GIOTTO| PERUZZI CHAPEL REDISCOVERED
March 9, 2010
Using ultra-violet rays, restorers have rediscovered rich original details of Giotto’s paintings in the Peruzzi Chapel in Florence. Hidden for centuries, more than a dozen restorers and researchers began the ambitious project of “non-invasive diagnostics” to ascertain the condition of the 12-meter-high chapel, which Giotto painted in about 1320. “We have uncovered a secret Giotto,” [...]
neat!
Neat?! Dude this is scary! When I first saw you guys post this story I went to Google and what is interesting is the amount of evidence they are withholding about this…
S.
i agree S…it’s scary…even the church has a scary vibe to it…kinda like the ones they use in movies…lol
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I don’t think it’s scary..I think its really interesting that they had the idea to use blacklight to find these “hidden paintings” and that may lead to more discoveries in renaissance art.