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22 July 2014 Last updated at 21:38 BST
A depiction of the ascendancy of Christ by John Roddam Spencer Stanhope adorns the ceiling of St John the Evangelist church near Barnsley.
The pre-Raphaelite painting was covered up for more than 50 years to protect it from damp, but has now been restored following Heritage Lottery funding.
The work of a South Yorkshire artist has been painstakingly restored at a village church.