A type of gray and white marble quarried from Tuscany, Italy, used for sculpture and architectural decoration; also called bardiglio marble.
From Italian bardiglio or bardiglio, possibly derived from Bardigi or another regional place name in Tuscany. The exact origin is uncertain, but it's been in use since at least the Renaissance for high-quality marble.
Renaissance sculptors prized bardiglio because its delicate veining let them carve incredibly fine details—Michelangelo and his contemporaries would specify exactly which marble quarry their statues should come from, treating stone like modern artists choose their materials!
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