Unveiling Giotto’s Secrets: Advanced Laser Technology Reveals Hidden Transformations in the Bardi Chapel Frescoes

A groundbreaking collaboration between heritage scientists and conservators is shedding new light on one of Italy’s most treasured artistic monuments: Giotto’s 14th-century wall paintings in the Bardi Chapel at the Basilica of Santa Croce in Florence. Researchers from the CNR Institute of Applied Physics “Nello Carrara” (CNR-INO) and Lasers for Art’s Sake at IESL-FORTH (Greece), […]

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Exploring the Secrets of a Roman Fresco at Baia Castle

In October 2025, Valentina Di Sarno and Alessandra Rocco, researchers at CNR-INO, together with colleagues from CNR-ISASI and CNR-IREA, started a collaboration with Vivi Tornari and Michael Andrianakis from IESL-FORTH to analyse a Roman fresco inside the Baia Castle, Naples. The non-invasive investigations were carried out using a range of advanced diagnostic techniques, including holographic […]

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