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It would depend on the limestone!
"Freestone" limestone (masons' term) is fairly soft, fine-grained and homogenous so can be cut into smooth faces and fine details but cannot be polished very highly. Typically, it is from Jurassic deposits: e.g. Portland Stone (S. England) and Caen Stone (NW France).
The original Mason-Dixon Line marker stones are of Portland Stone thanks to the Penn (as in ~sylvania) family's home links.
There is a bed found on Portland, called "Roach", which is hard, crystalline limestone riddled with the open moulds of small shells. These cavities give it a spnge-like texture, rendering it unsuitable for carving although is used in its own right for decorative work. In the past it was used for semi-ashlar civil- & military- engineering masonry.
Other limestones such as most of those from the Carboniferous, are very tough and crystalline, often shot through with calcite veins, so not amenable to fine stonework and sculptural uses.
In all limestone formations, some units can be thin and flaggy, useful as floor or walling stone, or as roofing "tiles", but little else.
Marble (in its geological sense) is metamorphosed from limestone, and is hard and finely-crystalline calcium carbonate. The higher the metamorphism heat and pressure the purer the mineral aas the original organic content has been driven out of the matrix. Loses its original bedding in the process. Can be cut in all directions and takes a high polish.
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What kind of marble did michelangelo use to sculpt david?
Yes he did. Some claim he chose the slabs of marble he wanted at the quarry.
What is the sculpture called that Michelangelo made?
Marble. I've read all about Michelangelo. Everything.
What pagan god did Michelangelo sculpt?
Michelangelo did a number of statues of pagan gods and other figures from paganism. He did a marble bust of a Faun, some may see this one as Pan. There is a marble fill figure of Bacchus god of wine and festivals. He also did several individual sculptures of Cupid.
What medium does michelangelo used to sculpt the pieta?
As a true Renaissance man Michelangelo worked in many mediums. He preferred sculpting, but was also a painter, architect, poet and engineer.
What artist did the city of Florence commission to create a freestanding statue of the Biblical hero David using a huge cracked block of marble that all other sculptors had abandone?
Michelangelo is the artist who was commissioned to sculpt the 'David' in Florence.
Witch minerals are easy to sculpt?
Marble, quartz, Rimu, greenstone
What is something you can sculpt?
You can sculpt clay, marble, or anything!
What did Michelangelo sculpt David out of?
Out of marble.
Why is marble so valued by sculptors?
It is easy to work with: it is soft enough to sculpt by hand. It can be polished to a fine smoothness. Good quality marble does not have fracture lines and it has an attractive appearance - even a "glow".
What kind of marble did michelangelo use to sculpt david?
Yes he did. Some claim he chose the slabs of marble he wanted at the quarry.
What are two uses of marble?
It can be used to sculpt statues and to create kitchen counter tops.
What traditional materials did the Greeks use to sculpt?
Mostly marble and bronze, and sometimes clay.
What is the sculpture called that Michelangelo made?
Marble. I've read all about Michelangelo. Everything.
How do you get to custom on marble blast gold?
its easy
How do you you say to sculpt in french?
"to sculpt" = "sculpter"
What are marbles properties?
Marble is an acid reducer. "Tums" is usually made of powdered marble. Also, marble is very soft and translucent, making it easy to carve into sculptures.
What pagan god did Michelangelo sculpt?
Michelangelo did a number of statues of pagan gods and other figures from paganism. He did a marble bust of a Faun, some may see this one as Pan. There is a marble fill figure of Bacchus god of wine and festivals. He also did several individual sculptures of Cupid.
