepresented. For example, the whiteness of ancient marble sculptures were fetishized since the 18th century with the rise of racialism, but it is now known that the statues were originally painted in a variety of colors.The fetishization has continued to influence modern-day white supremacists. …"
#marble #racism #rationalwiki
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The Veiled Virgin by Italian sculptor Giovanni Strazza (1818-1875).
Photo by J.E. FitzGerald.
More background information: https://www.heritage.nf.ca/articles/society/veiled-virgin.php
Interesting assortment of #ancient and #medieval architectural elements, as well as an ancient #marble funerary urn, used to frame the entrance to three chapel of Zeno in Santa Prassede. #rome #ancientrome #romanhistory #medievalarchitecture #ancienthistory #archaeology
An #ancient #marble entablature with acanthus plant decoration from a #roman building was cut up and used as the doorframes of the #medieval church of Santa Maria in Trastevere. #rome #archaeology #ancienthistory #ancientrome #romanhistory #medievalarchitecture
Part of the original #ancient tuff and #marble blocks of the mausoleum of the #roman emperor Hadrian, later converted to, and hidden behind, the fortification Castel sant’Angelo. #rome #archaeology #ancientrome #romanarchitecture #ancienthistory
An #ancient #marble disc with scenes from the life of Achilles, set into a Medieval panel used in the pulpit of the church of Santa Maria in Aracoeli in #rome. #ancientrome #ancienthistory #ancientart #romanhistory #mythology #medievalart
Fragment of an #ancient #marble relief showing a #roman military standard. #archaeology #AncientRome #romanhistory #romanempire #romanarmy #ancientart
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