Art restoration - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Sun, 09 Sep 2018 00:17:57 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Art restoration - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Ancient statue repainted with colours that "seemed right" https://cathnews.co.nz/2018/09/10/repaint-staute-bright-colours/ Mon, 10 Sep 2018 08:20:27 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=111544 St. Anne, the patron saint of the village of Rañadorio in northwestern Spain, has fuchsia lips, black eyeliner and a bright dress. The Virgin Mary has turquoise hair. Baby Jesus resembles a Playmobil figure. Have a look

Ancient statue repainted with colours that "seemed right"... Read more]]> St. Anne, the patron saint of the village of Rañadorio in northwestern Spain, has fuchsia lips, black eyeliner and a bright dress. The Virgin Mary has turquoise hair. Baby Jesus resembles a Playmobil figure. Have a look

Ancient statue repainted with colours that "seemed right"]]> 111544 Exquisite 1,600-year-old frescoes restored https://cathnews.co.nz/2017/06/08/1600-year-old-frescoes-rome/ Thu, 08 Jun 2017 07:53:27 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=94827 A set of 1,600-year-old frescoes in Rome's catacombs have been exposed using modern technology. Experts used the latest laser technology to uncover the centuries of grime smudging multi-coloured frescoes that adorn the ceilings of two crypts built for Roman grain merchants. Read more

Exquisite 1,600-year-old frescoes restored... Read more]]> A set of 1,600-year-old frescoes in Rome's catacombs have been exposed using modern technology.

Experts used the latest laser technology to uncover the centuries of grime smudging multi-coloured frescoes that adorn the ceilings of two crypts built for Roman grain merchants. Read more

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