Results found: 1

Search results

Search:
in the keywords: czerniakowskie freski

Sort By:

Limit search:

Czerniakowskie freski po konserwacji

100%

Witwińska M.

Ochrona Zabytków

1996

issue 2

138-148

In 1 9 8 6 -1 9 9 4 a team o f conservators from Warsaw, headed by Danuta Majdowa, conducted the conservation o f frescoes and stucco decorating the interior o f one o f the finest Baroque churches in Warsaw — the Bernardine church o f St. Anthony o f Padua in the Czerniakow district o f the town. The paintings and stucco were executed in about 1 6 8 8 -1 6 9 3 and founded by marshal Stanisław Herakliusz Lubomirski, outstanding patron o f the arts, poet and statesman. There were at least four painters involved but only the names o f Francesco Antonio Giorgioli and his brother, stucco master Carlo Giuseppe, both from Meride in the Ticino canton in Switzerland, are known. Conservation disclosed initials made in plaster presumably by the first o f the two artists. The exceptionally careful, exemplary conservation removed all dirt, repainting and retouches made during previous conservation as well as a layer o f wax, in this way revealing the original. The stratification o f the plaster was liquidated with the help o f injections o f polyvinyl acetate in water dispersion with an addition o f fine sand. The (concealed) bolts installed 4 0 years ago had fulfilled their task and integrated the plaster which was already then succumbing to stratification. The gaps in the foundation were filled with lime-sand mortar putty, while those in the painting layer were supplemented by resorting to the small dot method, totally resigning from imitative retouching. Thanks to thorough and perfectly conducted operations, the polychromy regained its original appearance and unique warm colour tones.

Refine search results

1 Ochrona Zabytków

1 Witwińska M.

1 1996

Search results

Czerniakowskie freski po konserwacji