Lining
The lining operation is performed when the canvas originally used as a support for a painting has lost its load-bearing power (due to the degradation of the cellulose, due to tears or large lacerations …
Consolidation and color fixing
The term consolidation refers to all those operations aimed at restoring a sufficient degree of cohesion in materials that have undergone a …
Interventions on wood supports
Interventions on the wooden support. Contrary to common beliefs, wood is a very resistant material: its degradation is not in fact due to intrinsic causes but to the environment …
Removal of overpaint
Much of the damage that can be found today on ancient paintings is due to the widespread use in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries of caustic alkalis (caustic soda, caustic potash) or other substances …
Varnishing
The application of a final varnish on the restored painting has the function of protecting the color from external agents and improving the optical characteristics of the object, giving it the necessary …
Pictorial restoration
Max Friedlànder (1867-1958) argues that the art historian – for whom the work of art is a document – can fully oppose any restoration that goes beyond conservation and removal …
ARTEnet è un progetto indipendente di ricerca dedicato allo studio delle tecniche artistiche, della diagnostica e del restauro.
ARTEnet is an independent research project dedicated to the study of artistic techniques, diagnostics and conservation.