Reconstructing a masterpiece — Mantegna's St. James Led to his Execution

Reconstructing a masterpiece — Mantegna's St. James Led to his Execution

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Mantegna, St. James Led to his Execution and the Ovetari Chapel cycle frescoes, 1447–58, Church of the Eremitani (Padua, Italy) reconstructed with photographs, original fragments, and inpainting after American bombs hit the church on March 11, 1944, an ARCHES video

A conversation with Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker in the Ovetari Chapel



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