Editing Marbleizing (section)

==History==
Faux stone painting was widely used in [[Pompeii]], but it really took off in Europe during the [[Renaissance]] with two schools of faux painting developing. The Italian school was loose and artistic, the French school was formal and realistic. It typically took an apprentice 10 years or more to fully master the art.

The sophistication of the techniques are such that visitors are frequently unable to distinguish between false and real marble in many churches, palaces and public buildings in Europe. The techniques were perfected by the 17th century and have been used in all styles of construction well into the 20th century, including [[Baroque]], [[Palladian]], [[Neoclassical architecture|neoclassical]] and historical [[Revival style]]s as well as [[Art Nouveau]] and [[Art Deco]] buildings. Craftsmen who are able to replicate this work are still available, as evidenced, for example, by the extensive restorations of faux marble surfaces in important Eastern Europe buildings since 1990.

The art of marbling and graining reached its apogee in Britain between 1845 and 1870, and during this period the acknowledged master was [[Thomas Kershaw]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.stewartmcdonald.co.uk/kershaw/kershaw.html| title = Thomas Kershaw 1819-1898 "Prince of Grainers & Marblers"|accessdate = 2012-08-21}}</ref>