Michelangelo’s Medici Chapel Sculptures Were Cleaned with Bacteria During COVID-19
Michelangelo's masterworks had accumulated grime and discolorations over the centuries in part due to a rotting corpse.
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Botched Art Restorations Aren’t New, They’re Just Getting Attention on Social Media
Spain seems to be experiencing a sudden epidemic of artwork being ruined by non-professional 'restorers' after the latest botched job on a statue in Palencia. But the vice president of Spain’s Professional Association of Conservators says this has been happening for years.
Art Restorers Call for a Crackdown on ‘Botchers’ After Another Painting Is Destroyed
'They're botchers who botch things up. They destroy things,' a Spanish art restorer told the Guardian this week after a copy of the 'Immaculate Conception' was altered beyond recognition.
