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The illumination of paintings has been redone with special lights, he added.Renovated museumRenovated and relocated museum of St Aloysius College will also be inaugurated the same day. About Rs 1.5 crore has been spent on the project.These paintings were badly damaged by rainwater (seeping through walls), dust and fungal growth. Mangaluru: The restored world-class paintings by Italian painter Antonio Moscheni at St Aloysius College Chapel here will be inaugurated and blessed by Rev Francis Serrao bishop of Shivamogga, on Saturday.The chapel was transformed into an admirable work of art by Italian Jesuit Brother Antonio Moscheni, who was a proficient painter trained in the famed Accademia Carrara in Bergamo, Italy. They were restored by specialists from INTACH-ICI (Lucknow) from 1991 to 1994 under the supervision of Dr Agarwal, the then director of the INTACH-ICI. “Dr Agarwal had told us that the paintings need to be examined every 20 years..