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Frescoes by Giotto in Florence chapel reveal detail after restoration

jornada.com.mx · 14 October 2026

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Restorers in Florence, Italy recently completed a four-year project to restore the frescoes inside the Bardi Chapel at Santa Croce. The Opificio delle Pietre Dure and the Opera di Santa Croce worked on the paintings, which Giotto created between 1317 and 1325. The frescoes depict the life of Saint Francis and had not undergone restoration since the 1950s.

The work reunited the complete cycle of paintings.

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