Upcoming Restoration Projects

Here you will find information and photos about upcoming restoration projects that will be made possible by the generosity of art lovers like you. The red titles indicate that you can click to enlarge and read more about each upcoming restoration. It is possibly to fully or partially fund restorations. Please click here to learn more about our membership levels or to make a donation

			Dionysus with Panther Roman Art, 2nd Century A.D. Pentelic marble Height: m. 1.85 (Leonardo Level)				Apollo with Lyre Greek Art, 2nd Century A.D. Fine-grained Greek marble and serpentine (green, brown-red, brown-yellow) Height: m 0.85.
			Ariadne Hellenistic Art, 2nd Century A.D. Pentelic marble Height: m. 2.01.				Aphrodite Hellenistic Art, 2nd Century A.D. Parian marble Height: m. 1.44.
			Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints Giovanni di Paolo (Siena 1403-1482) Polyptych; wood panel, cm 247 x 215.5				Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints Lorenzo di Pietro, called Il Vecchietta (1410 – 1480) Tempera on Wood panel, 156 x 230 cm Signed and dated on the step of the throne,1457
			Female Statue Restored as Nike Roman Art, 2nd Century A.D. From Praxitelean original Italic Marble Height 1.70m (Leonardo Level)				Statue of Athena-Rospigliosi Type Roman Art, 1st Century A.D. Greek marble Height 1.62m (Leonardo Level)
			Madonna and Child with St. Francis circa 1540 Bernardino Licinio (Venezia, 1485 – before 1560) Oil on Wood, 75 x 110cm				Portrait of a Painter Leandro Bassano (Bassano, 1557 – Venice 1622) Oil on canvas 142 x 118.5cm

THE VALOIS TAPESTRIES

The Valois Tapestries are comprised of a series of eight tapestries woven with silk, wool and gold and silver thread and dated around 1575. They are based on designs by Antoine Caron, who in 1561 had been appointed the court painter by Catherine de’ Medici, queen of France, and her husband, Henry II. Seven of the tapestries are in need of restoration, but “The Bayonne Tournament” was restored between 1998 – 2008 with funding from the Italian government and our sister and founding organization in Italy, Amici degli Uffizi. Catherine’s granddaughter, Christina of Lorraine, brought the tapestries to Florence in 1589 as part of her dowry for her future husband, Grand Duke Ferdinando I de’ Medici. At that time, their recorded value was 3,250 scudi, the equivalent of about one million dollars today.

			“Attack on a Whale” Valois Tapestries Series Tapisserie de Bruxelles, 16th Century. Cartoon by Lucas de Heere, from a drawing by Antoine Caron.				“Attack on an Elephant” Valois Tapestries Series Tapisserie de Bruxelles, 16th Century. Cartoon by Lucas de Heere, from a drawing by Antoine Caron.
			“The Joust” Valois Tapestries Series Tapisserie de Bruxelles, 16th Century. Cartoon by Lucas de Heere, from a drawing by Antoine Caron.				“The Royal Progress” Valois Tapestries Series Tapisserie de Bruxelles, 16th Century. Cartoon by Lucas de Heere, from a drawing by Antoine Caron.
			“The Combat” Valois Tapestries Series Tapisserie de Bruxelles, 16th Century. Cartoon by Lucas de Heere, from a drawing by Antoine Caron. From the gallery in the Castle of Fontainebleau,				“Water Fête” Valois Tapestries Series Tapisserie de Bruxelles, 16th Century. Cartoon by Lucas de Heere, from a drawing by Antoine Caron.
			“Feast for the Polish Ambassadors” Valois Tapestries Series Tapisserie de Bruxelles, 16th Century. Cartoon by Lucas de Heere, from a drawing by Antoine Caron.