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Jul. 11, 1961 - The task that Daunted Michelangelo - Restoration of the Laocoon - Finally Completed. The idea that Michelangelo, of all people, should have been daunted by a task that seemed so appropriate to his genus - completing the damaged Laocoon - is one of the conclusions that have emerged from the closest examination ever made of the celebrated statue in the Vatican. Visitors to the Pontifical galleries this season are able to see the result of this painstaking work of study and restoration, which reveals the group as nearly as possible in its original state. The recent restoration includes the removal of mistakes committed by the sixteenth - century restores, and followed by all their successors until now. Most important is the position of the right arm of the central figure, the first time, the original arm, which came to light t the beginning of this century, has been set in place. photo shows The statue after restoration

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