A Nine-Panel, 483-Year-Old Masterpiece Has Been Reassembled In Venice
But not quite fully reassembled. Giorgio Vasari’s 1541 portrayal of the Five Virtues, painted for the ceiling of a Venetian palazzo, was broken up and sold off in the mid-1700s. Except for one cherub in the corner and a bit of Faith, the panels have now been recovered and restored. – Artnet
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