I followed the Sistine Chapel restoration controversy at a distance as it occurred years ago, so I was particularly interested to see a couple of unrestored, uncleaned patches that have been left up for the sake of comparison.

Those patches are…dark. Really dark. So here’s my question. Who saw the Sistine Chapel before the restoration? Could either the ceiling or the Last Judgment be seen at all? I can’t imagine…

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