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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mrbrklyn, post: 1414213, member: 4381&quot;]We can always do like the Smithsonian and use TarnX (TM).&nbsp; That actually brings forward a thought.&nbsp; (Don&#039;t snicker)&nbsp; If you think the debates on cleaning coins is intense, you should see some of the intense arguments on cleaning classic paintings, like Leonardo&#039;s &quot;Virgin and Child with Saint Anne&quot;.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2079748/Leonardo-da-Vinci-masterpiece-cleaned-restoration-pushed-overzealous-British.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2079748/Leonardo-da-Vinci-masterpiece-cleaned-restoration-pushed-overzealous-British.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2079748/Leonardo-da-Vinci-masterpiece-cleaned-restoration-pushed-overzealous-British.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.theartnewspaper.com/articles/Anger+over+Louvre%E2%80%99s+plan++to+clean+a+Leonardo/24904" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.theartnewspaper.com/articles/Anger+over+Louvre%E2%80%99s+plan++to+clean+a+Leonardo/24904" rel="nofollow">http://www.theartnewspaper.com/articles/Anger+over+Louvre’s+plan++to+clean+a+Leonardo/24904</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/04/arts/design/clash-over-restoration-of-leonardos-virgin-and-child.html?pagewanted=all" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/04/arts/design/clash-over-restoration-of-leonardos-virgin-and-child.html?pagewanted=all" rel="nofollow">http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/04/arts/design/clash-over-restoration-of-leonardos-virgin-and-child.html?pagewanted=all</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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