Conservation and Restoration of Two Candleholders from Kaunas Church of St. George the Martyr: Reconstruction Proposals

The paper is concerned with the process of developing the concept for the conservation, restoration, and reconstruction of the missing parts of the seventeenth-century candleholders from the Church of St. George the Martyr in Kaunas. The paper will review the issues encountered in the effort to...

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Main Authors: Ramunė Balandžiūnienė, Erika Vilkinytė, Raimonda Žukauskaitė
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vilnius Academy of Arts Press 2023-03-01
Series:Acta Academiae Artium Vilnensis
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Online Access:https://aaav.vda.lt/journal/article/view/152
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Summary:The paper is concerned with the process of developing the concept for the conservation, restoration, and reconstruction of the missing parts of the seventeenth-century candleholders from the Church of St. George the Martyr in Kaunas. The paper will review the issues encountered in the effort to find and select materials for the conservation and restoration of stone fragments. It will also describe the tests carried out during the process and highlight the role of chemical and non-interventional analysis as an auxiliary tool in the process of conservation and restoration.
ISSN:1392-0316
2783-6843