Monitoring Michelangelo’s “Pietà Rondanini” The diagnostic and monitoring activity of the sculpted surfaces of the Pietà was performed during the last conservation intervention. The long term periodic monitoring of the marble has been carried out since then, in order to evaluate any possible chromatic alteration, as well as the influence […]
Diagnostic and conservation
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Mi fuma il cervello, self-portrait by di Alighiero Boetti This bronze statue by Alighiero Boetti represent a very peculiar case study because, when it is exposed to the public, it is subjected to unusual critical conditions. The high temperature and the continuous formation of scale deposits make protection quite difficult […]
Diagnostic for the conservation of bronze statues of the “Cimitero Monumentale” The research team supports the restorers along all the restoration steps of a series of bronze statues of the “Cimitero Monumentale” of Milan, including: pre-operative diagnosis with non-invasive methods and micro-destructive evaluation of cleaning methods and protection, post-restoration monitoring. […]
Agar gel applications for the sustainable cleaning of stone surfaces Cleaning is a fundamental phase of the conservation and maintenance activity of the cultural heritage. It is required to be highly effective in the removal of undesired deposits, controllable, and completely respectful of the substrate. According to these principles, a […]
Monitoring and conservation of Ghiberti’s Porta del Paradiso TThe project was initially related to the selection of the optimal solution for the exposition to the public of the Porta del Paradiso. Thank you to the use of galvanic sensors, which simulate the actual artefact in terms of composition and stratigraphy, […]