Artemisia Unveiled: Restoration of Gentileschi painting 'Allegory of Inclination'. (update #1)

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Florence’s home-museum dedicated to the memory of Michelangelo embarks on the restoration of Artemisia Gentileschi’s 'Allegory of Inclination' (1616), the first painting the artist created during her 7-year sojourn in Florence.

From now until April 2023, it will be restored in public view, at the Casa Buonarroti Museum, following its removal from the gallery ceiling. Artemisia’s allegorical figure depicting ‘the inclination to produce art’ was originally painted nude, only to be censored, in the 1680s, with the addition of drapery and veils.

See Artemisia's painting being removed from the ceiling at Casa Buonarroti Museum - the first time it has been touched in over 300 years!

The restoration is taking place thanks to Calliope Arts and Christian Levett.