(10 Mar 2026) ASSOCIATED PRESS Rome, Italy – 9 March 2026 1. Various of restorer Melanie Khanthajan removing with a scalpel the layers of plaster put over the original decoration on one of the vaults of the Basilica of San Pietro in Vincoli 2. SOUNDBITE (Italian) Melanie Khanthajan, Restorer: ++SOUNDBITE STARTS FROM SHOT1 AND IS OVERLAID BYSHOT3++ “This is an operation called “descialbo” that is, of removing the layers of dye applied over the original decoration, which is what is found below.

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