Use of Combined Physical and Chemical Examination of a Panel Painting for Decision-making Purposes: Retouching Removal

KEDZIORA posterAuthor: Justyna Kędziora
Mentor: Aleksandra Hola, PhD, Assistant Professor

Department of Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art, Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow (Poland)
Study programme: Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art MA Programme
Specialization: Paintings (5th year of study)

Abstract

A 16th century Italian panel painting depicting The Raising of Lazarus was retouched more than once in its history. Some of the overpaint will have to be removed due to their unacceptable aesthetic qualities, faulty plank joints and bad condition of wood. The poorly preserved original paint layer, extensive retouching and damaged support give rise to the question  which particular overpaint  to remove and which to kept in place? With the help of observation in raking light, ultraviolet induced fluorescence photography (UVIFP), infrared radiography (IRR), X ray radiography (XRR), scanning X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (MA-XRF), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDS) and infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) the author of the poster will propose the safest course of conservation actions, with the emphasis on the decision which parts of the painting layer should be removed.

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Short biography

JUSTYNA KĘDZIORA is a MFA student at  Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow. She specialises in conservation of paintings, with emphasis on panel paintings. She also holds a Master’s degree in Chemistry, which she studied at Jagiellonian University and a MFA degree in Painting from the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts. She is interested in scientific research in the field of conservation, at the same time fostering a passion for painting.