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Restoration of the baldachino of St. Peter's Basilica

Since 1965 I've looked forward to viewing the Pope's Christmas Eve Mass from the Vatican via NBC News. Today I can watch direct live broadcasts online from Vatican Television and catch the recorded feeds from the Global Catholic Television Network EWTN.

My life began under racial segregation, but now I can interact with friends around the world - Merry Christmas Everyone!

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I am glad to see any work of art restored. The video was a bit of a disappointment in that it didn't actually tell about the restoration, the techniques, or the origin of the monument. The majority of the minutes were spent in praise of the Vatican, and more or less a promo for Roman Catholicism.

Thank you for sharing it.
 
unloadonme said:
Merry Christmas EddMarkStarr. I have to say however that "The Bishop of Rome hath no jurisdiction in this Realm of England". Instead, here is His Majesty The King:

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This is Wonderful!

Thank you for including King Charles' Christmas Day Address. It reminds me of the 1980's when I used to watch the BBC broadcast "Christmas from King's College".

Music recorded on physical media actually made an excellent gift, back in the day.

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Must be nice to not have your history and culture systematically destroyed by the state. I wouldn't know. But it sure seems great, in theory. :) #yourprivilegecardhasbeenapproved
 
It looked to me that they might have used a technique similar to that used recently at Notre Dame, that is, painting on latex to strip off dirt. I was surprised there seemed to be no need to reguild. One of the great wonders in a city filled with wonders. Roma, non basta una vita!
 
Latimer said:
It looked to me that they might have used a technique similar to that used recently at Notre Dame, that is, painting on latex to strip off dirt. I was surprised there seemed to be no need to reguild. One of the great wonders in a city filled with wonders. Roma, non basta una vita!
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In one of the vids, there was a comment that some of the guilding was applied seven layers deep. I'd guess that should indeed hold up for centuries, especially after being protected by layers of dust, grime, soot with oils, etc.

It's wonderful that they don't have to reguild much of it.
 
Thanks. Interesting video.

I was in Rome early to mid-December last year, the first time I had been in the city since the pandemic, and I noticed that St. Peter's dome was darker than I remembered it. I asked friends who had both grown up in the city or lived there for many years about this, and only one person acknowledged that I was right--my observation was otherwise greeted quizzically, and it was suggested that my perception had to do with the angle from which I was viewing the dome or the time of day. Not convinced, I sought out older pictures and, sure enough, the dome is substantially darker than it previously had been, particularly in comparison to many decades previously. It's definitely dark in this video. I need to do some research...
 
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