When I went to Rome as a pilgrim, I was naturally taken to the Sistine Chapel. I WAS SO DISAPPOINTED! The ceiling was so absolutely grimy and dirty that you could not see any colours, only black and grey splotches. I want to return to the Vatican to see for myself the magnificent colours that were rediscovered when the ceiling was cleaned and restored.
God is subtle, but He is not malicious. (Albert Einstein)
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Thank you.
God is subtle, but He is not malicious. (Albert Einstein)
by HijodelCid ยป ... I want to return to the Vatican to see for myself the magnificent colours that were rediscovered when the ceiling was cleaned and restored.Did you by any chance return?
I was there in 1987 when the Sistine Chapel ceiling was half cleaned. The difference between the cleaned and still-uncleaned sides was amazing. The cleaned side was so fresh and the colors looked as though they had just been painted. On the other side centuries of candle and incense smoke had taken a toll. I felt fortunate to have seen the constrast.
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