The following failed restoration jobs range from humorous to disgraceful. Some were so easy to fix, it’s like they never happened. Others have left masterpieces so irrevocably damaged that huge fines…
fresco
The story of the Last Supper is a pivotal one in the Bible and Christians view it as the basis for the Holy Communion rite. Leonardo da Vinci’s fresco adorns a wall of the refectory at Santa Maria…
You know Michelangelo had incredible skill, but did you know how dangerous the painting technique he used was?
A 1,000-pound portable fresco at the Philadelphia Museum of Art shows the realities of life on a hacienda.