What “preservation controversy” developed over the years relating to Michelangelo’s paintings in the Sistine Chapel?
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Michelangelo wanted to paint something other than Biblical scenes.
Michelangelo wanted to paint something other than Biblical scenes.

No one could see the works because the chapel was off limits to visitors.
No one could see the works because the chapel was off limits to visitors.

Too much sunlight on the chapel ceiling faded the paintings.
Too much sunlight on the chapel ceiling faded the paintings.

Well-meaning conservators actually damaged the works.
Well-meaning conservators actually damaged the works.

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Well-meaning conservators actually damaged the works.
(The controversial 20th-century restorations/cleanings removed grime and overpaint but critics say they also removed original material and altered Michelangelo’s intended look.)