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What a Restorer Decides

A rule that cannot always be kept, an argument about how clean is too clean, and what is under the paint

The conservation code · the Sistine ceiling · the Ghent lamb · Borja · 3 chapters · 8 min read

A rule that cannot always be kept, an argument about how clean is too clean, and what is under the paint.

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Conservation

  1. 01The Rule That Cannot Always Be KeptOn a professional code with one commitment that cannot be kept.
  2. 02How Clean Is Too CleanOn an argument that cannot be settled by looking.
  3. 03What Is Under the PaintOn a restoration the public hated and the evidence supports.