Conservation of the canvas measuring 1700 m2 in a building in which contractors of different specialities were performing their jobs required particular coordination to ensure the undisturbed progress of work. The Ateliers for the Conservation of Cultural Property could either do their work in an unfinished building of the Rotunda or work on individual segments on other premises in distant parts of the city. The first alternative was chosen which made it possible to begin conservation at least a year and a half earlier than otherwise. The conservation of the canvas in the unfinished Rotunda involved particular precautions in view of the extensive use of explosion prone solvents. Safety measures included a temporary ventilation system and a special water curtain.
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