A convicted murderer permitted to work outside prison threw himself from Milan's famed Duomo cathedral on Sunday, killing himself, after allegedly stabbing a colleague, local news reports said.

In a workshop in the Milan suburbs, sculptor Giovanni Calderino completes his latest project ... Restoring Milan's Duomo, one statue at a time. 2 min read. December 17, 2024 - 6:23PM. AFP.

A 35-year-old man — identified as Emanuele De Maria — took his own life by jumping from the Duomo Cathedral in Milan, Italy, on Sunday, May 11, according to local news reports. The situation ...

There are more than 3,400 statues on the Duomo, on which construction began in 1386. They are carved from the dazzling pink-white marble from Candoglia quarry near Lake Maggiore northwest of Milan ...

There are more than 3,400 statues on the Duomo, on which construction began in 1386. They are carved from the dazzling pink-white marble from Candoglia quarry near Lake Maggiore northwest of Milan ...

The techniques of the team in Milan would also be recognisable to the craftsmen of old, albeit with some technological help. First, Calderino, 46, makes a rough outline in the marble with his chisel.

IN A workshop in the Milan suburbs, sculptor Giovanni Calderino completes his latest project – a battered statue from the top of the Italian city’s Gothic cathedral, and its gleaming white replacement ...

Restoring Milan's Duomo, one statue at a time. But decades of harsh weather, pollution and the bombings of the Second World War have taken their toll on the Duomo's statues.