TREATMENTS
When restoring a work one can not be generalized and talk about a systematic treatment to follow. Each object is different, both for its nature and structure as well as for its state of conservation and deterioraton. As such, it will require a specific treatment to address its needs.
Below are various processes of intervention or treatment that ALTRAMENTUM applies in the treatment of a work.
Some intervention processes in a painting
- Removal of old linings
- Replacing patches, sealing cracks, stich reinforcement
- “floating linings” (without adhesives relining)
- Handling large formats
- Fixing of painting surfaces
- Cleaning and removal of varnishes
- Chromatic restitution
- Removal of overpainting
- Elimination of a poor quality repaint to recover a better quality hidden original
- Elimination of a sloppy repaint that hides a large surface of the original, and its subsequent reconstruction
Other intervention processes
- Treatment of gilt
- Consolidation of wood
- Production of missing pieces in resin
- Restitution of volumen properties
- Cleaning of drawings and prints
- Removal of old support
- Cleaning and correction of parchment distortions
- Varnishing and finishing of furniture
