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Applying Fills to Areas of Loss

Inert, stable fill materials were applied to areas of loss throughout the paint and ground layers.

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Date: 2014-02-16

Left Edge

Most of the losses in the paint/ground layers were located along the far left and right edges of the composition. Losses throughout the torso of the standing soldier were found to be particularly extensive as old horizontal tears in this area were not properly mended or filled during a previous restoration campaign. The team carefully removed unstable fills and old fills that were covering original paint, replacing them with a stable, inert fill material.

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Center of Composition

Smaller losses throughout the central portion of the canvas were carefully filled using a stable, inert fill material.

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Right Edge

Most of the losses in the paint/ground layers were located along the far left and right edges of the composition. Extensive paint loss throughout the bottom right corner may have occurred as a result of excessive exposure to moisture many years ago. Many of the old fills in this area were found to be stable and in good condition while other losses were filled with a stable, inert fill material.

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1937 to 1939 - Eugenia Flees Before the War

1937-1939 (Eugenia Flees Before the War) - Before the outbreak of World War Two, Eugenia begins to periodically ship artworks from her collection back to the United States before she eventually returned to the U.S., avoiding the turmoil of the War. Many of these artworks ended up in New York City while others found there way to Rome, Georgia where Eugenia's family resided. A portion of her once vast collection can still be seen at Berry College's Martha Berry Museum at Oak Hill (named after Eugenia's sister). There is a curious account of a young Nazi soldier personally taking the Cortona as well as other paintings from the castle to Rome (after supposedly realizing that they were being vandalized) and anonymously depositing them at Villa Borghese where they were then taken to the Roman villa of the Ruspoli before being shipped to the United States. Further research is needed to confirm this tale.

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Date: 1937-01-01

World War II

1942 (Nazi Occupation of Nemi) - The Castle of Nemi is "requisitioned" by the Italian government and "turned over" to the German Luftwaffe.

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Date: 1942-01-01

1942 - Nazi Occupation of Nemi

1942 (Nazi Occupation of Nemi) - The Castle of Nemi is "requisitioned" by the Italian government and "turned over" to the German Luftwaffe.

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Date: 1942-01-01

1944 - Damage to Nemi Castle

1944 (Damage to Nemi Castle) - On May 31, 1944, Allied forces bombed the town of Nemi, driving out the Nazi forces. Unfortunately the foundation of the Castle suffered extensive damages as well as the nearby Museo delle Navi Romane.

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Date: 1944-01-01