Pietrasanta Marble Carving Studio

But from here pietrasanta s reputation as an international center for art and sculpture was set in stone and today artists from around the world come to use the local marble studios and bronze foundries and to benefit from the knowledge of master artisans.

Pietrasanta marble carving studio.

He had spent the year working on log cabins stone chimneys and gardens up around the lakes and creating his sculpture carving alabaster and marble in his city studio. It s sometimes called the city of the artists or small athens for its marble studios and monuments. The first sculpture workshops in pietrasanta opened their doors in the 1400s. Even though the experience was wonderful bringing him in contact with an abundant wild life and contributing to the language of his art trying to make money to live and still.

The marble sculpting classes are held in our fully equipped studio surrounded by nature a perfect place for a peaceful creative immersion. The town has roman origins but the modern town is named after guiscardo da pietrasanta who founded the current town in the mid thirteenth century. Pietrasanta is a historic medieval town in northern tuscany. Share alamy images with your team and customers.