KONZERVATORSKO-RESTAURATORSKI RADOVI NA PORTRETU FRANJE II. (I.) HABSBURŠKO-LOTARINŠKOG IZ GRADSKOG MUZEJA VARAŽDIN
CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION WORKS ON THE PORTRAIT OF FRANCIS II (I) HABSBURG - LOTHRINGEN FROM VARAŽDIN CITY MUSEUM

Summary/Abstract: Preparing the exhibition Varaždin under the Habsburg crown, the objective was to display larger paintings of the Habsburg monarchs. On the painting of Francis II (I) atributed to the Vienese painter Johann Sues, complex and wholesome restoration works had to be undertaken in order to make the painting ready for displaying. The painting was consolidated in situ at the begining of 2015. and then transported to Zagreb to the Croatian Conservation Institute. Further consolidation of the damages in the paint layer was very complex and demanding. There were large damages of the paint layer all over the surface of the picture. They are consisted of a large number of craquelures, creases, flaking of the layers and loss of adherence to the canvas. The paint flakes and craquelures were highly brittle as well as thick and tough. It is asumed that this type of damage appeared due to the shrinking of canvas that occured because of unsuitable microclimate conditions surrounding the painting previously.

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