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Perspective sketch of the Candoglia marble quarry

Ambrogio Nava1836

Veneranda Fabbrica del Duomo di Milano

Veneranda Fabbrica del Duomo di Milano
Milano, Italy

The drawing, requested by Count Ambrogio Nava, portrays Monte di Candoglia. The two old "roads of Lizza" are clearly visible, where the blocks of marble would descend from the quarry down to the valley, at the mouth of the Toce river.

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  • Title: Perspective sketch of the Candoglia marble quarry
  • Creator: Ambrogio Nava
  • Date: 1836
  • Type: drawing
  • Position: Veneranda Fabbrica del Duomo di Milano Archives
  • Credits: ©Veneranda Fabbrica del Duomo di Milano
Veneranda Fabbrica del Duomo di Milano

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