When Kingston Lacy was bequeathed to the National Trust in 1981, ‘The Separation of Day and Night’ by Guido Reni was removed due to its poor condition. In 2006, it was decided to conserve the painting and re-instate it on the Library ceiling. In this talk Christine Sitwell describes the difficulties and challenges in the removal and re-instatement as well the conservation treatment and the issues related to its display.
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