The island bore some of the country s finest craftsmen thanks to its vast reserves of white and green marble.
Tinos marble unesco.
The island has produced some of the greatest modern masters of the craft such as yannoulis chalepas 1851 1938.
The art of marble carving is an expression of the cultural identity of tinos.
Lambros diamantopoulos graduates of the school of fine arts of tinos.
Michalis saltamanikas and mr.
Marble craftspeople possess empirical knowledge of the composition and structure of marble bearing rock the properties of each kind of marble and the manipulation of its veins.
The art of marble carving is an expression of the cultural identity of tinos.
The art of marble carving as an expression of the cultural identity of tinos was included on unesco s list in 2015.
Tinian marble craftsmanship was inscribed in 2015 on the representative list of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity by unesco.
Michalis saltamanikas was born in 1955 in pyrgos tinos.
Responsible for the workshop instructors.
Creation from a piece of marble dimensions 40x50x12 cm of a marble vessel sink with relief details in a free or geometrical shape.