The use of a virtual image as a step to the aesthetic presentation of an overpainted baroque painting

  • Ana Sterle University of Ljubljana, Academy of Fine Arts and Design
  • Lucija Močnik Ramovš University of Ljubljana, Academy of Fine Arts and Design
DOI: https://doi.org/10.37558/gec.v18i1.819
Keywords: Conservation, Chromatic reintegration, Baroque painting, Overpaint, Virtual restoration, Aesthetic presentation

Abstract

Technology has become an important part of the conservator’s work, and we are still learning how to fully embrace it for a better practice. The main problem is lack of time for the treatment of cultural heritage and not enough knowledge in the field of technology. In this article we introduce the use of a virtual image to assist with the restoration of the painting Mater Dolorosa by a famous Slovene baroque painter Marko Layer. The painting’s complex conservation state indicated a need for a different approach when implementing procedures. Graphical documentation of the areas that needed to be removed and reintegrated was made for a transparent view of the upcoming work. To help with the removal and the reintegration process, a virtual image of the reintegrated painting and its options was made. The purpose was to get to know the painting’s specifications better. During the making of the virtual image, the painting was researched in detail in order to correctly apply the theory to practice.

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Author Biographies

Ana Sterle, University of Ljubljana, Academy of Fine Arts and Design

Ana Sterle was born in Ljubljana, on October 11, 1996. In 2015 she started studies in the conservation of works of art at the University of Ljubljana, Academy of Fine Arts and Design. In 2019 she studied conservation of contemporary art at ESAPA, Spain and the same year graduated at the University of Ljubljana, Academy of Fine Arts and Design. She is now a student of a postgraduate program of conservation of easel paintings at the University of Ljubljana, Academy of Fine Arts and Design.

Lucija Močnik Ramovš, University of Ljubljana, Academy of Fine Arts and Design

Lucija Močnik Ramovš graduated in painting in 1996 at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design, University of Ljubljana, and in 1999 she completed her Master’s Study in Conservation/Restoration. She is an Associate Professor at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design, University of Ljubljana, in charge of the courses in conservation/restoration of paintings on canvas. She is a member of expert committees of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia and the Association of Slovene Restorers. In her professional work, she mainly focuses on oil paintings on canvas and, in close cooperation with the Restoration Centre of the Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage, she also carries out specialist training workshops.

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Published
2020-12-10
How to Cite
Sterle, A., & Močnik Ramovš, L. (2020). The use of a virtual image as a step to the aesthetic presentation of an overpainted baroque painting. Ge-Conservacion, 18, 347-355. https://doi.org/10.37558/gec.v18i1.819
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Vol. 18 (2020): Ge-conservación Nº18
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