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The Vatican Museums have unveiled the fully restored Room of Constantine, part of the Raphael Rooms, after a decade-long restoration. This restoration revealed Raphael's innovative use of oil paint directly on walls and a grid of nails to hold a resin surface, techniques previously unconfirmed. The room, dedicated to Emperor Constantine, showcases Raphael's original work and the incomplete nature of his vision due to his early death.

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