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1. Detail of one of the scenes in the vault in 1919. This picture was used as a guide for the restoration team to recover the original state of the fresco.

2. Close up of the same scene. You can see what a sorry state the fresco was in.

3. The work starts. Analyses, samples and readings determine the type of work to be done on the vault to recover its original state.

4. Dividing the fresco into days' work, as originally done by its creator, facilitated the work of the restoration team, which started the recovery of the fresco with the drawing of the lost detail.

5. This work has resulted in the complete recovery of the original fresco.

 

 
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