Disappearance, Discovery, and Divine Revelation
from Part III - Ugolino’s Frescoes of the Life of the Virgin
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 24 July 2025
The upper band of the south wall concludes the narrative of the Holy Family. Unfortunately, some paintings show damage, with parts of the intonaco missing. Orvietan documents note repainting in the return from Egypt and the Holy Family at the temple. Conservation reports indicate that the artist(s) who did the repainting, probably Il Pastura (c. 1497–99), respected the original composition, per recorded instruction from the Opera del Duomo. Despite some retouching, conservation reports state that the remaining compositions, including the figure arrangements, architecture, landscape, and balustrade, are original to Ugolino.
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