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Pietra dura<\/strong> is an inlay technique using highly polished cut and fitted stones to make images usually geometric or flower patterns.<\/p>\n

The Italian use of the term embraces all hardstone (including gem) carving which also includes carving items from a single piece such as with Chinese jade. However, in English, the term has come to just mean multi-coloured inlay work. <\/p>\n

A brilliant exponent of the technique was Giovanni Montelatici (1864-1930) an Italian Florentine artist whose work has been taken around the world by collectors and tourists. Owners of Giovanni’s work included Donald Trump.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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