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jay behrensI went thru the Vatican in 1986. Half the cieling of the Sistine Chapel had been restored, a portion covered that they were restoring and about 1/3 still visable and unresotred. Seeing the progression was amazing, and I cannot imagine anyone seeing this would want to keep the chapel unrestored. The restoration work is simply incredible.
A big part of what the restoration has done is to remove 'additions' and changes made by Popes to make the pictures look they way they thought they should, such as giving Judas horns and goatee to make him look more evil. Restoration has removed this sort of thing.
I spent 1 full day in the Vatican and didn't get to see everything I wanted to, but I did find an open door that wasn't supposed to be open and got to explore a part of the catacombs under St Peters that is not open to the public until chased off by a security gaurd.
Jay- always causing international incidents