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Restoring 'The Last Supper'

Witness History

English - June 08, 2016 07:50 - 8 minutes - 4.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 853 ratings
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In 1999 art restorers in Milan finally finished work on da Vinci's masterpiece. It had taken them 20 years to complete and had cost millions of dollars. Witness hears from Pinin Brambilla who led the ambitious project.

Photo: AP Photo/Antonio Calanni