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The Resurrection of Florence’s Cimabue Crucifix

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After a devastating flood in 1966, Cimabue’s Crucifix will forever bear the scars of its watery ordeal both in its wood and in the areas of paint that can never be fully restored.

Allison McNearney
Allison McNearney
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