El retablo de la capilla de Nuestra Señora de la Piedad en el claustro de la Catedral de Oporto: estudio, conservación y restauración

  • Ana Patrícia Tonel Monteiro CITAR-UCP
  • Carolina Barata CITAR/EA-UCP
  • José Carlos Frade CITAR/EA-UCP
  • António Candeias Universidade de Évora/Laboratorio HERCULES
DOI: https://doi.org/10.37558/gec.v12i0.533
Keywords: retablo, catedral de Oporto, siglo XVII, talla dorada y policromada, conservación y restauración

Abstract

El retablo de Nuestra Señora de la Piedad se encuentra en la capilla homónima del claustro de la Catedral de Oporto. Creada en el siglo XVII, es una obra de transición estilística entre el Manierismo y el Barroco. El valor patrimonial de la obra y la ausencia de estudios más profundos sobre ella, motivaron su caracterización. Los análisis realizados sobre el retablo (observación del suporte, micro-FTIR y SEM-EDS) permitirán concluir que se trata de una obra de madera de castaño, ejecutado conforme a las técnicas comunes de la época. La pieza presenta zonas de dorado al agua, que contrastan con vestigios de decoraciones fitomorfas en tonos azul y rojo, las cuales fueron posteriormente repolicromadas con blanco de plomo. Existían también evidencias de intervenciones de conservación y restauración anteriores. Conjuntamente, las patologías identificadas demostraron la urgencia de realizar una intervención de conservación – restauración. Entre otros tratamientos se realizó: la consolidación de los materiales presentes, se aplicó pasta de relleno en las lagunas, y se reintegró con color las mismas - devolviendo parte de la integridad estética de la obra.

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Author Biographies

Ana Patrícia Tonel Monteiro, CITAR-UCP

Patrícia Monteiro is conservator-restorer with a bachelor degree in Art, Conservation and Restoration, and an MA in Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage, both from Universidade Católica Portuguesa. She made her specialisation in wood carving sculptures. Her MA’s thesis was a study on the retable of Our Lady of Mercy (Oporto’s
Cathedral, Portugal) of the 17th century.

Carolina Barata, CITAR/EA-UCP

Carolina Barata holds a degree in Conservation and Restoration, a post-graduation in Art Expertise, a Master’s degree in Applied Chemistry and a PhD in Geosciences. She started her professional activity in 1996 having joined several working teams in the field of Easel Painting, wooden Sculpture and Photography collections Conservation. Since 2005 she joined the School of Arts of the Portuguese Catholic University (EA/UCP) as a lecturer and a researcher. Since 2016 she coordinates the Master’s Degree in Conservation and Restoration in the same School. She is a member of the Research Centre for Science and Technology of the Arts (CITAR) at EA/UCP and of the Research Centre of Geobiosciences, Geotechnologies and Geoengineering (GeoBioTec) of the University of Aveiro.

José Carlos Frade, CITAR/EA-UCP

José Carlos Frade holds a degree in Chemistry, a Master in Analytical Chemistry, and a PhD in Forestry and Natural Resources. From 2004 until 2012, worked as a chemist at the Laboratório José de Figueiredo of the Direcção-Geral do Património Cultural, and since 2012 he is professor at the School of Arts of the Portuguese Catholic University - UCP - and member of the Research Centre for Science and Technology of the Arts – CITAR | UCP. He conducts research in the field of Conservation Science, has particular interest in the study and analysis of organic materials from cultural heritage objects, and along his professional activity has specialized in areas of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and pyrolysis - gas chromatography - mass spectrometry (Py-GCMS).

António Candeias, Universidade de Évora/Laboratorio HERCULES

António José Candeias holds a degree in Chemistry, a Master in Applied Chemistry and a PhD in Chemistry. He is professor at Évora University and director of HERCULES Laboratory - Herança Cultural, Estudos e Salvaguarda, Universidade de Évora - where he conducts research in the field of Conservation Science, in the areas of x-ray analysis and electron microscopy (XRD, SEM-EDX, EDXRF). He also is the scientific adviser of the Laboratório José de Figueiredo of the Direcção-Geral do Património Cultural.

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Published
2017-12-16
How to Cite
Tonel Monteiro, A. P., Barata, C., Frade, J. C., & Candeias, A. (2017). El retablo de la capilla de Nuestra Señora de la Piedad en el claustro de la Catedral de Oporto: estudio, conservación y restauración. Ge-Conservacion, 12, 137-149. https://doi.org/10.37558/gec.v12i0.533
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Vol. 12 (2017): Ge-Conservation Nº12
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