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Nov. 01, 2022 | Posted in
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Restoration of Paintings Short Course (n.6)
This week, I've continued to restore the copy of Carpaccio's painting. Once the bolo is dry and fish glue has been applied, the gold leaf can be added. The gold leaf is cut and placed on a sue… [Read more]
Sep. 16, 2022 | Posted in
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Restoration of Paintings Short Course (n.5)
On Monday, in my Painting for Restoration class, I worked from a copy of Durer's drawing 'Praying Hands' (1508). I used grey paper to provide a mid tone to work on, so I could later add highli… [Read more]
Sep. 04, 2022 | Posted in
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Restoration of Paintings Short Course (n.4)
My first class of the week involved restoring a hole in a painting. Elena had already mended the hole and applied stucco so that it was ready to be painted. My task was to paint the hole with … [Read more]
Aug. 22, 2022 | Posted in
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Restoration of Paintings Short Course (n.3)
Having drawn the Madonna in Andrea del Sarto's 'Madonna Delle Arpie' (1517), I chose to focus on a different figure for my watercolour painting. My painting in progress. I had to start … [Read more]
Aug. 15, 2022 | Posted in
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Restoration of Paintings Short Course (n.2)
This week I started 'Painting for Restoration' classes and my first task was to create a copy of a painting in pencil. This is the drawing in progress. The materials I used were waterco… [Read more]
Aug. 05, 2022 | Posted in
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Restoration of Paintings Short Course (n.1)
1. My first task of the course is to practice restoring a painting by filling in missing areas. I chose to restore 'The Dream of St. Ursula' (1495) by Carpaccio. Elena, the tutor, cut out area… [Read more]
Oct. 22, 2018 | Posted in
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Eri Hosokawa , Restoration of Paintings
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Painting Restoration 70-Internship Course 2017-2018
フィエーゾレの聖フランチェスコ修道院を見学してきました。ゴシック様式の教会内部には、ルネサンス時代の作品が当時のまま残されています。 修道院には布教・民族博物館があり、修道院周辺で発掘されたエトルリア時代の遺物や聖遺物に加え、１９世紀代後半から２０世紀初頭にかけて布教活動に努めていた修道士たちが中国やエジプトなどから持ち帰った品々が展示されています。エジプトのミイラや中国の仏像や磁器などの美術品… [Read more]
Oct. 12, 2018 | Posted in
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Painting Restoration 69-Internship Course 2017-2018
フィエーゾレのエトルリア時代の城壁と遺跡を見てまわるガイドツアーに参加してきました。まずは街の中心広場を出発し、地下にエトルリアの城壁の一部が残るフランチェスコ修道院まで登りました。その途中、近年地下ガレージが建設中に見つかった紀元前の遺跡や墓地などを通り、最も古い紀元前4世紀に作られた城壁の部分にたどり着きました。その高さは2.5－5メートルにもなり、間近で見ると一つ一つのブロックの大きさと積み… [Read more]
Sep. 21, 2018 | Posted in
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Painting Restoration 68-Internship Course 2017-2018
フィレンツェ貯蓄銀行財団にて、国立修復研究所による修復が完了したフラ・アンジェリコの磔刑図が展示されています。来歴や修復処置を解説した冊子も配布されていて、作品の理解を深めることができます。 切り株の聖ニコロ信心会のために１４３０年ごろ制作され、１７世紀初めに板を裁断するなどして作品は縮小されますが、この作品が礼拝堂にあった頃にその内部を描いた絵画などをもとに板を補い、最も制作当時に近い構造に復… [Read more]
Aug. 06, 2018 | Posted in
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Restoration of Paintings
Painting Restoration 67-Internship Course 2017-2018
イタリア歴史邸宅協会の主催する年一度のイベントで、普段は非公開の私的な庭園や回廊が一般公開されていました。 フィレンツェ歴史地区内では約３０か所が公開され、そのうち２つの私的庭園と十数か所のルネサンス時代の邸宅を見てまわりました。最も興味深かったのは、数年来見学したいと思っていたトッリジャーニ庭園です。１０ヘクタールほどあるそのすべての敷地を高い壁に囲まれ、一族の象徴でもある高い塔を除いては、外… [Read more]