Brancacci Chapel

Construction site at the Church of Santa Maria del Carmine for the inspection of Masaccio, Masolino, and Filippino Lippi’s early Renaissance masterpieces depicting Biblical stories and chapters from the life of Saint Peter is now complete. The Brancacci Chapel, a magnet for visitors for over five centuries, was last restored in the 1980s. The inspection […]

San Marco Museum Pala Bosco dei Frati

Bosco ai Frati Altarpiece by Fra Angelico and the refurbishment of the Pilgrims’ Hospice in the Museo di San Marco, Florence.. Celebrating the 150th anniversary of the museum’s founding, the project includes the restoration of the majestic Bosco ai Frati Altarpiece by Fra Angelico (1395-1456) which had been transported to the conservation laboratory in May […]

Giovanni Pisano’s Pulpit – Sant’Andrea Church of Pistoia

The Giovanni Pisano Pulpit in the Church of Sant’Andrea in Pistoia is in dire need of restoration due chiefly to instability and the erosion of metal support structures within the pulpit. This important monument is one of the central artworks that led to Renaissance sculpture.