 At this point, to better understand the popularity of marmorino in Venetian life, two facts need to be considered.The first is that in a city that extends over water, the transport of sand for making plaster and the disposal of tailings was, and still is, a huge problem.So the use of marmorino was successful not only because the substrate was prepared using terra cotta scraps, but also the finish, marmorino, was made with leftover stone and marble, which were in great abundance at that time.