Leonardo's "Adoration of the Magi" now cleaner, brighter
Officials at Florence's Uffizi Gallery unveiled the restored work at a ceremony Monday that will kick off a special exhibit running through September pitting Leonardo's work alongside the "Adoration" of Filippo Lippi.
The institute's director, Marco Ciatti, said non-original materials had altered the work's color scheme, its light and shadows, reducing its depth perception.
Experts said the restoration uncovered newfound lucidity and profundity in the work, with figures that had previously been hidden now apparent and a "liveliness" of action uncovered.