The Bank of America is set to pay for the conservation and restoration of pre - Raphaelite masterpiece La Ghirlandata , by Dante Gabriel Rossetti . They plan to restore the frame and remove some of the thick layer of varnish that has been applied to it over the years. The 1873 painting , currently hanging in the Walker Art Gallery , will be removed and analysed in January , before cleaning and restoration work begins . It is part of Bank of America 's Art Conservation Project , which has offered more than 120 grants across 30 countries to restore artworks .
The Bank of America is set to pay for the conservation and restoration of pre - Raphaelite masterpiece La Ghirlandata , by Dante Gabriel Rossetti . The 1873 painting , currently hanging in the Walker Art Gallery , will be removed and analysed in January , before cleaning and restoration work begins . It is part of Bank of America 's Art Conservation Project , which has offered more than 120 grants across 30 countries to restore artworks .