Great efforts are still in course to restore the precious works of art damaged by the earthquakethat in1997 devastated Assisi. Among them are the Giotto's paintings of the life of St. Francis. As part of the effort, a virtual display has been prepared that compares the present state of the paintings to what they looked like when first painted. You can read about the show here and find examples at the end of this article in Corriere della Sera.

Rev. Joseph A. Komonchak, professor emeritus of the School of Theology and Religious Studies at the Catholic University of America, is a retired priest of the Archdiocese of New York.

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