Word: brambilla
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Last week in Milan's 13th century Church of San Marco a dedicated Milanese restorer, pretty Pinin Brambilla, 31, was finishing the task of uncovering an unsuspected fresco that tor its brilliant, fresh colors and bold, naturalistic drawing of the crucified Christ might well make even Critic Berenson eat his words...
First clue to the forgotten fresco's existence came to light when workmen moved the sarcophagus with the bones of the church's founder, discovered behind it bits of an old fresco on the wall. Restorer Brambilla, on hand to work on a later work by Fiammenghino, quickly turned her attention to the new find. Working meticulously with microscope and checking herself by photographing the work as she went along, she managed to uncover the fresco and preserve the color down to the last clinging dab of paint...