Carrara Collection

Barga, Italy
Barga. View from the mediaeval Tuscan town of Barga across the Serchio river valley, towards the summit of Pania Secca (1171 metres) in the Apuan Alps, Italy

Europe, Italy, Tuscany. The beautiful wall painting of Michelangelos Davide made by Eduardo Kobra in the marble quarry of Cima di Gioia

Italy. Cremona Cathedral. Main facade
Cremona Cathedral. 12th - 15th centuries. Main facade

carrara marble quarries, massa carrara province, tuscany, italy

Fragment of sarcophagus with scene of dextrarum iunctio, luni marble, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome
6384469 Fragment of sarcophagus with scene of dextrarum iunctio, luni marble, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Palazzo Altemps, Rome

Carrara, Dintorni (b/w photo)
8674683 Carrara, Dintorni (b/w photo) by Italian Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Carrara, Dintorni)

Carrara (b/w photo)
8674687 Carrara (b/w photo) by Italian Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Carrara. Illustration for Kennst Du Das Land)

Europe, Italy, Tuscany. Colonnata and the marble quarries above Carrara

Europe, Italy, Tuscany. The active marble quarry Gioia seen from above

Europe, Italy, Tuscany. The marble quarries and the summit cross of Monte Tamburone above Carrara

Europe, Italy, Tuscany. The marble quarries and the little village of Colonnata above Carrara

Europe, Italy, Liguria. Lunigiana, an ancient little village on a hill

Italy, Tuscany, a view towards the village Pruno and the monte forato (mountain with a hole) in the Apuan Alps at sunrise

europe, Italy, Tuscany. A path in the Apuan mountains

Carrara Marble Quarry, Italy

Italy Carrara Marble Quarry pre-1900

Near Via Reggio, where Shelley's Body was Found, 1876 (oil on canvas)
2634797 Near Via Reggio, where Shelley's Body was Found, 1876 (oil on canvas) by Richmond, William Blake (1842-1921); 91.5x228.8 cm; Manchester Art Gallery

Antinous, Ludovisi collection (carrara marble)
3042773 Antinous, Ludovisi collection (carrara marble) by Roman; Museo Nazionale Romano - Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy; Photo © Stefano Baldini

Statue of Dionysus, Boncompagni Ludovisi collection (carrara marble)
3042833 Statue of Dionysus, Boncompagni Ludovisi collection (carrara marble) by Roman; Museo Nazionale Romano - Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy; Photo © Stefano Baldini

Antinous, Ludovisi collection (carrara marble)
3042630 Antinous, Ludovisi collection (carrara marble) by Roman; Museo Nazionale Romano - Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy; Photo © Stefano Baldini

Massa and Carrara coat of arms, unknown (engraving)
7259466 Massa and Carrara coat of arms, unknown (engraving); 12.5x8.0 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Caption Coat of arms of the Princely House of Massa and Carrara)

Massa, near Carrara (litho)
7180381 Massa, near Carrara (litho) by Fulleylove, John (1847-1908); Private Collection; (add.info.: Massa, near Carrara. Illustration for The Picturesque Mediterranean, Special Edition (Cassell)

Marble Qurries of Ravaccione, at Carrara (engraving)
655048 Marble Qurries of Ravaccione, at Carrara (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Marble Quarries of Ravaccione, at Carrara)

The New Walton Pier, Carrara, for the Shipment of Marble (engraving)
1618940 The New Walton Pier, Carrara, for the Shipment of Marble (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The New Walton Pier, Carrara)

The Marble Quarries of Carrara (engraving)
1618473 The Marble Quarries of Carrara (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Marble Quarries of Carrara)

Pitti Tondo, c. 1504 (marble)
BEN52685 Pitti Tondo, c.1504 (marble) by Buonarroti, Michelangelo (1475-1564); 90x83 cm; Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; Photo eRaffaello Bencini; Italian, out of copyright

Veiled head of Emperor Augustus (marble) (detail of 696582)
696583 Veiled head of Emperor Augustus (marble) (detail of 696582) by Roman, (1st century AD); Museo de Arte Romano, Merida, Badajoz, Spain; (add.info.: Caesar Augustus (63BC-14AD) Roman Emperor

T E Collcutt and Stanley Hamp, Architects (litho)
3652259 T E Collcutt and Stanley Hamp, Architects (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: T E Collcutt and Stanley Hamp, Architects)

Marble Arch, London (colour photo)
3094772 Marble Arch, London (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Marble Arch, London. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Fountain of the Siren in Carrara (engraving)
969468 Fountain of the Siren in Carrara (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fountain of the Siren in Carrara)

The Marble Quarries of Carrara (litho)
1598643 The Marble Quarries of Carrara (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Marble Quarries of Carrara)

Carrara Mountains, c. 1890 (oil on panel)
PNH468008 Carrara Mountains, c.1890 (oil on panel) by Richmond, William Blake (1842-1921); 22.5x50 cm; Private Collection; Photo ePeter Nahum at The Leicester Galleries, London; English

The Carrara Mountains from Pisa, 1845 - 1846 (oil on panel)
1217400 The Carrara Mountains from Pisa, 1845 - 1846 (oil on panel) by Watts, George Frederic (1817-1904); 28x45 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; English

Embarkation of a Block of Marble: Avenza (engraving)
655047 Embarkation of a Block of Marble: Avenza (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Embarkation of a Block of Marble: Avenza)

Marble quarries near Carrara (engraving)
969471 Marble quarries near Carrara (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Marble quarries near Carrara)

Transport d un bloc de marbre, a Carrare (engraving)
3645889 Transport d un bloc de marbre, a Carrare (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Transport d un bloc de marbre, a Carrare)

Ravaccione Quarries, Carrara (colour litho)
2791618 Ravaccione Quarries, Carrara (colour litho) by Formilli, Commendator (19th-20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ravaccione Quarries, Carrara)

Veiled head of Emperor Augustus (marble)
696584 Veiled head of Emperor Augustus (marble) by Roman, (1st century AD); Museo de Arte Romano, Merida, Badajoz, Spain; (add.info.: Caesar Augustus (63BC-14AD) Roman Emperor

Group of quarriers at work in one of the quarries of Ravaccione, c. 1890-1900 (b / w photo)
ALI234801 Group of quarriers at work in one of the quarries of Ravaccione, c.1890-1900 (b/w photo) by Italian Photographer, (19th century); Carrara, Tuscany, Italy; Alinari

Carrara (engraving)
1092488 Carrara (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Carrara. Illustration for The Gallery of Geography by Thomas Milner (William Mackenzie, c 1880)

Close encounter
Marco Bianchetti

Carrara, from the City Flags series (N6) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands, 1887

The world-famed marble quarries at Carrara, Italy, c1909. Creator: Unknown
The world-famed marble quarries at Carrara, Italy, c1909. Carrara on the Carrione River in Tuscany is notable for the white or blue-grey marble quarried there

Marble blocks for the finest sculptures at Carrara, Italy, c1909. Creator: Unknown
Marble blocks for the finest sculptures at Carrara, Italy, c1909. Carrara on the Carrione River in Tuscany is notable for the white or blue-grey marble quarried there

General view of the city of Carrara, Italy, 1895. Creator: Unknown
General view of the city of Carrara, Italy, 1895. The marble quarries at Carrara in northern Italy have been used since Roman times

Moses. 1513-1515. Statue by Michelangelo (1475-1564). Marble
Moses. 1513-1515. Statue by Michelangelo (Michelangelo Buonarroti) (1475-1564). Marble. San Pietro in Vincoli Church. Rome. Italy

Landscape Castle Massa di Carrara Leo von Klenze
Landscape with the Castle of Massa di Carrara; Leo von Klenze (German, 1784 - 1864); 1827; Oil on canvas; 77.2 × 101 cm (30 3, 8 × 39 3, 4 in.)

italy, Tuscany, a view towards the village Pruno and the monte forato (mountain with a hole) in the Apuan Alps at sunrise in midsummer

Tomb of Pope Julius II (1443-1513). 1505-1545. By Michelange
Tomb of Pope Julius II (1443-1513). 1505-1545. Built by Michelangelo (Michelangelo Buonarroti) (1475-1564) and his assistants. Detail. San Pietro in Vincoli Church. Rome. Italy

Italy. Florence. Baptistry
Italy. Florence. East facade of the octagonal Baptistry (Baptistry of St. John), covered with marble white and green. Built between 1059 and 1128 in a Florentine Romanesque style

Dancing Maenad. Italica. Spain
Dancing Maenad. Circular Altar. Pulpitum of the Italica Theater. 1st century. Archaeological Museum. Seville. Spain

Trajans Column. Relief depicting scenes of Dacian War (1101-106 A.D.) Forum of Trajan. Rome. Italy

BEMBO, Bonifacio (1420-1482). The Visconti Tarot. mid. 15th c. Horse card. Painting. ITALY. Bergamo. Galleria dell Accademia Carrara (Carrara Academy Gallery)

The Column of Marcus Aurelius. Piazza Colonna. Rome. Italy
The Column of Marcus Aurelius. Roman victory Doric column featuring an spiral reliefs that depicts the vicotries of the Emperor against the Germans and Sarmatians. Completed by 193 A.C

Ara Pacis or Altar of Health. Roman. 1st century AD. Spain
Ara Pacis or Altar of Health. Roman. 1st century AD. Carrara marble. From Espinardo, Murcia. Archaeological Museum of Catalonia. Barcelona. Spain

Roman sarcophagus. 4th century. Spain
Roman sarcophagus. 4th century. Carrara marble. Figurative reliefs depicting scenes from the New Testament. Found in Barcelona. Archaeological Museum of Catalonia. Barcelona. Spain

Fountain of Neptune, 1565, by Bartolomeo Ammannati (1511-159
Italy. Florence. Fountain of Neptune, 1565. By Bartolomeo Ammannati (1511-1592). Signoria Square

Headstone of Giuseppe Belli (1791-1860). Italian physicist and mathematician. Carrara marble. Relief depicting a portrait of Belli inside a medallion with some instruments relating to physics

Italy. Rome. Trajans Column. 2nd century
Italy. Rome. Trajans Column, 2nd century AD. Erected to commemorate the victory of Emperor Trajan in the Dacian Wars. Trajan Forum

Italy. Rome. Obelisk to Guglielmo Marconi (1874-1937), 1959
Italy. Rome. Obelisk to Guglielmo Marconi (1874-1937), built in 1959 for the Olympics in 1960. By Arturo Dazzi (1881-1966). District EUR

Antonio da Correggio (1489-1534(. Italian painter. Statue by
Antonio da Correggio (1489-1534(. italian painter. Statue by Agostino Ferrarini. 1870. Garibaldi Square. Parma. Italy

Evangelist statue. Cremona Cathedral
Italy. Cremona Cathedral. 12th - 15th centuries. Main facade. Evangelist statue

Roman Art. Heracles. 4th century. Carrara marble. From The E
Roman Art. Heracles. 4th century. Marble. From The Esquiline, Rome. Carrara marble. The statue of the strong bearded man probably depicted Heracles in combat with the Nemean lion

Italy. Rome. Column of Trajan
Italy. Rome. Trajans Column. 2nd century A.D. Forum of Trajan

Carrara mountains from the sea-coast, Tuscany, Italy
" the sand dunes stretch for miles between the sea and a low wood of stone-pines, with the Carrara hills descending from their glittering pinnacles by long lines to the headlands of the Spezzian

Coasting vessesl in the Harbour at Viareggio, Italy. The Carrara Mountains can be seen in the distance. Date: 1905

Pine Woods and Carrara Mountains at Viareggio, Italy
The Pine Woods and Carrara Mountains at Viareggio, Italy - in the foreground the rope-makers are shown at work. Date: 1905

SIGNORINI, Giovanni (1808-1858). Fireworks over the River Arno in Florence. View of the bridge of Carrara. Oil on canvas. ITALY. TUSCANY. Florence. Galleria d Arte Moderna

Graffiti Vandalism at Pisa
Conservation experts applying mud packs to draw out spray painted graffiti on the porous Carrara marble walls of Pisa Duomo

Marble Arch 1981
Marble Arch, designed by John Nash in 1828. Made of Carrara marble and originally intended as a grand gateway to Buckingham Palace. Date: 1960s

Carrara City Flags series N6 Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands
Artokoloro

Putti 1577-1640 Earth red wash highlighted
Artokoloro

Marble Cave of Fantiscritti, Carrara, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Source Size = 3811 x 2893
The Marble Quarries of Carrara

Portrait Bust of the Artists Brother, the Sculptor John Gibson, R.A. Chiseled on supporting column on back of bust: " AD NATURAM | FECIT | B

Thomas Dawson, 1st Baron Dartrey (Later 1st Viscount Cremorne) Chiselled within a circular band around an armorial cartouche on the front of the socle

Italy, Tuscany, Massa-Carrara, marble quarry at Carrara
Aerial view of a marble quarry at Carrara - Province of Massa-Carrara, Tuscany Region, Italy

Ravaccione marble quarry, artwork
Ravaccione marble quarry, historical artwork. This quarry is in the Ravaccione quarrying valley near Carrara, Tuscany, Italy

Scene of Court. ca. 1460. Detail of the frontal of the wedding chest, in the past attributed to Bonifacio Bembo. Anonymous of the Lombardian school. Renaissance art. Quattrocento. Tempera on wood

FERRARI, Defendente (1480-1540). Christ in meditation

Italy. Rome. Trajans Column. 2nd century A. D. Forum of Trajan
Italy. Rome. Trajans Column. 2nd century A.D. Forum of Trajan

MARBLE: QUARRY, 1852. Marble quarry at Carrara, Tuscany, Italy. Wood engraving, 1852

ITALY: CARRARA MOUNTAINS. Scene at a marble quarry in the Carrara Mountains of Tuscany, Italy. Wood engraving, c1875, after Harry Fenn

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Carrara: A Marvelous Italian Gem Nestled in the picturesque region of Tuscany, Italy lies the enchanting town of Carrara. Known for its exquisite marble quarries and rich cultural heritage, this hidden gem offers a captivating journey through history. Barga, a charming village nearby, showcases the true essence of traditional Italian life. Its cobblestone streets and rustic architecture transport you to a bygone era. As you wander through Barga's narrow alleys, you can't help but be captivated by its old-world charm. Europe's artistic legacy is beautifully showcased in Carrara with Michelangelo's magnificent wall paintings adorning its walls. The sheer brilliance and intricacy of his work leave visitors awe-inspired as they witness firsthand the genius that once graced these very streets. A short distance away stands Cremona Cathedral, boasting an impressive main facade that exudes grandeur and architectural splendor. This sacred place serves as a testament to Italy's deep-rooted religious traditions and architectural prowess. The renowned Carrara Marble Quarry takes center stage in this mesmerizing town. With its pristine white marble extracted from these quarries for centuries, it has become synonymous with elegance and luxury worldwide. Stepping foot into this quarry feels like stepping back in time to pre-1900s Italy when craftsmanship was revered above all else. History buffs will find themselves drawn to Via Reggio where Shelley's body was found in 1876. The hauntingly beautiful oil painting depicting this event transports us back to that fateful day while reminding us of Shelley's literary contributions that continue to inspire generations today. Dante Alighieri once wrote "Vuolsi così colà dove si puote ciò che si vuole, " meaning one desires what one can achieve there - perfectly encapsulating Carrara's spirit of ambition and determination prevalent within its marble quarries.