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A priceless set of\u00a0Raphael<\/a>\u00a0tapestries is in peril after pigeons and their droppings made an appearance at a Spanish exhibition. The nine tapestries currently on display in the main gallery of Madrid\u2019s royal palace have survived the last 500 years in near-pristine condition. But gallery staff are now scrambling to keep the winged pests from inflicting damage, the\u00a0Guardian<\/em>\u00a0reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The tapestries, titled\u00a0Acts of the Apostles,\u00a0<\/em>were commissioned by Pope Leo X in 1515 as decoration for the Sistine Chapel. After Raphael completed the sketches, which detail scenes from the lives of St. Peter and Paul, they were sent to a workshop in Brussels, which translated the designs into life-size hangings spun from gold and silver silk and wool threads.\u00a0Acts of the Apostles<\/em>\u00a0are the artist\u2019s only known tapestry designs and the last major project he completed before his death in 1520. Impressed with the work, European monarchs, including Spain\u2019s Phillip II<\/a>, commissioned replicas of the tapestries to adorn their own courts.<\/p>\n

The Philip II tapestries have been on display since last November to mark the 500th anniversary of Raphael\u2019s death. The avian issue arose in recent weeks, as the spring and summer heat has necessitated staff ventilate the gallery, allowing the birds to swoop in from the palace grounds through the open windows.<\/p>\n

Spain\u2019s National Heritage institution, Patrimonio Nacional, which oversees the tapestries and the exhibition, said in a statement, \u201cNone of the tapestries has suffered any damage whatsoever at any time,\u201d adding that a \u201cthorough search\u201d of the building had determined that no pigeons were nesting inside the palace.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The institution said that two ultrasonic devices were now in place to deter the pigeons from entering the spaces where the tapestries are displayed. \u201cIn parallel, we are also carrying out a controlled opening of the windows to allow the gallery to be correctly ventilated to guarantee visitors\u2019 safety while also stopping birds from entering its interior,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n

The tapestries are one of two bearing designs by Raphael in the palace\u2019s collection and are considered the best preserved<\/a> tapestries made of the original sketches. Others haven\u2019t fared so well: the replicas commissioned by Francis I of France were lost amid the French Revolution, and the British copies were destroyed during World War II.<\/p>\n

\u201cTheir excellent condition can be explained by a combination of factors,\u201d Patrimonio Nacional told the\u00a0Guardian<\/em>. \u201cSome are related to their weaving in Brussels using resistant fibers and high-quality natural dyes, while the absence of metal threads has prevented oxidation and corrosion.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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