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Torna in tutto il suo splendore il Crocifisso di Da Maiano del Duomo

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Back in all its glory the Crucifix of the Cathedral Da Maiano

Back on the main altar of the Cathedral of Florence, after about four years of restoration, the monumental polychrome wooden Crucifix (cm 190 x 177 x 29) the famous sculptor and architect Benedetto da Majano (1442-1497). The restoration performed on a proposal from the Archbishop, Cardinal Giuseppe Betori, has been entrusted by the Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore Opificio delle Pietre Dure. […]

Torna l’oro sulle Porte del Paradiso

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Back the gold on the doors of paradise

The restoration Opificio delle Pietre dure in Florence of the North Door of the baptistery of Florence by Lorenzo Ghiberti, going after 600 years after its construction, is getting exceptional results, beyond all expectations. Under the dirt and the surface deposits of centuries has resurfaced the splendid original gilding in reliefs. […]