It was only after removing a layer of wax and other material from a 19th-century restoration that Vatican experts understood the Hercules Mastai Righetti’s true splendor as one of the most significant gilded statues of its time.
It was only after removing a layer of wax and other material from a 19th-century restoration that Vatican experts understood the Hercules Mastai Righetti’s true splendor as one of the most significant gilded statues of its time.