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Indian History - General Knowledge Questions
What is pietra dura?
A)
Pictorial mosaic work using semi-precious stones
B)
A form of music
C)
Armour
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   Pictorial mosaic work using semi-precious stones

Pietra dura, (Italian: “hard stone”), in mosaic, any of several kinds of hard stone used in commesso mosaic work, an art that flourished in Florence particularly in the late 16th and 17th centuries and involved the fashioning of highly illusionistic pictures out of cut-to-shape pieces of coloured stone.

Published On : June 23, 2021
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