Encountering Beauty
A series of podcasts brought to you by Masterpiece London, with Thomas Marks, editor of Apollo magazine.

Marble
This episode features Alessandra di Castro. We’ll be hearing about the marvels of marble, a material that since antiquity has captured the imaginations of sculptors and architects. Across cultures and centuries, it has conveyed power, grandeur, and endurance – and yet it has also been the substance of some of the most humane and intimate sculptures that we know, and of delicate designs.

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