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Restoration Project IV. Polychromic Object

Subject
Subject code MR1.01.04
Subject name Restoration Project IV. Polychromic Object
Credit points 5 ECTS
Grading method Distinctive
Curriculum subject
Curriculum 2017 2275
Study year 4
Semester Fall semester
Subject type Mandatory
Specialization conservation/restoration
General description
• Maintaining and cleaning polychromic objects
• Detecting and analyzing finishing layers’ stability and composition
• Most common damage factors of polychromic objects, their causes and analyze
• Typical damages and the mapping of their extent
• Stabilizing the breakaway polychromic finishing
• Authentic finishing and retouching
• Reconstruction of polychromic finishing
Study outcome
Upon completion of the course, students will:
• be able to detect the technical condition and finishing of an object;
• be able to prepare the material necessary for detecting the finishing and to map the tests;
• be able to analyze preparations in different lighting conditions and detect finishing materials;
• be able to stabilize finishing layers and retouch them, if necessary;
• be able to reconstruct polychromic surface finishes using traditional techniques.
Current rounds
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