Restoration consists of the methodological moment in which the work of art is recognized in its physical being and in its dual esthetic and historical nature, in view of its transmission to the future.
Cesare Brandi, Theory of Restoration – 1963
The essence of our work.
All the different phases of restoration are meticulously carried out, with the assistance of modern diagnostic techniques based on scientific methodologies. These techniques are the starting point for the recognition of the artwork, which is indispensable to ensure a professionally qualified service.
Conservative restoration artworks
- Lining of canvases and artworks on paper, retensioning through the application of perimeter bands, tear suturing, consolidation of paint films
Aesthetic restoration
- Cleaning of paintings on canvas, wood, copper, ivory and other supports. Grouting. Pictorial integration. Varnishing
Oriental art
- Icons, scrolls, folding screens, terracotta, tribal and oriental masks, sculptures in stone or wood
Research studies, technical reports, price estimates
- Project and execution of restoration for protected cultural assets
- Studies and historical-artistic research related to the artwork and its author
- Photographic documentation of the restoration intervention
- Technical reports on the conservation status and the intervention carried out
- Detailed condition reports for the handling of artworks
- Non-invasive diagnostics on artworks through laboratory analysis (upon request)
- Price estimates (free)
Project and restoration of protected cultural assets
- Historical analysis and research
- Definition and direction of interventions
- Drafting of documentation for the office of Superintendency
- Implementation of techniques