Opera magazine
restoration
Restoration Works
2024-01-30
The restoration of the internal walls of two rooms of Giotto's Bell Tower
an act of conservation and valorization of a unique space
Oddities
2024-01-12
The Dome of Brunelleschi and the curse of lightning: a story lasting four centuries
Attracted by the Golden Ball of Verrocchio, dozens of electrical jolts rained down on the Cathedral. Many of these events ...
OPALife
2023-07-14
The placement on the facade of three marble copies that will replace the heavily degraded originals
The original sculptures were removed from the facade in October 2017 due to severe deterioration. At the end of their restoration, ...
A technical note by the restorer Paola Rosa
At the end of 2018, the Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore decided to undertake the restoration of Mi-chelangelo's Pietà. This ...
Historic Note - Mons. Timothy Verdon, Director of Opera del Duomo Museum
The intervention restores the beauty of one of Michelangelo's most intense and tormented masterpieces to the world now freed ...
OPALife
2021-09-13
The restoration site of the monumental “Porta dei Cornacchini” of the Cathedral of Florence has started
The legend of the Lions and the dream that became reality