The Restoration of the Glass Icon “Archangels Michael and Gabriel” – Pavel Zamfir the Painter. Case study Cover Image
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Restaurarea icoanei pe sticlă „Arhanghelii Mihail și Gavril” - Pavel Zamfir Zugravul. Studiu de caz
The Restoration of the Glass Icon “Archangels Michael and Gabriel” – Pavel Zamfir the Painter. Case study

Author(s): Mirel Vasile Bucur
Subject(s): Anthropology, Social Sciences
Published by: MUZEUL ETNOGRAFIC AL TRANSILVANIEI
Keywords: Reverse painting on glass; comparison; assigning; painter Pavel Zamfir; restoration; chromatic integration

Summary/Abstract: The paper presents the elements that underpin the consideration of the painter Pavel Zamfir, author of the glass icon with the theme Archangels Michael and Gabriel, and the restoration work that we put in this case, presented in natural succession. It also presents how the dating of the icon was discovered, by the digital shooting against backlight. The following operations are presented in our paper: fragments gluing operations, consolidation of the paint layer, colour integration, consolidation and completion of the wooden cover. Finally, we expressed some recommendations regarding storage conditions and exposure.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 203-210
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Romanian