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Restoration: Baroque bishop figure

Project type

restoration

Location

Goering Institute Munich

Date

2024

Order

Private customer

professional examination, conservation and restoration of a baroque bishop

Frontal view of the unrestored, 120cm high and 83cm wide bishop figure.

Frontal view of the unrestored, 120cm high and 83cm wide bishop figure.

Frontal view, after restoration, with a specially made base and bishop's staff (the mitre was already present). The colors found in the oldest layers discovered were brought back to life by a new overpainting.

Frontal view, after restoration, with a specially made base and bishop's staff (the mitre was already present). The colors found in the oldest layers discovered were brought back to life by a new overpainting.

Detailed view of the face of the unrestored bishop figure: severe weathering, evident through loose paint, missing paint layer and shrinkage cracks in the area of the flesh tones.

Detailed view of the face of the unrestored bishop figure: severe weathering, evident through loose paint, missing paint layer and shrinkage cracks in the area of the flesh tones.

Detailed view of the bishop's face after restoration. A new version makes the face legible again.

Detailed view of the bishop's face after restoration. A new version makes the face legible again.

Perspective view after restoration. The bishop figure is depicted standing on a marble pedestal with a crosier in his hand and a mitre at his feet.

Perspective view after restoration. The bishop figure is depicted standing on a marble pedestal with a crosier in his hand and a mitre at his feet.

Detailed view of the left hand before restoration, photographed from above.

Missing finger joints, parts of the garment hem at the wrist, as well as shrinkage cracks and a complete lack of paint, clearly reveal the degree of weathering on the sculpture.

Detailed view of the left hand before restoration, photographed from above.

Missing finger joints, parts of the garment hem at the wrist, as well as shrinkage cracks and a complete lack of paint, clearly reveal the degree of weathering on the sculpture.

Large wooden additions at the sleeve hem and on the hand, including the thumb up to the base joint, as well as three finger joints on the ring, middle and index fingers, photographed from above.

Large wooden additions at the sleeve hem and on the hand, including the thumb up to the base joint, as well as three finger joints on the ring, middle and index fingers, photographed from above.

Chalk-primed, fully completed hand before painting, photographed from above.

Chalk-primed, fully completed hand before painting, photographed from above.

Perspective view of the hand, focusing on the added finger joints.

Perspective view of the hand, focusing on the added finger joints.

Fully restored hand before being attached to the sleeve

Fully restored hand before being attached to the sleeve

Detailed photo of the knuckles

Detailed photo of the knuckles

Detailed photo of the fingers

Detailed photo of the fingers

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