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Conservation and Restoration of an Icon

Detailansicht, rechts unten, Zwischenzustand: Vergoldet, glanzpoliert & durchgerieben. Eingearbeitete, erhaltene Originalpartien, ergänzende Retusche in der Malerei

Photo: Detailed view, lower right, restoration in progress: gilded, polished and abraded. Restored and preserved original areas, restorative retouching of the painting.

Description of Object

Object: Russian Icon
Artist: “Andrej Rukomitschew”
Place: “City of Starodoub”
Date: “1911 Year, 31, January”
Medium: Carrier material; softwood
Exposed Surace: Oil paint on chalk ground, bole gilded on engraved and punched chalk ground, dark red bole
Dimensions: 31.8 cm x 63.4 cm
Owner: Private