Irma Passeri, a guest conservator from Florence, Italy, works on Magdalen Master's "Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints Leonard and Peter," ca. 1270 in the Yale University Art Gallery's Conservation Department.

Art of the Restoration

Below left: Chief conservator Mark Aronson examines paint under a microscope. Below right: the natural light needed for detailed restoration work flows through the studios large windows. Bottom: the work done in the Conservation Department is the focus of the gallery's current exhibit "Rediscovering Frau Angelico: A Fragmentary History." T H I SW E E K ' SS T O R I E S University launches review of Yale College curriculum New hires are 'coup' for physics departments Confessions of a 'maverick' President Levin's Charge to the Committee on Yale College Education Arturo Bris named Haas Assistant Professor Yale School of Management bolsters its senior faculty ranks Florencio López-de-Silanes, expert in world finances, to head new institute Tragedy propels media to promote 'us-ness,' says journalist SCHOOL OF NURSING NEWS Fall American Academy of Nursing honors three from YSN New Dorothy Sexton Scholarship honors creator . . . Yale Health Plan members were innoculated . . . Yale Rep's holiday season offering is farcical tale of 'hucksterism' IN FOCUS: Yale Center for International & Area Studies Center 'brings the world to Yale' as it trains global leaders Quarterback Peter Lee honored as an outstanding scholar-athlete Final Tercentennial Tetelman Fellow to speak at events 'Race and Reunion' wins third annual Douglass Prize Authentic duplication of Maya murals is laborious task Emerging Infection Program wins support for study . . . Ackerman to propose 'New Paradigm for Campaign Finance' Rescheduled conference to explore ethnic cleansing in America and Europe Art of the Restoration Concert to feature 18th-century works and instrument Playwright Margolin to discuss 'Theater of Desire' at master's tea A day to remember Yale faculty members celebrate new books Yale aids holiday fundraiser for the Ronald McDonald House Yale Books in Brief Bulletin Home|Visiting on Campus|Calendar of Events|In the News|Bulletin Board Yale Scoreboard|Classified Ads|Search Archives|Deadlines Bulletin Staff|Public Affairs Home|News Releases| E-Mail Us|Yale Home Page