restorer

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One of the leader’s admirers, a restorer working on a fresco at Rome’s Basilica of San Lorenzo in Lucina, etched her likeness onto the face of an angel holding up a map of Italy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

The restorer also told the paper that he had indeed painted the figure to resemble Meloni after initially denying it.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

Chief restorer Dr Roberta Prisco spent Tuesday this week trying to stop an arch from collapsing.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2024

After the museum purchased the work, a restorer did a thorough cleaning, revealing the signature of its maker, Jan van Steffeswert, a woodcarver from the local region, Limburg.

From New York Times • Feb. 28, 2024

One restorer screwed the tusks in upside down, like the fangs of a saber-toothed cat, which gave it a satisfyingly aggressive aspect.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson