• The Opificio delle pietre dure, literally meaning "Workshop of semi-precious stones", is a public institute of the Italian Ministry for Cultural Heritage...
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    I of Tuscany founded the Galleria di Lavori in 1588, now the Opificio delle pietre dure, for the purpose of developing this and other decorative forms...
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    a different solution for the trunks. Cecilia Frosinini, from Opificio delle Pietre dure and member of the scientific committee, says that they suggest...
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    scientists from the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (National Research Council) and the Opificio delle Pietre Dure, a government art-restoration department...
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    1805-2005, findings of a study carried out on the tiles by the Opificio delle Pietre Dure e Laboratori di Restauro (Factory of Hard Stones and Restoration...
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    of the Muses, a masterwork of stone-inlaid table made by the Opificio delle Pietre Dure between 1837 and 1851. Room of the Ark: contains a painting by...
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    Centrale per il Restauro - Central Institute of Restoration Opificio delle pietre dure - The Opificio Istituto centrale per il catalogo e la documentazione...
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    marbles inlaid with colored marbles and semi-precious stone, the Opificio delle Pietre Dure (the grand ducal hardstone workshop) was established. The art...
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    at the Vatican—alerted the Italian conservation institute, the Opificio delle Pietre Dure, in Florence. In October 2008, it was determined that the colors...
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    18th century, while the table top is of hard stone, made by the Opificio delle pietre dure of Florence and given by Leopold II of Tuscany to Francis I. The...
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    the Louvre and with the Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore and the Opificio delle pietre dure in Florence. In 2008, the museum secured a US$18 million deal...
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    Museo Ideale Leonardo da Vinci National Archaeological Museum Opificio delle pietre dure Palazzo Pitti Galleria Palatina Gallery of Modern Art Royal Apartments...
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  • Heritage and Activities and tourism in Rome. Together with the Opificio delle Pietre Dure in Florence, it is one of the most prestigious institutes in the...
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    Archived from the original on 2015-07-12. Retrieved 23 April 2015. Opificio delle Pietre Dure, Florence, an institute of the Ministry for Cultural Heritage...
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    the facade is the coat of arms of the Firenzuola made by the Opificio delle Pietre Dure in 1950. The original shield is now located under the porch. The...
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    its transparent color, after the restoration carried out by the Opificio delle Pietre Dure in Florence. According to L. Ciatti, protagonist of the restoration...
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    are seen, used for both religious objects and secular ones. The Opificio delle pietre dure ("Hardstone workshop") founded by the Medici in Florence in 1588...
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  • was removed from the tabernacle in 1990 to be restored at the Opificio delle pietre dure up until 1992, with the contribution of the Accademia della fiorentina...
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    Ingres Museum in Montauban, but recent expert studies by the Opificio delle Pietre Dure have instead identified it as a painting by Masaccio in the Museo...
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    March 2013, the doors have been undergoing restoration at the Opificio delle Pietre Dure in Florence, the restoration laboratory that for 27 years has...
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    Istituto Superiore per la Conservazione e il Restauro, Italy Opificio delle Pietre Dure, Italy Institute of Heritage Sciences of the National Research...
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    school" of restoration. In 1970 he became the first director of the Opificio delle Pietre Dure. From 1983 to 1987 he was the director of the Istituto Centrale...
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    illusion. A new treatment was carried out in 2018-2021, at the Opificio delle Pietre Dure in Florence, accomplishing outstanding results. Kren, Emil and...
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    Adoration of the Magi - The Collection". Museo Nacional del Prado. "Opificio delle Pietre Dure". 16 April 2024. http://www.wga.hu/art/c/coecke/triptych.jpg [bare...
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    informed major restoration treatments carried out in 2016 by the Opificio delle pietre dure. EDITECH Tierney, John (October 5, 2009). "A High-Tech Hunt for...
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    gallery of Luca Giordano. It has been restored in 2001 by the Opificio delle Pietre Dure. The model of the painting had been used by Lippi since as early...
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    feature in the frescoes. In 1998, a restoration performed by the Opificio delle Pietre Dure showed that for the Virgin's mantle a simpler technique was used...
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    the work, based on the painted study, was commissioned by the Opificio delle pietre dure from the Scuola del Mosaico of the Reverenda Fabbrica di San Pietro...
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  • Events from the year 1588 in art. Opificio delle pietre dure established in Florence. Cornelis van Haarlem starts working on The Fall of the Titans Annibale...
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    autograph. The last doubts were dispelled by the restoration of the Opificio delle pietre dure, completed in autumn 2001, during which the very high quality...
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