Santa Croce main chapel restoration digitally documented

Angolo Gaddi, Fresco cycle of the Legend of the True Cross, Main Chapel, Santa Croce, Florence, 1380s (image courtesy of http://www.santacroceopera.it)

The Basilica of Santa Croce in Florence announced the reopening of its main chapel with the completion of its extensive restoration. If you find yourself in Florence within the next year, the scaffolding used for the restoration remains and visitors can have a rare opportunity to see upper registers up close. However, even those of us who won’t be traveling to Italy soon can still view the before/during/after process of the restoration on the basilica’s website, along with previous projects. The software used to digitally document the work, Modus Operandi, allows users to zoom in on details of Angolo Gaddi’s brushwork from the 1380s as well as the restoration.

via artdaily.org


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