Carrara
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- proper noun
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Carrara
- The luxurious bathroom was adorned with tiles made of Carrara marble from Italy.
- Carrara marble
Examples
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In the north, he worked in the marble quarry at Carrara.
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Well, the marble is Carrara.
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Michelangelo's medium was white Carrara marble
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He would like me to join him to select the marble for the altarpiece in Carrara.
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The chapel at the heart of the building contrasted by an altarpiece of marble from the mountains of Carrara...
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The fountain is a work of considerable beauty, carved out of Carrara marble, and erected at the expense of the Count of Villa Nueva.
Academic text (2013) -
In April 1521, Michelangelo ordered much marble for the tombs from Carrara, including a block for a seated figure of the Virgin.
Academic text (1992) -
Sculpted of Carrara marble, each work was shipped from Italy at the behest of powerful patrons in Havana.
Academic text (2013) -
Much farther afield, about 200 miles northwest of Rome, were the quarries near modern Carrara, Italy, which supplied the marble employed in the Temple of Mars Ultor.
Academic text (2007) -
Many famous sculptures, including works by Michelangelo, were made from Carrara marble.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Carrara is the name of a city in northern Italy that grew around big marble quarries, so the place is famous for its stone. That's why when people hear Carrara they think of high-quality marble.