
SEPTEMBER 26 - OCTOBER 2, 1995
The before and after picture set plastic surgeons
would give their eye teeth for. The subject is, of course, the head of the
angel who came down to earth last winter from the Peter and Paul Fortress. The
picture at left was taken before restorers worked their magic arts on the
celestial face, while at right, restorer Galina Severina puts the finishing
touches on the fallen angel.