frescoes - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Thu, 08 Jun 2017 05:28:41 +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 frescoes - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 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

Exquisite 1,600-year-old frescoes restored]]> 94827 Assisi chapel restored after earthquake damage https://cathnews.co.nz/2012/11/09/assisi-chapel-restored-after-earthquake-damage/ Thu, 08 Nov 2012 18:30:09 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=36342 Fifteen years after it was damaged by an earthquake, the Chapel of St Nicholas in the lower Basilica of St Francis in Assisi is restored and open once again to the public. The restorers say they now have proof that the medieval master Giotto painted the frescoes in the Assisi chapel. Continue reading

Assisi chapel restored after earthquake damage... Read more]]> Fifteen years after it was damaged by an earthquake, the Chapel of St Nicholas in the lower Basilica of St Francis in Assisi is restored and open once again to the public. The restorers say they now have proof that the medieval master Giotto painted the frescoes in the Assisi chapel.

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