(ANSA) - Florence, May 13 - The restoration of frescoes by
pre-Renaissance master Giotto in Florence's Santa Croce Basilica
will take three years, restorers said Monday.
The fresco cycle on the Stories of St Francis, painted around
1325 in the Bardi Chapel, will be restored by Opificio delle
pietre dure experts at an estimated cost of one million euros.
Restoration of Giotto Santa Croce frescoes to take three yrs
1 mn euro project by Opificio delle pietre dure