ANTWERP: When an iconic painting is in need of restoration, it is usually taken to a studio to be worked on in seclusion. In the case of a massive Peter Paul Rubens masterpiece in the artist's ...

Peter Paul Rubens, The Medici Cycle: The Coronation of Marie de Medici (1573-1642) at St. Denis, 13th May 1610, detail of the crowning, 1621-25. Photo by Art Images via Getty Images.

Art conservator Jantine Maessens works on a section of the Enthroned Madonna Adored by Saints, painted by Flemish artist Peter Paul Rubens, at the Royal Museum of Fine Arts in Antwerp, Belgium ...

Art conservators Jill Keppens, left, and Kayla Metelenis, right, work on sections of the Enthroned Madonna Adored by Saints, painted by Flemish artist Peter Paul Rubens, at the Royal Museum of ...

ANTWERP: When an iconic painting is in need of restoration, it is usually taken to a studio to be worked on in seclusion.In the case of a massive Peter Paul Rub ...

Art conservator Kayla Metelenis reaches for her palette as she works on a section of the Enthroned Madonna Adored by Saints, painted by Flemish artist Peter Paul Rubens, at the Royal Museum of ...

ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) — When an iconic painting is in need of restoration, it is usually taken to a studio to be worked on in seclusion. In the case of a massive Peter Paul Rubens masterpiece in ...