22537
Accession Number
29608
Author
Schudel, Walter
Editor
Bridgland, Janet
Author Affiliation
Institut Royal du Patrimoine Artistique
Title Of Article Chaper
Artiste et restaurateur face à la matière picturale et sa dégradation
Title Of Journal Book
ICOM committee for conservation, 11th triennial meeting in Edinburgh, Scotland, 1-6 September 1996: Preprints
Pages
435-438
Collation
11 b&w figs., refs.
Reference Bibliography
12 bibliog. refs.
Publisher
James & James (Science Publishers) Ltd.
Publisher City
London
ISBN
1-873956-50-8
Language Of Text
French
Language Of Summary
French
Literature Type
Monograph : Proceedings
Literature Level
Analytic
Meeting
ICOM Committee for Conservation triennial meeting (11)
Meeting Country
United Kingdom
Abstract
During the preliminary study that preceded the restoration, in 1993, of the chancel and transept of the chapel of Saint Joseph (the ancient chapel of Saint Ursula), a painted mural was discovered. It was removed in the winter of 1994-95 and placed on a masonry support south of the ambulatory. The mural contains an orange-yellow painting on a gray ground with black and white decoration. What at first sight appears to be a neglected finish, after closer examination and a little reflection, looks like the result of a perfectly admissible and coherent way of doing things. This mode of execution represents a very widespread concept of monumental painting in Belgium, chronologically as well as geographically. The aesthetic expression of these works does not permit indifferent retouching attempts, all the more since degradations emphasize their rather informal structure.
Keywords
Mural painting; Technique; Material; Analysis; Conservation; Restoration; Re touching; Theory; Ethics; Grisaille
pub_id
22537
Meeting Date
19960901-19960906
Title Translation
Artist and restorer in front of the painting material and of its deterioration