Who led the conservation-restoration of the frescoes of the Sistine Chapel?
Restoration of the Sistine Chapel frescoes
Carlo Pietrangeli, former Director General of the Vatican Museums, writes of the restoration: "It is like opening a window in a dark room and seeing it flooded with light."[6] His words resonate with those of Giorgio Vasari who, in the 16th century, said of the Sistine Chapel ceiling: