fresco
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Church and government officials in Italy have launched an investigation into claims that the face of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was painted on an angel during the restoration of a fresco in Rome.
From BBC
She examined frescoes, illuminated manuscripts, hagiographies, and letters, uncovering materials that had been misdated or wrongly attributed.
From Science Daily
Rivera’s monumental frescos require constant scraping and repainting.
His most spectacular paintings are frescoes, physically part of the walls of the Strozzi Chapel in the church of Santa Maria Novella in Florence and the Carafa Chapel in Santa Maria Sopra Minerva in Rome.
Cullinan said they "send and receive thousands of loans each year - including ancient frescoes and textiles which are older than the Bayeux tapestry".
From BBC
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