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Rozwarstwienie malowideł zdobiących północne wrota diakońskie z Opaki

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Nowalińska M.

Ochrona Zabytków

2010

issue 1-4

95-103

As a part of the preparation of my master’s thesis at the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków, I undertook an extremely difficult task of separating two paintings placed on a common wooden support. The subject-matter of my thesis was the deacon’s doors of the iconostasis from the former Orthodox church in Opaka. The 18thcentury painting which had once decorated the doors was entirely repainted by Teofil Kopystyński in 1912. The chemical analyses that were carried out led to the detection of oil binder in the 20th century paint layer and oily tempera in the original paint layer, which is probably combined with the oil & resin finish layer. There was an intermediate oil layer between individual paintings, however no varnish was detected on the surface of the original composition, which made the separation process more difficult. After performing some preliminary tests, I finally decided to carry out the task by means of the “chemical” method, where dimethyloformamide solvent vapours are used to soften the surface paint layer. For this purpose I used a special sealed chamber, where the increased temperature resulted in the evaporation of the solvent, which had an impact on the paint layer being transferred through its protective face (i.e. the Japanese tissue-paper stuck with Velpon). I cut the softened paint layer into fragments by means of a scalpel. After many months of very difficult and dangerous work, I managed to remove the 20th century painting in two pieces, thereby uncovering the 18th century painting composition. After preparing reverse sides of both pieces and sticking them on intermediate carriers (paper interfacing with the use of Acrylkleber 360 and 498 HV), it was possible to remove the protective face and integrate the separated composition. I placed the removed painting on a wooden support using Beva Gel adhesive.

Obraz Matki Boskiej z Dzieciątkiem z kościoła pw. św. Klemensa w Trzemeśni – dzieło szkoły praskiej z około 1600 roku. Uwagi konserwatora

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Nowalińska M., Sękowska A.

Ochrona Zabytków

2012

issue 3-4

43-52

The painting Matka Boska z Dzieciątkiem (Madonna with Child), called Matka Boska Pocieszenia (Our Lady of Consolation) (fig. 1) until now attributed to the Netherlandish School, dated to the end of the 16th century. Renovation of the painting – performed in 2010/2011 – was a unique opportunity to “discover” the masterpiece, to verify its attribution and dating. Conservation works comprised technical and aesthetical renovation: dismantling the metal applications, removal of overpaints, completing lost paint covers (fig. 2, 4-9). Analyses performed enabled to draw the conclusion that originally the painting was not the panel-type, as it had been painted on canvas. The representation was probably framed with a painted, round-shaped framing, its corners adorned with tulips (pic. 15 depicts the attempted computer recreation of the original image). During one of the previous renovations (possibly in the 1960s) the picture of Matka Boska z Dzieciątkiem (Madonna with Child) was cut out of the canvas-based easel painting “along the shape” and subsequently adhered to wooden base. The cut out upper part of the composition was complemented with adhesive/chalky mortar, in which the floral ornament was engraved and gilded. Then the painting was repainted, as a result the original robes of the figures were covered, and painted crowns added to them. The high class of the original painting was fully appreciated, once the overpaints were removed. The characteristic physiognomic features of Madonna’s face (shape of eyes, lifted corners of the mouth, high protruding forehead, shape of leaning head, hands with extended fingers) enable to certify the association of the painting with the Prague school, ca 1600 (fig. 10a-10e, 11, 12). Perhaps Matka Boska z Dzieciątkiem is a work from the circle of Matthäus Gundelach. The preserved two of the original four double-flower tulips in the corners of the painting, point to the use of Mannerist drawings and the influence of Netherlandish art, that compose the special features of the Prague school of the early 17th century.

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Rozwarstwienie malowideł zdobiących północne wrota diakońskie z Opaki

Obraz Matki Boskiej z Dzieciątkiem z kościoła pw. św. Klemensa w Trzemeśni – dzieło szkoły praskiej z około 1600 roku. Uwagi konserwatora