...six tons of dead weight. "'David' is still itself, only what has changed is his luminosity," said restorer Cinzia Parnigoni, who, working atop scaffolding for months, applied "mud packs" of cellulose pulp and clay to soak away the dirt...

...but because of my conviction that the method I had to work with was the right one, I had no doubt," restorer Cinzia Parnigoni said about taking Parronchi's place. "The restoration has given uniformity and continuity back to the surface...