05/12/2026
Chelsea Restoration Co-Owner and Primary Restorer John Powell, co-presented with long time colleague Robert Simon, Ph.D. at the University of Scranton Schemel Forum about the discovery of overpainted sections of Niccolò Betti’s “Madonna and Child with the Young St. John the Baptist. Hosted by Dr. George Aulisio, Dean of the Weinberg Memorial Library and Director of the Schemel Forum, the event was a success with a larger than expected attendance and a very engaged audience who asked many great questions.