July 2014

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Date: 2014-07-05

July 2014 IMAGE

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Date: 2014-07-05

Performed Additional Consolidation along outer Edges

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Date: 2014-07-07

Remedial Paint Consolidation

Remedial paint consolidation was performed along the upper, outer edges of the painting using BEVA 371 adhesive (Pictured here: Keara Teeter)

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Date: 2014-07-07

Began Applying Fills in Upper Section

The team began to apply fills along the top section of the painting

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Date: 2014-07-15

Before Filling

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Date: 2014-07-15

Before IMAGE

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Date: 2014-07-15

After Filling

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Date: 2014-07-18

After IMAGE

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Date: 2014-07-18

Performed Additional Consolidation along outer Edges

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Date: 2014-07-23

Filling Losses along the Right Seam

Modostuc was also applied to paint losses along the original seam of the painting

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Date: 2014-07-23

Filling Losses along the Left Seam

Modostuc was also applied to paint losses along the original seam of the painting

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Date: 2014-07-23

Status

Continued to apply fills and tone losses throughout upper section.

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Date: 2014-08-01

January 2014

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Date: 2014-08-01

July 2014

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Date: 2014-08-03

2014-07 IMAGE

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Date: 2014-08-03

Trio of Soldiers

Multiple changes were made to the position of the soldier's feet and legs.

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Date: 2014-09-18

Hidden Child

Although it is extremely faint in the x-ray image, the face and hand of a small child can be seen just below the elbow of the woman standing in the background. This child was part of the original composition.composition only to be abandoned at a later stage.

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Date: 2014-09-18

Hidden Man

This figure was by far the most dramatic discovery that was made during the x-ray imaging session. Cross-sectional paint samples showed brilliant colors of pain beneath the black shield but only the x-ray revealed that these colors belonged to a figure of a kneeling man holding a fasces, an object that is often associated with the power of the Roman magistrate and does appear in a few of Cortona's works as well as other paintings from this period. The head and hands of the man are beautifully sculpted and further examination suggests that his robes were painted using yellow ochre and lapis lazuli. It is not clear why this fully painted figure holding a symbolic object was ultimately painted out of the composition.

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Date: 2014-09-18

Kneeling Woman

The x-ray image revealed that the two figures flanking the composition experienced a considerable number of changes, especially throughout the drapery. The bulky and awkward position of the kneeling woman's feet suggests that a painter or apprentice with less experience may have worked in this area. It was not uncommon for the edges of large format paintings to remain unfinished for a period of time, eventually being completed and/or adjusted by the original painter or a different artist at a later date.

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Date: 2014-09-18