The digital restitution of the fresco blends art with science, including artificial intelligence ... “The ultimate goal of the research is a new digital restoration in natural dimensions based on new ...

But the museums can do as they like, and most of them favor restoration that includes stringent cleaning. Artists, on the whole, oppose it. Art News recently called for a moratorium on it.

A masterpiece by Caravaggio has undergone a major restoration, revealing details that had been hidden for centuries.