Understanding the creative path and the materials of which a work of art is composed through practical interventions in the restoration sector, the interpretation of documents obtained from diagnostics, the contributions provided by ancient treaties
Aimed at students of art history, technologies for cultural heritage, artistic academies and schools of restoration, the methodology makes use of recent research on the painting techniques of the old masters.
The scientific reproduction and the Art History
The growing interest in the ways in which the works were created is not curiosity in following the artist in his work but awareness of how much the technique determines and influences his style.
The scientific reproduction and the Diagnostics
Scientific reproduction can be subjected to X-ray and infrared investigations, microanalyses or other types of examination with the aim of verifying, by comparison, the correctness of any hypotheses formulated during the diagnostic campaign of a work under restoration.
Stratigraphy of Caravaggio
Radiography (reproduction and original)
The scientific reproduction and the Painting
Students of the schools of art and painting can make use of the different techniques used by the ancient masters in the realization of their works.
The scientific reproduction and the Digital Art
Modern digital art and computer graphics artists can use traditional techniques as part of the process of creating their works.
The scientific reproduction and the Restoration
On scientific reproductions, appropriately aged and patinated, realistic simulations of cleaning and pictorial restoration interventions can be performed.
The Pictorial Techniques
The materials and procedures used by great artists from the 11th Century to this day: the painting technique, the preparation, the drawing, the gilding.
The Deterioration
The negative alterations that can occur on an artifact, be they physical, chemical or biological, caused by natural processes or accidental phenomena.
The Restoration
Set of operations designed to prolong the life of an artistic artefact and which imply an intervention on its material.
The Diagnostics
Le tecniche di indagine analitiche e diagnostiche applicabili alle opere d’arte col fine di ottenere informazioni sui procedimenti esecutivi e sullo stato di conservazione.
Artenet was born in April 2000 to share experiences and knowledge in the field of Artistic Techniques, of Restoration and Diagnostics applicable to the paintings sector; It has devised and promoted an innovative didactic methodology that integrates studies and research from the three different disciplines.