Painting in Stone

“One might think that, after the many studies published over the past 50 years about coloured marbles in architecture, there would be no need for a new work on the subject. Painting in Stone by Fabio Barry has made me completely change my mind.”—Dario del Bufalo, Art Newspaper

“A short review can not do justice to the wealth of material in this beautifully illustrated book.”—Julian Treuherz, Context

“[A] handsome new tome . . . a welcome addition to the study of a material that continues to captivate.”—Benjamin Riley, New Criterion

Winner of the 2021 Alice Davis Hitchcock Medallion, sponsored by The Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain

Winner of the 2021 PROSE award in Architecture and Urban Planning, sponsored by the Association of American Publishers

Apollo Magazine’s Book of the Year

“The most original and comprehensive book in architectural history since I don’t know when. A major achievement.”—Robert S. Nelson, Yale University

“Painting in Stone is one of the most ambitious, learned, and original books on art and architecture written in recent decades. Barry writes vividly and powerfully, expounding the meaning of marble in architecture in a most engaging way.”—Nicholas Penny, director of the National Gallery, London (2008–15)