Missing Halberd

Using examples of actual Halberds housed in the Phildelphia Museum of Art as well as the Infrared Image of the upper left corner, the team was able to reconstruct the form of the Halberd as it may have originally appeared.

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Date: 2015-08-19

Before

Using examples of actual Halberds housed in the Phildelphia Museum of Art as well as the Infrared Image of the upper left corner, the team was able to reconstruct the form of the Halberd as it may have originally appeared.

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Date: 2015-08-19

Before IMAGE

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Date: 2015-08-19

Two Female Figures

Extremely small brushes are used to carefully mix and apply the reversible, stable conservation paints to areas of loss and abrasion.

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Date: 2015-08-19

Before

Extremely small brushes are used to carefully mix and apply the reversible, stable conservation paints to areas of loss and abrasion.

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Date: 2015-08-19

Before IMAGE

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Date: 2015-08-19

During

Using examples of actual Halberds housed in the Phildelphia Museum of Art as well as the Infrared Image of the upper left corner, the team was able to reconstruct the form of the Halberd as it may have originally appeared.

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Date: 2015-08-22

After IMAGE

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Date: 2015-08-22

During

Extremely small brushes are used to carefully mix and apply the reversible, stable conservation paints to areas of loss and abrasion.

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Date: 2015-08-22

After IMAGE

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Date: 2015-08-22

Status

Completed Inpainting process and applied final varnish coat to the painting's surface. A backingboard was adhered to the reverse of the painting for preventive measures.

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Date: 2015-09-01

Finishing Touches

Finishing touches were made to remaining losses and abrasion throughout the painting.<br/><br/>(Pictured Here: Project leader Kristin deGhetaldi)

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Date: 2015-09-07

Preparing/Attaching the Backingboard

A foamcore backingboard was prepared and attached to the verso of the painting for preventive and protective measures. The bottom corners were padded out to provide additional support to this particular area of the canvas.<br/><br/>(Pictured Here: Project interns Katie Rovito and Claire Burns)

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Date: 2015-09-15

Final Varnish Application

A final protective layer of saturating varnish was applied to the surface. Today conservators use reversible, synthetic varnishes that will not discolor or darken with age. (Pictured here: Project leader Kristin deGhetaldi)

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Date: 2015-09-23

Status

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Date: 2015-10-01

September 2013

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Date: 2015-10-01

January 2014

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Date: 2015-10-03

2014-01 IMAGE

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Date: 2015-10-03

November 2014

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Date: 2015-10-05

2015-10 IMAGE

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Date: 2015-10-05