Italian Marble Inlay Work

In fact you find this beautiful art form on other mughal monuments too.

Italian marble inlay work.

Best italian marble inlay semiprecious gemstone table tops marble inlay garden furniture semiprecious stone wash basin white marble statue medallions glass inlay work is offered by maahi arts exports udaipur rajasthan india. Coral is not a mined stone or mineral but an organic gemstone. Soft warm striped alpaca llama wool blanket plaid 90 x70 queen bed sofa couch. Details about marble inlay work elephant showpease 7 cm italian marble elephant stonewear.

Though the marble inlay work of india is similar to that of the pietra dura of italy the former varies by not having a three dimensional structure and are more flat. Italian marble elephant pietra dura floral art semi precious inlay arts gifts. This was known as pietra dura which means hard dura stone pietra. Inlay work on delicate precious stone began in the workshops of florence in italy around the end of the 16th century.

Apart from marble many other materials can also be used to adorn the marble inlay spaces. The pietra dura had more of european birds inlay work whereas the mughals had more of indian kingfisher myna and red breasted parakeet.