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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 …

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 …

Raking Light

The first step to be taken when examining a painting with the aim of obtaining new information and investigating its state of conservation and technique: the raking light.

In-filling

The stucco is a mixture consisting of a binder and a powdery or granular charge, generally gypsum and animal glue (but also slaked lime, marble dust, sand, etc.) dissolved in …

Cleaning

By cleaning a painting we mean: – the removal of surface stains – the removal of surface dirt – the removal of overpaint – the removal of altered protective layers …