The architect has a heart of stone

“Dario Del Bufalo, one of the most important authorities on antique marbles and who now collaborates with curator, Andrea G. De Marchi, on an exhibition on the Santarelli and Zeri stone Collections, has renovated the Castle of Cecchignola to create the headquarters of the Università dei Marmorari: “I began as a child to swap fragments with friends that I found in the countryside around Rome and now my collection boasts 400 pieces. My masters? The eminent Professor Gnoli, but also dealers, restorers and extraordinary forgers…”

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