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Before and after detail of the Virgin Mary from the 'Adoration of the Shepherds'

Saving a renaissance masterpiece: Fitzwilliam Museum wins award for decade-long restoration

19 May 2017

A ten-year research and restoration project to save one of the Fitzwilliam Museum’s Renaissance masterpieces was rewarded with a major national...

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SatScan in operation

Innovative tool reveals the paintings hidden within

01 Jan 2010

The development of optics that "fly" over paintings could revolutionise art conservation.

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