A-level: Quarrying and carving marble

by Dr. David Drogin and Dr. Beth Harris

Michelangelo, The Awakening Slave (unfinished), c. 1530, marble, 263 cm high (Accademia di Belle Arti, Florence)

Cite this page as: Dr. David Drogin and Dr. Beth Harris, "A-level: Quarrying and carving marble," in Smarthistory, May 23, 2017, accessed September 16, 2024, https://smarthistory.org/quarrying-and-carving-marble-3/.