vineri, 26 august 2016

Father Sofronie

The materialization of light, Father Sofronie Saharov from Essex, White acrylic crayon on carton, 20/30 cm

duminică, 7 august 2016

Saint Luke the Evangelist


Saint Luke - icon on linden wood with traditional gesso; tempera with egg technique, gold leaf; 20/30 cm

 detail

luni, 4 aprilie 2016

Restoration of oil painting, Bartholomeus van der Helst, XVII century



Detail, Aristocrat portrait, Bartholomeus van der Helst, XVII century (before restoration)
Detail, Aristocrat portrait, Bartholomeus van der Helst, XVII century, ( after restoration)
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Detail of local consolidation ( lacuna)

Local consolidation of the p
Detail of consolidation
pictorial film
    
Detail, cleaning tests
Detail, cleaning of aged varnishes and dirt process

Detail, Family blazon, cleaning


Detail, cleaning of aged varnish and dirt

Detail, cleaning of aged varnish and dirt

Detail, cleaning

Residual aged varnishes and dirt

writing (possible the year of painting) discovered under layers of dirt, aged varnishes and a subsequent layer of color
On of the previous intervention of restoration; Ancient chromatic found after the cleaning of aged varnishes and dirt   

Detail after the cleaning of the ancient chromatic integration intervention

Painting after cleaning of aged varnishes, dirt and previous pictorial interventions of restoration

Detail of filing and leveling of lacunae with gesso
 Aristocrat portrait, Bartholomeus van der Helst, XVII century (before restoration)
Aristocrat portrait, Bartholomeus van der Helst, XVII century, ( after restoration)