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YEREVAN, DECEMBER 29, ARMENPRESS:
Art historians at the Louvre have been accused of "overcleaning" a masterpiece by Leonardo da Vinci, leaving the painting with a brightness that was never intended, The .
Two of France's top art experts have registered their displeasure at the cleaning of The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne by stepping down from their posts at the Paris museum's advisory committee responsible for its restoration, according to reports.
The resignations of Ségolène Bergeon Langle and Jean-Pierre Cuzin – former specialists in conservation and painting respectively – will be seen as a major embarrassment for the Louvre, as well as to their former colleagues on the committee.
The committee's 20 members include two specialists from the National Gallery in London, Larry Keith and Luke Syson.
Bergeon Langle is regarded as France's national authority on the art and the science of restoring paintings. She was director of conservation for all of France's national museums.
She said: "I can confirm that I have resigned from the international consultative committee, but my reasons I am reserving for a meeting with the president-director of the Louvre, Henri Loyrette."