Metodologii istorice de dublare a picturilor în ulei pe suport textil
Historical methodologies for lining oil paintings on textile support.

Case study – “Pilgrims at Emmaus”, from Cluj-Napoca Art Museum

Summary/Abstract: For centuries, there has been a desire to protect the oil paintings on textile support, due to the natural aging process of the textile fibres, the behaviour of the preparation-, paint- and varnish layers, as well as the historical treatments and methodologies to which they were subjected. The decisions and the “recipes” applied in the past were determined by the intellectual and aesthetical values of the era, by the material of the artwork and the subjective human emotion. Currently, the scientific approach of restoration, through rigorous methodologies contrasts sharply with the empirical methods of the past.“Pilgrims at Emmaus” (18th cent.) belongs to Cluj-Napoca Art Museum’s heritage, however, prior to entering the museum’s collection, the painting has passed through the hands of several painters or restorers, eager to restore the unity of the image, only to salvage the object for a short period of time. I will present the previous restoration interventions, which also include the lining from the 19th century, reviewing the history of traditional lining techniques, then describing the methodology I have applied in the restoration process.

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