Brief Comments on the Restoration of the Monument of Adrian VI in Santa Maria dell’Anima in Rome

This contribution describes in detail the 1999 restoration of Pope Adrian’s tomb in Santa Maria dell’Anima, the church of the German nation. This restoration concentrated on various elements. The removal of atmospheric particles, high in reactive pollutants, to whose action, marble is particularly sensitive; the traces of lime wash, repainting, modified substances, filling materials not ideal for conservation and stains due to the iron and bronze elements. The elimination of these elements revealed the delicate colouring and the transitions that the material and the passing of the years have given to this excellent piece of Renaissance sculpture by Baldassarre Peruzzi.