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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 …

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 …

Pictorial inpainting methods

The pictorial reintegration restoration of a pictorial surface is aimed at recreating a chromatic and formal connection between …