How a 583-year-old Italian mural is professionally restored

In this video, we meet Andrea Sozzi Sabatini, CEO of Etrurio, an olive-oil company in Tuscany, who came across a 583-year-old fresco in an apartment block basement, while searching for a base for his business.

Andrea walks us through how this ancient fresco was restored by his conservationist, Marco… a process that includes filling cracks in the wall to make it sturdy, removing plaster that was put over the painting throughout the years, and repainting the fresco with natural pigments.

View the original video here.

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