Giotto Frescoes Exposed under Ultraviolet Light
From the telegraph.co.uk:
Frescoes painted by Giotto, the 14th Century Italian master, have been brought to life with the use of ultraviolet technology.
Restorers discovered that under ultraviolet light, long-lost colour and detail was revealed.
The frescoes date from 1320 and decorate the walls of the Peruzzi Chapel in Florence’s Santa Croce church.
Filed under: Archaeology, Middle Ages History, Medieval History on March 10th, 2010
That’s interesting. My wife and I were just in Florence where we visited Santa Croce. Unfortunately we got there a little late and weren’t able to get inside, but we more than got our fill of churches while in Italy. So many beautiful churches, art, etc., it’s completely overwhelming and we’d love to go back someday. Florence is a place we would definitely like to revisit.
Oh, oops. I got my churches mixed up. I did say seeing so many was overwhelming.
We did, in fact, go inside Santa Croce, which of course is where Michelangelo and Galileo are buried. Beautiful church.
What all would you recommend seeing for a first time visitor to Florence? I’ve never been myself. I’ll get there someday.
The Duomo, of course. Climb to the top; the view is worth it. Santa Croce–you already know about that. We enjoyed the Museum of Natural Science and History where a lot of Galileo’s telescopes and other Renaissance era instruments and tools are on display. The David statue. Something you have to see in person. Walk around as much of the city as you can. It was probably the most beautiful city out of Venice, Florence, Rome (the ones we visited; we also went to Lake Como which reminded me a lot of Lake Tahoe, just with better architecture).
I had a friend recently who went to Lake Como and came back with a ton of pics. That place is beautiful.