Thank God she's back on the wall: Nelli's Last Supper at Santa Maria Novella
"Thank God she's back on the wall" is how Linda Falcone, director of the Advancing Women Artists Foundation, would like the restoration and restitution to public view of Plautilla Nelli's Last Supper to be reported in the world's press.
After four years in the conservation studio, Suor Plautilla Nelli's 21-foot canvas returns to the Santa Maria Novella basilica complex for permanent public exhibition at the museum. The restoration was funded by the Advancing Women Artists Foundation, who raised the monies first through a crowdfunding campaign with donors from 19 countries and then through their Adopt an Apostle program.
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Nelli's Last Supper restored
The mesmerizing restoration by Rossella Lari was revealed on October 17 and is now on public view to visitors to the Santa Maria Novella basilica complex.
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