Francesco Salviati - Rome

In 1532, Francesco Salviati painted the panel of the Annunciation above the Annunciation Altar in the church of San Francesco a Ripa in Rome. The panel which suffered from scattered paint lifting along the joints of the boards and a uniformly faded varninsh layer following previous interventions that had changed the color of the panel, was restored on the occasion of the exhibition “Francesco Salviati o la Bella Maniera”, which was held at the Villa Medici in Rome. The restoration was conducted on the painted surface and on the wooden support.
(Photo by P. Soriani)