One of my friends walked into one of Rome’s many churches on a recent visit, but the frescoes made famous by artists such as Michelangelo were hidden behind a large tarp.
A simple sign in the foyer of the church said it all: Master at Work.
The sign was intriguing, but he was told that a master restorer was at work. A master restorer is someone who can go into old paintings and frescoes and bring them back to life without destroying the integrity of the art. Most of these restorers are dynamic artists in their own right, but they also choose to keep the brush strokes of the original masters in top form.