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A Magnificent Portrait of George Washington Heads to Versailles for a Makeover
Peale's majestic portrait of founding father George Washington has headed to Versailles for a state-of-the-art restoration.
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Mother-daughter duo team up with bacteria to save church paintings in Spain
The restoration project in Valencia faced particular challenges. A botched effort in the 1960s ... historical and cultural ...
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Heritage groups outraged by botched Spanish church renovations with ‘caricature-like’ cherub
The botched restoration was dubbed “Monkey ... At that time, Fernando Carrera, spokesman for Spain’s art conservation-restoration association, told AFP the incident was just “the tip of ...
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Bacteria trained to eat glue saving Spanish frescoes
The glue was used during an earlier, botched restoration attempt and had left the ceiling of Valencia’s Saints Johns Church pitted with dark spots. A mother and daughter team — the mom is an art ...