Restaurarea icoanei pe lemn „Sfântul Apostol Simeon”
Restoration of the icon on wood Saint Apostle Simon

Summary/Abstract: The icon on wood Holy Apostle Simeon, dating from the 19th century and part of the collection of the ASTRA National Museum Complex, benefited from restoration interventions within the ASTRA Center for Heritage. The icon is part of the apostles' frieze at the Church in Comănești, Gorj County. In order to establish a correct diagnosis and restoration interventions, chemical and biological investigations were carried out. Samples taken for chemical investigations were subjected to microscopic examinations and specific micro-chemical tests to identify pigments. The samples taken for the purpose of carrying out the biological analyses led to the identification of the wood species used to make the panel. The restoration operations at the level of the wooden support and at the level of the painting layers consisted of dusting, degreasing, consolidations, groutings and cleanings with solvent mixtures, selective chromatic integration and final varnishing. In the restoration process were involved students from the Conservation and Restoration specialization within the Department of History, Heritage and Protestant Theology of the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences, "Lucian Blaga" University of Sibiu.

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