An update- it's been a good year. We've completed 6 restorations in 2017, with two more nearing completion. Another is scheduled to begin in January, but we've selected more masterpieces that we hope to save. It all depends on raising donations, so I hope you'll join in at donate.staglieno.com

Here's one that needs preservation, the 1871 Filippo D'Albertis memorial, by a great sculptor, Giuseppe Benetti (1825-1914). Try to imagine what it took to carve that hair in three dimensions in a large block of white marble. And this is white marble, but after nearly 150 years, the pollution, dirt and bird droppings have bonded to the surface of the stone forming a brittle black crust. That crust starts to flake off, peeling off the surface of the stone, and it also retains moisture and humidity, causing further damage. Look closely and you'll see that her big toe has crumbled away.


Look closely and you'll see that her big toe has crumbled away. We need to restore her before she is lost to time.



Virtuoso work; the artistic and technical skills required were phenomenal. This sculpture is irreplaceable.

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