Video from the J. Paul Getty Museum.
Watch a sculptor demonstrate the use of traditional tools—such as the tooth chisel, the point chisel, the drill, and the rasp—as he creates a finished figure from a block of marble.
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Carving marble with traditional tools
Cite this page as: The J. Paul Getty Museum, "Carving marble with traditional tools," in Smarthistory, December 20, 2015, accessed July 12, 2025, https://smarthistory.org/carving-marble-with-traditional-tools/.
