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The making of historically informed reconstruction of the upper part of the baroque sculpture of an angel from Kaštel Novi (Croatia)

During the academic year 2019/2020, as a part of a master's thesis on the Arts Academy of the University of Split, an extensive conservation and restoration treatment was carried out on the baroque sculpture of angel from the parish of St. Peter the Apostle in Kaštel Novi. (Croatia). As an additional part of the project, a historically informed reconstruction of the upper part of the sculpture has been made in front of the original. The intent was to explore the complexity of the practical process behind its production. This poster will focus on four main aspects of the reconstruction: the woodcarving, ground, polychromy and the gilding. The attempt was made to achieve the texture and the luminosity evident on the original. The selection of materials and tools was guided by the results of technical analyses performed on the original sculpture. However, given that the artistic materials available today differ significantly from those used in the past, their handling posed many practical challenges, which, were mostly related to the physical appearance of the polychromy. Even with limitations mentioned above, the project provided a valuable insight into the methods used by the Baroque masters, which may be useful learning experience for future conservation projects. Moreover, the reconstruction, lacking any ageing features, enabled a better understanding of how the original sculpture might have look like when it was freshly made.

conservation of polycrome wood sculpture ; historically informed reconstruction ; woodcarving ; ground ; polychromy ; gilding

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