US EditionMichelangelo's The Last Judgment Undergoes First Major Restoration in 30 Years
Restorers will remove decades of microparticle deposits to restore Michelangelo's fresco vibrancy while the Sistine Chapel remains open with a high-definition reproduction on display.
- On Monday, the Vatican announced a three-month cleaning of Michelangelo's The Last Judgment, the fresco behind the altar in the Sistine Chapel, its first major restoration in three decades.
- Because of daily visitor volumes, the Vatican Museums say visitors deposited microparticles that created a widespread whitish haze, prompting cleaning to remove buildup on the plaster.
- The Sistine Chapel will remain open during the three-month cleaning, with scaffolding partially obstructing the view while the Vatican conservation staff monitors humidity and temperature.
- The chapel, named for Pope Sixtus IV, was constructed in the 15th century, while Michelangelo painted `Creation of Adam` between 1508 and 1512 and later returned to paint The Last Judgment.
- More than 6 million people visit the Vatican Museums annually, and the Sistine Chapel remains a key destination, hosting events like the May conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV.
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The public will not be able to see Michelangelo's Last Judgment fresco in the Sistine Chapel for several months due to cleaning work.
Three decades after its last restoration, a thorough cleaning of Michelangelo's famous Last Judgment fresco has begun in the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican. Scaffolding will be erected in front of it until at least Easter.
Exceptional works began in Chapter Six for the restoration of Michelangelo's "Judecata de Then" Capitol, in the last thirty years since the restoration, announced the Vatican Museums in months.
Michelangelo’s ‘The Last Judgment’ fresco undergoes 3-month cleaning at Sistine Chapel
ROME — Michelangelo’s “The Last Judgment,” the imposing fresco of heaven and hell which dominates the Sistine Chapel, is undergoing its first major restoration in three decades, the Vatican said Monday. The Sistine Chapel will remain open to visitors during the three-month cleaning, albeit with scaffolding partially obstructing the view of the fresco, the Vatican Museums said in a statement. The cleaning, the first major restoration since 1994, …
Rome's Sistine Chapel to remain open as Michelangelo's Last Judgement is cleaned
Three decades after its last restoration, a deep cleaning has begun of Michelangelo's "The Last Judgement", the Italian master's spectacular fresco in the Sistine Chapel, the Vatican said on Monday.
After the historical one finished in 1994: it will restore the original colors of the fresco, on which a whitish patina has been deposited
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