Pietra serena

Pietra serena is a gray stone used extensively in Renaissance Florence for architectural details.[1] Also known as dark, slippery, greenish-grey Florentine Macigno stone from Fiesole used for the interior pilasters, entablatures, and architectural elements by Brunelleschi at the Pazzi Chapel and Michelangelo in the Medici Chapel, both in Florence.

References

  1. ↑ fazio, Micheal. Buildings Across Time An Introduction to world Architecture (fourth ed.). McGraw-Hill. p. 585.