C&R SCULPTURE

Conservation and Restoration Interventions in Polychrome Sculpture (2009)

Conservação e Restauro de Escultura Policromada (2009)

..:: Image of N.ª Senhora da Conceição in Polychrome Wood, Gilded and Silvery ::..

Conservation status of the sculpture before the intervention

Chemical cleaning in the region of the white mantle

Detail of the contrast between the clean zone and the zone to be cleaned in the region of the angels

Chemical cleaning of the blue cover

Removal of yellowed varnish on faux marble on the base 

General appearance of the piece after chemical cleaning

Fill volumetric and chromatic gaps

Conservation Interventions in Polychrome Sculpture (2011)

Conservação de Escultura Policromada (2011)

..:: Image of Santo André in Polychrome Wood and Gilded ::..

Condition of the piece before treatment














Chemical cleaning using the Richard Wolbers cleaning systems








Replacement of misaligned assembled elements










Final appearance after conservative treatment

Conservation and Restoration Interventions in Polychrome Sculpture (2012)

Conservação e Restauro de Escultura Policromada (2012)

..:: Image of S. Gonçalo de Amarante in Polychrome Wood, Gilded and Silvery ::..

Preservation status before treatment

Appearance of polychrome detail after removal of loose dust

Consolidation of polychromy in detachment

Appearance of the piece after the chemical cleaning and the elimination of the preparatory layer with lack of adhesion and cohesion

Execution of anatomical elements using epoxy resins

Application of preparation layers to gilding with material of the same nature as the original

Application of Armenian clay to receive new fine gold leaf

Execution of gilding with gold of law in the areas of loss of this decoration. On this metal was also applied the polychrome tempering, whose technique varied between the sgrafted and punctured, according to the surrounding decorative zone