...unfinished series of sculptures, "Prisoners," also in the Accademia, Parnigoni replaced another respected restorer, Agnese Parronchi, who feared water could harm the surface. Parronchi wanted to brush away the dirt in a "dry" cleaning. "It...

...study the statue's health. Restoration got off to an aborted start when an internationally respected restorer, Agnese Parronchi, quit last year rather than follow orders to use a cleaning method she feared would harm the sculpture. "Working...