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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 …

Support deformations

The dimensional stability of the support is of fundamental importance for the preservation of the overlapping layers of color and ground preparation; it is linked to deformations …

Biological damage

Biological damage, attacks by biotic agents, ie living organisms, which in paintings on a wooden or canvas support appear as fungi (molds), bacteria and insects.

Ultraviolet fluorescence

By projecting a beam of UV rays on the surface of a painting we will be able to observe how some parts of it light up while others remain dark. This is due to the phenomenon of …