Typical conservation problems of polychrome wooden sculptures in Slovenia

The Slovene ethnic territory lies at the contact of Italian and German cultural influences, which can also be traced in gilded works of art. The majority of wooden Gothic art heritage has been lost for good, but a great number of wooden "golden altars" from the 17th century and large 18th...

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Published inConservar Património Vol. 22; pp. 17 - 27
Main Authors Vuga, Martina, Semion, Miladi Makuc
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Associação Profissional de Conservadores - Restauradores de Portugal 01.12.2015
Subjects
Conservation
Gilding
Overpainting removal
Wooden sculpture
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Summary:The Slovene ethnic territory lies at the contact of Italian and German cultural influences, which can also be traced in gilded works of art. The majority of wooden Gothic art heritage has been lost for good, but a great number of wooden "golden altars" from the 17th century and large 18th century baroque altarpieces with outstanding sculptures survive. Conservators-restorers face great problems resulting from repeated restoration interventions of a great deal of these works of art. The paper describes a recent treatment undertaken at the National Gallery of Slovenia of an 18th century water gilded sculpture from no more existing altar, which was subsequently and typically overpainted several times. The case study is used to illustrate the problems encountered in overpaint removal from gilded areas.
ISSN:1646-043X
2182-9942
DOI:10.14568/cp2015009