In a workshop in the Milan suburbs ... 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 ...

A general view of Milan's Duomo cathedral in December 2024. Photo by Piero CRUCIATTI / AFP A convicted murderer who was granted permission to work outside prison died after jumping off a terrace of ...

In a workshop in the Milan suburbs ... and its gleaming white replacement. Depicting a bearded man wearing a tunic, the marble statue has adorned one of the Duomo’s 135 spires for two centuries.

Depicting a bearded man wearing a tunic, the marble statue has adorned one of the Duomo's ... dazzling pink-white marble from Candoglia quarry near Lake Maggiore northwest of Milan -- and from ...