Scagliola facts for kids
Scagliola (from the Italian scaglia, meaning "chips"), is an artificial way of imitating marble and other precious material. It is a decorative building material.
Stucco columns, sculptures, and other architectural elements can be made by scagliola. It came into fashion in 17th-century Tuscany.
Scagliola is a composite substance made from selenite, glue and natural pigments, imitating marble and other hard stones. The material may be veined with colours and stuck on to a core, or patterns may be carved into a prepared scagliola matrix. The pattern is then then filled with the coloured, plaster-like composite. Then it is polished with flax oil for brightness, and wax for protection. The whole thing gives a richness of colour not easy to get in natural marbles.
Images for kids
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c1737 Florentine scagliola top (39 x 21 inches) by Ferndinando Enrico Hugford (1695–1771), featuring the arms of Fane impaling Stanhope
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Scagliola in the Allen County Courthouse, Fort Wayne Indiana USA
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Scagliola work at the Certosa di Padula, Italy
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Scagliola in the Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers near Bad Staffelstein, Germany
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Scagliola in the St. Lorenz Basilica in Kempten im Allgäu, Germany
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Scagliola in the Allen County Courthouse, Fort Wayne Indiana, USA
See also
In Spanish: Escayola para niños
