The Ancient Greek Art of Marble Sculpture Lives on Tinos Island

The Ancient Greek Art of Marble Sculpture Lives on Tinos Island

Marble Sculptor Petros Marmarinos, Pyrgos, Tinos Island, Greece. Credit: Courtesy of the Petros Marmarinos Studio Tinos island in Greece has been famous for centuries for its marbles and the art of marble sculpture. The Greeks, regarded as the most superior sculptors of antiquity, favored the softness of marble when rendering fine, precise sculptures of either gods or humans. Its homogenous texture allowed for minute details with small margins o…