Clementine Chapel: the restoration of the dome, told by those who worked on it

The gold mosaic tiles, the details revealed by cleaning, and the techniques used by seventeenth-century mosaicists: four members of the Vatican Mosaic Studio recount the restoration of the dome of the Clementine Chapel in St Peter’s Basilica.

Through the accounts of those who worked on the dome, we show how restoration helps preserve the work while deepening our understanding of its history and techniques.