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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 …

Overpainting and skinning

Much of the damage that can be found on the paintings today is the result of ancient cleaning operations. Between the Sixteenth and Eighteenth Centuries no distinction was made on the type …

Flaking and color loss

The mechanical tensions that the support undergoes over time generate cracks (craquelure) that affect all the layers of the painting (preparation, paint film, varnish) and that …

Macrophotography

Macrophotography should not be considered an important investigation technique only when it is combined with other examinations: the possibility of isolating small areas of the work and …