Restoring Michelangelo's Last Work: The Ron Donini Pieta

The video discusses the museum's attraction, the Rondanini Pieta by Michelangelo, and the challenges of art restoration. It highlights the use of a new technique, Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging, to clean the sculpture without damaging it. This method helps identify and remove dirt while preserving the original materials. The restoration revealed that the statue had been coated with wax and paint to enhance its appearance.

How does fluorescence lifetime imaging (FLI) help restorers in their work?

What materials were discovered to have been used on the marble statue?