Restorations - Finestre sull'Arte

Caravaggio, monitoring campaign begins on Contarelli Chapel masterpieces

Operations to monitor the state of conservation of the three famous Caravaggio canvases in the Contarelli Chapel inside the church of San Luigi dei Francesi in Rome have begun. TheCentral Institute for Restoration (ICR) in Rome announced this today t...
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Three American institutes have developed a new adhesive for restorations

Good news for conservators: the Getty, New York University (NYU), and The University of Akron (UA) today announced the development of a new , safer and more sustainable formulation of an adhesive substance used by conservators worldwide for the struc...
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The rediscovered 15th-century fresco and the latest news from the Palazzo Nardini construction site in Rome

Serendipity, the British would say. It is the word they use to refer to those totally unexpected discoveries, exceeding expectations, that come when you were looking for something else. It is more than a fortuitous finding: it is a surprising outcome...
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Venice, major discovery at Rialto: 16th century mural painting resurfaces on Grand Canal

In the heart of Venice, under the daily eyes of thousands of passersby and tourists, a forgotten fragment of history and art was hiding. Now, thanks to a careful and shared intervention, that fragment has returned to light. In fact, during restoratio...
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Florence, Michelangelo's tomb in Santa Croce restored

Florence pays tribute to Michelangelo on the 550th anniversary of his birth with the restoration of the Buonarroti family tombstone under which the famous artist rests. The work, promoted by theOpera di Santa Croce and conducted by theOpificio delle ...
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Italia Nostra and the restoration of three Renaissance sculptures at Milan's Duomo Museum

Italia Nostra returns to support Milan's artistic heritage with an intervention that restores new light to three precious sculptures in Milan's Duomo Museum. Thanks to the contribution of the Milan branch of the association, established in 1955 to pr...
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Florence, Torrigiani's bust of the Redeemer restored and returned to Santa Trinita

In Florence, theOpificio delle Pietre Dure recently completed the restoration of the bust of the Redeemer attributed to Pietro Torrigiani (Florence, 1472 - Seville, 1528), an important Florentine Renaissance sculptor. After a lengthy intervention tha...
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'Welcome back' reborn: restoration of St. Lawrence's Madonna and Child completed

After a long and meticulous restoration conducted by theOpificio delle Pietre Dure, the "Welcome Back," a rare Madonna and Child from the 14th century, is back to shine in the Basilica of San Lorenzo in Florence. The precious wooden sculpture, one of...
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