WATER BASED ADHESIVES IN STRUCTURAL PAINTING CONSERVATION – International conference (October 17-20, 2022)

WATER BASED ADHESIVES IN STRUCTURAL PAINTING CONSERVATION – International conference (October 17-20, 2022)

17 October 2022 - 20 October 2022

2pm - 6pm

As part of the project Water-based adhesives in canvas paintings structural conservation, financed and coordinated by the Getty Foundation through the Conserving Canvas initiative, the Gallerie Nazionali di Arte Antica carried out the structural restoration of the monumental canvases in the Throne Room of Palazzo Barberini in collaboration with CBC Conservazione Beni Culturali.

At the conclusion of the project, experts from all over the world discussed the problems and open questions of this crucial junction in the restoration of paintings at the online international conference WATER BASED ADHESIVES IN STRUCTURAL PAINTING CONSERVATION (October 17-20, 2022), curated by Chiara Merucci and Matteo Rossi Doria.

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Water based adhesives in structural painting conservation – international conference (October 17-20, 2022)

Welcome

Welcome

FLAMINIA GENNARI SANTORI
Director of Gallerie Nazionali di Arte Antica

TON WILMERING
Coordinator of Getty Foundation Conserving Canvas Project

Chiara Merucci

Chiara Merucci

CHIARA MERUCCI
Gallerie Nazionali di Arte Antica, Rome – Project Coordinator
“The Roman glue paste lining system. The reasons for a project between reconstruction of tradition, innovation and conservation management”

Matteo Rossi Doria

Matteo Rossi Doria

MATTEO ROSSI DORIA
CBC Conservazione Beni Culturali, Rome – Project Coordinator
“Re-evaluation of traditional lining techniques: the case of the “Roman Method””

Cristiana Sburlino Francesca Bartolomeoli

Cristiana Sburlino, Francesca Bartolomeoli

CRISTIANA SBURLINO, FRANCESCA BARTOLOMEOLI
Gallerie dell’Accademia, Venice
“History, observations, concerns on traditional linings in the Gallerie dell’Accademia in Venice”

Simon Bobak

Simon Bobak

SIMON BOBAK
Hamilton Kerr Institute, Cambridge
“Perspectives on historic English paste linings and their development”

Ana Calvo

Ana Calvo

ANA CALVO
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
“The learning of structural treatments in painting on canvas in the Iberian Peninsula”

Alice Tognoni, Giulia Mercuri

Alice Tognoni, Giulia Mercuri

ALICE TOGNONI, GIULIA MERCURI
CBC Conservazione Beni Culturali, Rome
“The structural conservation project of the Throne Room’s paintings”

Eugenie Knight

Eugenie Knight

Interview with EUGENIE KNIGHT

Alessandro Cosma

Alessandro Cosma

ALESSANDRO COSMA
Gallerie Nazionali di Arte Antica, Rome
“Diplomacy, art and religion between Rome and England. Fortunes and misfortunes of the paintings in the Throne Room of Palazzo Barberini”

Matthieu Gilles

Matthieu Gilles

MATTHIEU GILLES
Centre de la Recherche et Restauration des Musées de France, Paris
“A short story of traditional relining in France, from the 18th century to the 20th”

Rocio Bruquetas, Sofia Almagro

Rocio Bruquetas, Sofia Almagro

ROCIO BRUQUETAS
Museo de América, Madrid

SOFIA ALMAGRO

“Lining with glue paste in Spain: some experiences”

Lorenzo Conti

Lorenzo Conti

LORENZO CONTI
Florence
“A “Cold Lining” approach in traditional Florentine methodologies”

Camilla Roversi Monaco

Camilla Roversi Monaco

CAMILLA ROVERSI MONACO
Accademia di Belle Arti – Partner Laboratorio degli Angeli, Bologna
“Structural intervention on large-format paper artworks: the practice of lining through history and currently used methods”

Hannah Flock

Hannah Flock

HANNAH FLOCK
Institute of Conservation Sciences (CICS) – Technische Hochschule (TH) Köln, Germany
“Single Thread Bonding: Focus on Adhesive Evaluation”

Laura Fuster Lopez

Laura Fuster Lopez

LAURA FUSTER LOPEZ
Department of Conservation, Universidad Politècnica de Valencia (UPV)
“Issues governing the mechanical and biological performance of glue paste linings: an insight into glues and flours”

Kate Seymour

Kate Seymour

Interview with KATE SEYMOUR –
SRAL Maastricht (NL)

Fabio Favati

Fabio Favati

FABIO FAVATI
Università degli Studi di Verona
“The use of flours: the “hows” and the “whys””

Silvia Panzavolta

Silvia Panzavolta

SILVIA PANZAVOLTA
Università di Bologna
“Gelatin: a surprising material. Past, present and future applications”

Stefan Michalski

Stefan Michalski

STEFAN MICHALSKI
Canadian Conservation Institute
“Water based adhesives in painting conservation: mechanical benefits, mechanical risks, and the mitigation of those risks”

Matthew Cushman, Andrea Del Bianco

Matthew Cushman, Andrea Del Bianco

MATTHEW CUSHMAN
Delaware University

ANDREA DEL BIANCO
Accademia di Belle Arti di Bologna – Partner Laboratorio degli Angeli

“The effectiveness and accessibility of hydro-gels as versatile tools available to the conservator”

Mikkel Sharff

Mikkel Sharff

MIKKEL SHARFF
Royal Danish Academy of Fine Art. School of Conservation (KADK)

Cecil Krarup Andersen

Cecil Krarup Andersen

CECIL KRARUP ANDERSEN
Royal Danish Academy of Fine Art. School of Conservation (KADK)

Marion Mecklenburg

Marion Mecklenburg

MARION MECKLENBURG
Smithsonian Institute Washington

Round Table

Round Table

MIKKEL SHARFF
Royal Danish Academy of Fine Art. School of Conservation (KADK)

CECIL KRARUP ANDERSEN
Royal Danish Academy of Fine Art. School of Conservation (KADK)

MARION MECKLENBURG
Smithsonian Institute Washington

STEFAN MICHALSKI
Canadian Conservation Institute

MATTEO ROSSI DORIA
CBC Conservazione Beni Culturali, Project Coordinator