“Come valorizzare opere d’arte di notevole pregio attraverso una campagna approfondita di indagini diagnostiche e un accurato intervento di restauro.
Tre casi studio: gli affreschi di scuola giottesca nella cappella di Sant’Antonio Abate a Le Campora, gli affreschi staccati di Paolo Uccello a San Miniato a Monte, a Firenze e il dipinto murale della Madonna di Mellieha, Malta.”
A public talk on conservation and restoration organized in collaboration with: Atelier del Restauro ltd Malta, Istituto per la Conservazione e Valorizzazione dei Beni Culturali CNR Area della Ricerca di Firenze, and FABERestauro s.n.c Firenze.
Works of art of religious, historical and cultural significance in the past where often threatened by adverse weather conditions and poor restoration. Inappropriate scientific studies and inadeguate materials used for restoration often lead to poor results and accelerated the process of losing fragments of the work of art.
Through their presentation the speakers will shed light on how modern conservation techniques enable professional conservators to technically examine and understand the original and non-original materials of the work and the cause of deterioration before any hands-on conservation work . Speakers will explain through the comparison of three particular case examples: the frescoes of the tradition of Giotto in Sant’Antonio Abate in Le Campora, the frescoes of Paolo Uccello at San Miniato in Monte (Florence) and the mural at Our Lady of Mellieħa, Malta.
Through the use of non-invasive and micro-invasive techniques by CNR, Area della Ricerca ICVBV of Florence, works of art were monitored before, during and after the conservation intervention, including the monitoring of temperature, relative humidity and salts. These scientific studies helped conservators and conservation scientists to modify environmental conditions and to create an adequate and controlled environment for the work or art. Through the use of images, the speakers will visually explain the common elements and methodologies used to conserve these important wall paintings.