PFP2. Brief history of the course of restoration of paintings and antique wood
Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Introduction
Since1978 technicians and teachers of our Institute, with the collaboration of students made a great number of practical internships of restoration. All the interventions of restoration were made in strictly connection with the competent Superintendence Head Offices as for example the Superintendence of: Ancona, Arezzo, Bari and Foggia, Bologna, Chieti, Cosenza, Ferrara, Forlì-Cesena Ravenna, Rimini, Florence, Pistoia and Prato, Genova, L’Aquila, Lucca, Napoli, Padova, Palermo, Pescara, Pisa and Livorno, Reggio Calabria, Roma, Siena and Grosseto, Trento, Trieste, Venezia, Viterbo. All the interventions were made on commission of various museums, churches, antiques and private collectors. Thanks to the Institute experience and its strong didactic competences, many national and international institutions and firms of restoration, proposed us partnerships and agreements in various national and international projects. Each of our laboratories is co-ordinated by one or more area expert. They have at least a twenty year experience in their field and they all have the required didactic and professional requirements as in the Italian Act on Cultural Heritage (Testo Unico sui Beni Culturali), article num. 29, DM 42/2004 and subsequent changes and integrations (d.lg. 156/2006, d.lg. 62/2008).


PFP2. PAINTED ARTWORKS ON WOODEN AND TEXTILE SUPPORTS. WOODEN ARTEFACTS, WOODEN FURNITURE AND STRUCTURES. ASSEMBLED AND/OR PAINTED SYNTHETIC ARTEFACTS.
Experience since 1978 with 2.100 students and more of 5.300 interventions of conservation (3.300 paintings, 2.000 antique woods)

Main interventions of restoration made by the students since 1978 (laboratory, restoration sites, practical internships)

Agliana (Pistoia): Church ofSs. Filippo e Giacomo alla Ferruccia (sacred artefacts)
Barberino of Mugello (Florence): Church of S. Maria a Vigesimo (paintings on canvas)
Batignano (Grosseto): Parish Church (gilt and polychrome wooden sculptures)
Bezzecca (Trento): Church of S. Stefano (paintings on canvas)
Borgo a Buggiano (Pistoia): Library (wooden artefacts)
Borgo a Mozzano (Lucca): Fondazione Marchi (paintings on canvas)
Borgo San Lorenzo (Florence): Pieve of S. Lorenzo and Church of S. Pietro (paintings on canvas)
Calenzano (Firenze): Pieve S. Niccolò (paintings on canvas)
Caltavuturo (Palermo): Convent of San Francesco (wooden artefacts)
Castedelpiano (Grosseto): Municipality House (paintings)
Campagnatico (Grosseto): Parish Church (sacred artefacts)
Castelbolognese (Bologna): Church of S. Petronio (paintings and sacred artefacts)
Castrolibero (Cosenza): Civic Museum (wooden sculpture)
Cerreto Guidi (Pistoia): Church of S. Leonardo - Oratory of S. Liberata (paintings)
Chiusi della Verna (Arezzo): Monastero de La Verna (paintings on canvas and wood panel)
Cutigliano (Pistoia): Church of S. Petronio (paintings and sacred artefacts)
Colle Val d'Elsa (Siena): Duomo - Conservatorio of S. Pietro (paintings and sacred artefacts)
Fiesole (Firenze): Badia Fiesolana (paintings on canvas)
Fiesole (Florence): Spencer Chapel (paintings on canvas)
Figline Valdarno (Florence): Church of S. Francesco (paintings on canvas)
Florence: Arciconfraternita of San Francesco (paintings on canvas and wooden artefacts)
Firenze: Associazione Via Maggio (vandalized graffito surfaces)
Florence: Bank CRF (paintings on canvas)
Florence: Basilica of San Lorenzo (main doors and sacred artefacts)
Florence: Basilica of Santo Spirito (sacred artefacts)
Florence: Basilica of San Miniato a Monte (paintings on canvas)
Florence: Church of San Carlo dei Borromei (paintings on canvas and wooden sculptures)
Florence: Church of Quaracchi (paintings)
Florence: Church of S. Margherita in Santa Maria de' Ricci (wooden crucifix)
Florence: Convento delle Oblate (tabernacle)
Florence: Florence Cowparade (contemporary art)
Florence: Fondazione R. Del Bianco (paintings on canvas)
Florence: Galleria degli Uffizi (paintings on canvas and wooden panel)
Florence: Istituto degli Innocenti (wooden artefacts)
Florence: Musei di Palazzo Pitti (paintings on canvas and wood panel)
Florence: Ospedale di Santa Maria Nuova (paintings on canvas and wood panel)
Florence: Palazzo Spini Feroni (monumental door)
Florence: Pia Casa di Sant'Ambrogio (paintings)
Florence: Rondò di Bacco (paintings)
Florence: Tabernacle in Largo fermi (paintings by Ottone Rosai)
Florence: Church Russa Ortodossa (monumental front door carved by Rinaldo Barbetti)
Florence: Cenacolo di Andrea del Sarto (paintings)
Florence: Conservatory of S. Piero (paintings)
Florence: Bardini Museum (paintings and wooden artefacts)
Florence: Cenacle Museum at San Salvi (artworks coming from the Uffizi Gallery)
Florence: Museums of Palazzo Pitti (paintings on canvas)
Florence: Jewish Museum (paintings on canvas and wooden artefacts)
Florence: Horne Museum (wooden artefacts)
Florence: Seminary of the Archbishop (sacred artefacts)
Florence: Medicean Villa La Petraia (wooden artefacts)
Firenzuola (Firenze), Church of S. Martino a Castro (paintings)
Fucecchio (Florence), Convent of S. Salvatore (paintings on canvas)
Gaiole in Chianti (Firenze), Church of S. Giusto a Nusenna (paintings)
Gavorrano (Grosseto): Church of S. Biagio a Caldana (paintings)
Genova: Civic Museum (wooden artefacts)
Greve in Chianti (Firenze), Church of S. Donato a Chiocchio, Church of S. Maria a Cintoia - Church of S. Leolino a Panzano (paintings)
Grotteria (Reggio Calabria): Church of Assunta (wooden crucifix)
Imperia: Civic Museum (carved wooden artefacts)
Incisa Valdarno (Florence): Church of Vivaio (paintings and sacred artefacts)
Larciano (Pistoia): Church of S. Niccolò di Cecina (paintings)
Marliana (Pistoia): Centro Kolbe (paintings on canvas and wood panel)
Massa e Cozzile (Pistoia): Museo S. Michele (paintings)
Monsummano (Pistoia): Church of San Niccolò (paintings)
Monteroni d'Arbia (Siena): Church of Cuna (paintings)
Nardodipace (Vibo Valentia): Parish Church (wooden polychrome sculptures)
Orbetello (Grosseto): Cathedral (paintings)
Palazzuolo su Senio (Firenze): Church of S. Carlo e S. Antonio (paintings)
Pescia (Pistoia): Civic Museum – Cathedral (paintings on canvas) - Maria a Buggiano - Convent of S. Francesco - Conservatory of S. Michele - Church of Assunta in Stiappa - Church of S. M. Maddalena (wooden artefacts, paintings on canvas)
Piancastagnaio (Siena): Church of S. Maria Assunta (paintings on canvas)
Pian of Scò (Arezzo): Pieve of S. Maria a Scò (paintings on canvas)
Pienza (Siena): Conservatory of S. Carlo (paintings)
Pisa: Palazzo Garofni (paintings on canvas)
Pistoia: Rospigliosi Museum – Cathedral – Church and Museum of Spirito Santo (wooden artefacts) - Church of Castelguidi - Church of San Biagio in Cascheri - Conservatory of S. Michele - Church of S. Pietro in Campiglio - Church of Prunetta - Conservatory of S. Giovanni Battista - Church of S. Maria a Candeglia (wooden artefacts, confessionals, paintings on canvas and wood panel)

Pontassieve (Firenze): Church of S. Maria a Fornello (paintings)
Pontelungo (Pistoia): Convent of Giaccherino (paintings on canvas)
Popiglio (Pistoia): Pieve of S. Maria Assunta (paintings on canvas)
Poppi (Arezzo): Oratorio della Madonna del Morbo (paintings)
Procida (Napoli): Arconfraternita SS. Sacramento (Madonna del Rosario, paintings on wood panel)
Prunetta (Pistoia: Parish Church (paintings on canvas)
Quarrata (Pistoia): Church of S. Clemente a Valenzatico (paintings)
Radda in Chianti (Firenze): Propositura (paintings)
Rapolano Terme (Siena): Compagnia delle Serre (paintings)
Ravenna: Civic Museum (wooden artefacts)
Reggello (Firenze): Church of S. Michele a Caselli - Church of S. Donato in Fronzano (paintings)
Riace (Reggio Calabria): Sanctuary of Santi Cosma and Damiano (paintings on canvas, sculptures, wooden choir and wooden sacred artefacts)
Rombiolo (Vibo Valentia): Church of S. Michele (wooden polychrome sculpture representing S. Michele Arcangelo)
Rovereto (Trento): Depuro Museum (paintings on canvas)
Sambuca Pistoiese (Pistoia: Church of S. Giacomo - Church of Santi Maria e Frediano (paintings)
San Casciano in Val di Pesa (Firenze): Pieve di S. Pancrazio (tabernacle, paintings)
San Giovanni d'Asso (Siena): Church of S. Lucia a Montisi - Compagnia Corpus Domini (paintings)
San Quirico d'Orcia (Siena): Church of S. Maria in Vitaleta (sacred artefacts)
San Quirico Valleriana (Pistoia): Parish Church (sacred artefacts)
Santa Fiora (Grosseto): Church of S. Flora e Lucilla (paintings on canvas)
Scarperia (Firenze): Church of S. Maria a Fagna - Pieve di S. Agata (paintings on wood panel)
Serravalle Pistoiese (Pistoia): Church of S. Stefano- Chiesa di S. Pietro a Casalguidi (paintings on canvas)
Serra S. Bruno (Vibo Valentia): Church of Spinetto (paintings on canvas)
Sesto Fiorentino (Firenze): Pieve di S. Martino (paintings on canvas)
Sesto Fiorentino (Firenze): Villa Il Paradisino (paintings)
Siderno Superiore (Reggio Calabria): Parish Church (paintings on canvas)
Siena: Pinacoteca Comunale – Oratory of S. Giuseppe (paintings on canvas and wooden artefacts)
Sinalunga (Siena): Compagnia S. Croce a Rigomagno (paintings on canvas)
Teramo: Civic Museum (wooden sculptures)
Vaglia (Firenze): Pieve di S. Pietro - Chiesa di S. Cresci a Maciole (paintings on canvas)
Vaiano (Prato): Church of S. Martino e Fabio (sacred artefacts)
Vicchio (Firenze): Pieve di S. Giovanni Battista (paintings on canvas)

Internships and restoration sites scheduled as from 2012

Barberino Val d'Elsa (Firenze): Church of S. Appiano (paintings)
Barisciano (L'Aquila): Church of S. Martino (paintings)
Chiusi della Verna (Arezzo): Monastero de La Verna (paintings on canvas and wood panel and wooden sacred artefacts)
Cortona (Arezzo): Convent of San Francesco (paintings on canvas)
Figline Valdarno: Church of Ponterosso (paintings on canvas and wood panel)
Incisa Valdarno (Florence): Scuola Sacerdotale (paintings on canvas, sculptures, wooden artefacts)
Montopoli in Valdarno (Pisa): Sanctuary of San Romano (paintings on canvas and wood panel)
Reggello (Firenze): Chiesa di Cetina (paintings)
Villa Estense (Padova): Villa San Bonifacio-Ardit (paintings and wooden artefacts)

Some of the most significant Institute International projects

Albania, Tirana/Berat: Vocational training and preparation of a laboratory of restoration of gilt and polychrome wooden artefacts, cofinanced by Regione Puglia, in collaboration with the local Heritage Institute IMK.
Belgium, Brussel: Management of the project Artis, interactive project for promoting the sharing of stuofes, competences and researches in the theme of pictorial and restoration techniques), with European Commission funds.
Brazil, Belo Horizonte: Vocational training and preparation of a laboratory of restoration of gilt and polychrome wooden artefacts , with funds of Italian Ministry of Labour, in collaboration with the local Heritage Institute (IEPHA).
Brazil, Porto Alegre:Vocational training and preparation of a laboratory of restoration of gilt and polychrome wooden artefacts , with funds of Italian Ministry of Labour, in collaboration with the local Heritage Institute (ACIRS).
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro: Vocational training and preparation of a laboratory of restoration of gilt and polychrome wooden artefacts , with funds of Italian Ministry of Labour, in collaboration with the local Heritage Institute (Uni Gama Filho).
Cyprus, Nicosia: Vocational training of local technicians by means of a series of practical internships organised with funds of Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in collaboration with the Civil Society.
Japan, Tokyo: Foundation in the year 2000 of the school of restoration of paintings “L’Ambiente-Palazzo Spinelli”.
Israel, Jerusalem: Vocational training and preparation of a laboratory of restoration of gilt and polychrome wooden artefacts , with funds of Italian Ministry of Labour, in collaboration with the local Museum U. Nahon of Italian Jewish Art.
Italy, Bresso (Milano) : Vocational training in the field of restoration of gilt and polychrome artefacts in collaboration with the Acram.
Italy, Florence: Laboratory of restoration of 40 contemporary art artworks Cowparade. Participation to the interventions of restoration of paintings and wooden artefacts, organised by CNA with funds of Regione Toscana. Many other vocational trainings and interventions of restoration.
Italia, Florence: IMAT Project (Intelligent Mobile Multipurpose Accurate Thermoelectrical Mild Heating Device for Art Conservation.
Italy, Lamezia Terme (Catanzaro) : Vocational training and preparation of a laboratory of restoration of gilt and polychrome wooden artefacts , with funds of Regione Calabria.
Italy, Caltavuturo (Palermo) : Vocational training and preparation of a laboratory of restoration of gilt and polychrome wooden artefacts , with funds of Regione Sicilia.
Luxembourg, City of Luxembourg: Argosproject, a project finalised to the development of a glossary and of some databases in the field of art and restoration, with European Commission funds.
Russia, Mosca: Diagnostic, documentation and restoration of the wooden artefacts located in the premises of Kremlin.
Syria, Damasco: Drafting of a project for the creation of a laboratory of restoration of paintings and gilt and polychrome wooden artefacts and of a triennial vocational training in Florence with funds of Ministry of Culture.
USA, Millersville: Training and refreshment courses reserved to the technicians of ASCR (Association of Specialists in Cleaning and Restoration).
Turkey, Istanbul: Vocational training and preparation of a laboratory of restoration of gilt and polychrome wooden artefacts in the premises of Dolmabahce Palace, with funds of Turkey Parliament, in collaboration with the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Note: A more detailed and updated list of the restored artworks and of the projects can be found on the Institute web site database or in the partners web sites.

Books published by the Institute
M. Faldi - C. Paolini, Glossary of the Techniques in the field of Painting and Restoration (3rd ed.)
E. Martuscelli, The Degradation of Textile Fibers and of Ancient Textile Artefacts.
E. Martuscelli, The Degradation of Plastic Artefacts (in English).

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