Restoration of Neglected 16th-Century Roman Villa Reveals Centuries-Old Frescoes Painted Over by Nuns
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A $40 million restoration project of the Villa Silvestri Rivaldi, a 16th-century Renaissance residence near Rome's Colosseum abandoned for decades, has begun revealing and reviving frescoes that were painted over by nuns when the building was converted into a convent in the 17th century.
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