| 21. | The artists chose to use scagliola to give the sculpture an appearance of being made of marble.
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| 22. | He contributed to the scagliola decoration of a chapel ( 1724 ) in the Duomo of Carpi.
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| 23. | The rehabilitated interiors bring the Beaux-Arts architecture and the original scagliola finishes back to life.
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| 24. | Danish craftsmen were unable to undertake the difficult work of restoring and recreating the interior's scagliola.
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| 25. | Scagliola is a mixture of granite, marble dust, gypsum and glue dyed to look like marble.
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| 26. | Scagliola is a composite substance made from selenite, glue and natural pigments, imitating marble and other hard stones.
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| 27. | When set, scagliola is hard enough to be turned on a lathe to form vases, balusters and finials.
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| 28. | The artists changed their minds in order to experiment, and the sculpture was made of scagliola with steel reinforcement.
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| 29. | It is not known if any major scagliola project other than that at St Ignatius Church was carried out in Queensland.
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| 30. | The atrium is faced with marble and scagliola plaster; double curved stairs at each end lead up to the second floor.
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