Wine Sale to Fund Painting Restoration

December 27 2021

Picture: Palazzo Barberini

Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:

The Palazzo Barberini in Rome are funding the restoration of Sant’Onofrio by Battistello Caracciolo (1578-1635) by the sale of wine from the Caparzo di Montalcino Estate. Work on the painting, which is currently obscured by lots of dirt and old varnish, will begin in 2022.

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