An english woman, Anna-Marie Hilling, who spent 6 years cleaning and restoring a 15 foot crucifix stored in a side-room in Ognissanti Church in Florence has helped to uncover an original work by the italian early renaissance master Giotto. Cleaning away centuries of grime and candle soot revealed magnicent colours and the crucifix now hangs proudly in the main church. Crucifix with Christ, the Virgin Mary and St John the Evangelist by Giotto circa 1310-1315 An english woman, Anna-Marie Hilling, who spent 6 years cleaning and restoring this 15 foot crucifix stored in a side-room in Ognissanti church in Florence has helped to uncover an original work by the early italian renaissance master Giotto.

Detail of Christ from The Resurrection by Pietro della Francesca in Museo Civica Sansepulcro, TuscanyA british artillery officer, Tony Clarke, defied orders to bomb the city of Sansepulcro when the allies were driving Nazi forces north through Italy in World War II. He remembered reading Aldous Huxley’s comment that the city has 'the most beautiful painting in the world" It is a stunning work of art.

Legend of the True CrossPiero della Francesca's famous fresco cycle in the Franciscan Church in Arezzo Tuscany Spent the day photographing art from the eaarly italian renaissance period in Arezzo Tuscany. What a beautiful old city. Piero della Francesca's fresco cycle in the Franciscan Church in Arezzo is absolutely stunning.