I would wager that a decent conservator would be able to “undress” the paintings - they probably went over the top of the old varnish. Even if they didn’t, most

I would wager that a decent conservator would be able to “undress” the paintings - they probably went over the top of the old varnish. Even if they didn’t, most touch up work is removable, chemically or mechanically. That said, at this point, the painted on underwear is part of the history, and at least one example of overwrought censorship should be preserved as an artefact of its era.