Luciano Castiglioni, 63, checks a Candoglia marble statue called "Samson Fighting the Lion” made in the 17th century by Giovanni Battista Buzzi and originally found on the northern arm of the cross and part of the "Adopt a Statue" program at Cantiere Marmisti in Milan, on December 11, 2024. Conceived by "Venerable Factory of the Duomo of Milan" (Fabbrica del Duomo), the “Adopt a Statue” fundraising project allows individuals and companies, through their own donation, to support the cleaning and restoration of these works of art. Marble workers of the "Venerable Factory of the Duomo of Milan" (Fabbrica del Duomo) are taking care of more than 3.000 statues and gargoyles sculpted in marble from Candoglia quarries in the Italian Alps. (Photo by Piero CRUCIATTI / AFP)