Restorations - Finestre sull'Arte

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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Amatrice, reconstruction of St. Francis church kicks off

The church of St. Francis in Amatrice will soon return to life after being half-destroyed by the 2016 Central Italy earthquake. After years of waiting, the reconstruction of the religious complex, which was hard hit by the 2016 earthquake that devast...
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The lantern of the Royal Palace of Caserta returns to shine after restoration

The Royal Palace of Caserta is rediscovering one of its most iconic elements: the "lantern," the domed octagonal construction at the center of the Royal Palace, has in fact been restored. Although not accessible to the public, this structure represen...
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Eagle's Banner returns home after restoration

Sixteen years after the devastating 2009 earthquake, the Gonfalone dell'Aquila, an extraordinary 16th-century work by Giovan Paolo Cardone, finally returns to its city after meticulous restoration by technicians from theOpificio delle Pietre Dure in ...
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Florence, completed the restoration of Mother Earth in the floor of the Baptistery

After restoration work, Mother Earth, one of the most fascinating inlaid marble carpets in the Baptistery of San Giovanni in Florence, is once again revealed to the public. TheOpera di Santa Maria del Fiore has completed the restoration of the 3.30-b...
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A treasure rediscovered: 33 restored works return to Marche region after earthquake

After years of waiting and delicate restoration work, 33 precious works of art will finally return to their places of origin in the provinces of Ascoli Piceno, Fermo and Macerata. The redelivery, the result of collaboration between the Soprintendenza...
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