Polychrome Sculpture: Tool Marks, Construction Techniques, Decorative Practice and Artistic Tradition
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POLYCHROME SCULPTURE: TOOL MARKS, CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES, DECORATIVE PRACTICE AND ARTISTIC TRADITION Edited by Kate Seymour POLYCHROME SCULPTURE: TOOL MARKS, CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES, DECORATIVE PRACTICE AND ARTISTIC TRADITION Papers and Posters Proceedings of three Interim Meetings of ICOM-CC Working Group Sculpture, Polychromy, and Architectural Decoration Maastricht, October 2010 ~ Hosted by SRAL, Maastricht Glasgow, April 2012 ~ Hosted by Glasgow Life, Glasgow Tomar, May 2013 ~ Hosted by Instituto Politécnico de Tomar, Tomar Kate Seymour (Editor) Front Cover Photograph: Niklaus Weckmann, workshop (active in Ulm) St. George ca. 1510, limewood (tilia sp.), Suermondt-Ludwig-Museum, Aachen Polychrome Sculpture: Artistic Tradition and Construction Techniques 1 ICOM-CC Interim Meeting, Working Group Sculpture, Polychromy, and Architectural Decoration, Glasgow 13-14 April 2012 Proceedings of three Interim Meetings of ICOM-CC Working Group Sculpture, Polychromy, and Architectural Decoration Polychrome Sculpture: Tool Marks and Construction Techniques (Maastricht, 2010) Polychrome Sculpture: Artistic Tradition and Construction Techniques (Glasgow, 2012) Polychrome Sculpture: Decorative Practice and Artistic Tradition (Tomar, 2013) Selection of papers: Kate Seymour: Coordinator ICOM-CC Working Group Sculpture, Polychromy, and Architectural Decoration (Maastricht, October 2010; Glasgow, April 2012; Tomar, May 2013) Arnold Truyen: Assistant Coordinator ICOM-CC Working Group Sculpture, Polychromy, and Architectural Decoration (Maastricht, October 2010; Glasgow, April 2012) Stephanie de Roermer: GlasgowLife, Burrell Collection, Glasgow, UK (Glasgow, 2012) Ana Bidarra: Assistant Coordinator ICOM-CC Working Group Sculpture, Polychromy, and Architectural Decoration (Tomar, May 2013) Polychrome Sculpture: Artistic Tradition and Construction Techniques 2 ICOM-CC Interim Meeting, Working Group Sculpture, Polychromy, and Architectural Decoration, Glasgow 13-14 April 2012 Conference Organisation: Conference Hosts: Maastricht 2010: Maastricht 2010: Kate Seymour & Arnold Truyen Stichting Restauratie Atelier Limburg, Assisted by: Siska Losse and Andrea Retrae Maastricht, The Netherlands Glasgow 2012: Glasgow 2012: Kate Seymour & Stephanie de Roermer Burrell Collection, Glasgow Museums / Assisted by: Muriel King and Angel Puck Glasgow Life, Glasgow, UK Tomar 2013: Tomar 2013: Kate Seymour & Ana Bidarra Instituto Politécnico de Tomar, Tomar, Assisted by: Merel Lantman, Claudia Falcao, Portugal João Coroado, Agnès Le Gac, Ricardo Triães, and Antonio Joao Cruz. Editor of the Proceedings: Kate Seymour: Coordinator ICOM-CC Working Group Sculpture, Polychromy, and Architectural Decoration With the help of Assistant Coordinators Clare Heard and Ana Bidarra Preface ‘Polychrome Sculpture: Tool Marks and Construction Techniques’ was the first of three Interim Meetings organised by the ICOM-CC Working Group Sculpture, Polychromy, and Architectural Decoration during the period 2010-2013 which focused on construction processes and decorative practice for polychrome sculptures. Papers given at the 2010 meeting covered the study of tool marks found on sculptures that relate to the construction process, whether these be related to the tools used to carve or mould the support or the periphery aids used by artisan carvers in their working practice, such as work benches or clamps. Registering, documenting and investigating the evidence of the working process can give insight into studio practice and if a large enough body of evidence is collected, may even provide tentative attribution to a specific studio or workshop. The meeting was hosted by the Stichting Restauratie Atelier Limburg (SRAL), in Maastricht and was attended by around 60 international specialists in the field of polychrome sculpture. Volume I of this compendium includes six of the nine papers and four of the five posters presented at the meeting. The second meeting ‘Polychrome Sculpture: Artistic Tradition and Construction Techniques’ followed on in the theme outlined in 2010. This meeting was hosted at the Burrell Collection by Glasgow Life Museums, in Glasgow, UK in 2012. The two day symposium focused on artistic traditions within the field of polychrome sculpture. Papers were selected to follow on from themes touched upon in the preceding meeting in Maastricht, focusing on how artistic traditions influenced construction processes. Artistic practice from the Netherlands to Portugal, from the medieval to more modern times was outlined and links between different countries were emphasised. Seventeen papers and seven posters were presented during the meeting, of which twelve papers and six are published in Volume II of this compendium. The third interim meeting Polychrome Sculpture: Decorative Practice and Artistic Tradition reviewed how decorative practice was linked to artistic tradition. Here seventeen papers and seventeen posters were presented, the majority of which are published in Volume III of this compendium. These focused on the surface effects created by artisans working on polychrome sculpture. Several decorative techniques have been addressed: painting techniques from different regions and epochs, gilding, estofado, use of incised and punched patterns, varnishes, lacquers, applications, and conservation methodology used to deal with challenging problems. Presentations showed that local practitioners are influenced by international taste and developments. The meeting was hosted and jointly organised by the Instituto Politecnico de Tomar (IPT) in Tomar Portugal. Polychrome Sculpture: Artistic Tradition and Construction Techniques 3 ICOM-CC Interim Meeting, Working Group Sculpture, Polychromy, and Architectural Decoration, Glasgow 13-14 April 2012 Volume II Polychrome Sculpture: Artistic Tradition and Construction Techniques (Glasgow, 2012) Papers Pages 7-14 STEPHANIE DE ROEMER Conservation study of materials and construction techniques of Medieval and Renaissance sculpture as a strategy for the Burrell sculpture collection re-display 15-23 PETER STIBERC Donatello, Brunelleschi and the others. Construction techniques in early Renaissance wooden sculpture. 24-31 LYNN F. LEE, JANE BASSETT, & ANNE-LISE DESMAS Technical analysis of the J. Paul Getty Museum’s 18th century Genoese ‘Christ Child: an example of a variation in regional practice. 32-42 HANNE KEMPTON & ANNE ØRNHØI The crucifix from Kvikne Church: investigation of the construction methods and workshop traditions of a group of Norwegian medieval polychromed sculptures. 43-51 BEATE FÜCKER Use of sized cloth for the construction of polychrome sculpture in the German speaking area. 52-60 MARIA JOSÉ RODRÍGUEZ MUÑOZ, ENRIQUETA GONZÁLEZ MARTÍNEZ, & JUAN VALCÁRCEL ANDRÉS Preliminary studies and conservation treatment of the polychrome sculpture ‘Virgen con Niño’ of the Cathedral of Valencia, Spain. 61-68 AGNÈS LE GAC, MARTA MANSO, STÉPHANE LONGELIN, JEAN BLETON, LUIS PIORRO, TERESA MADEIRA, ANTÓNIO CANDEIAS, & MARIA LUISA DE CAVALHO Materials and construction techniques used in two wax-cast figurines. 69-78 ANDRÉ GODINHO VARELA REMÍGIO, JOÃO PEDRO BOTELHO VEIGA, & CARLOS ALBERTO LOUZEIRO DE MOURA Monumental polychrome clay sculptures in blocks. 79-85 ANA BIDARRA, JOÃO COROADO, & FERNANDO ROCHA The technical study of a Portuguese 18th century clay Nativity Scene. Polychrome Sculpture: Artistic Tradition and Construction Techniques 4 ICOM-CC Interim Meeting, Working Group Sculpture, Polychromy, and Architectural Decoration, Glasgow 13-14 April 2012 86-93 EMILIO RUIZ DE ARCAUTE On the trail of a select group of central European reliquary busts. Using construction typology for authorship attribution. 94-102 TONE MARIE OLSTAD The Grip altarpiece - an 18th century (?) altarpiece dated to the first part of 16th century. 103-111 ARNOLD TRUYEN & KATE SEYMOUR 19th century construction and polychrome techniques of Pierre Cuypers and his studio. All that glitters is not gold. Posters (Extended Abstracts) 113-119 LIVIO FERRAZZA, DAVID JUANES BARBER & MERCÈ ORIHUEL FERRANDIZ Wooden polychromed sculpture. A case study: the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception. 120-125 ELSA FILIPE DE ANDRADE MURTA & CONCEIÇÃO RIBEIRO The technical examination of the Baroque terracotta architecture from a large-scale Nativity Scene. 126-129 VALLE BLASCO PÉREZ, SHEILA LLANO TORRE, ALEJANDRA NIETO VILLENA, & ENRIQUETA GONZÁLEZ MARTÍNEZ Restoration or Tradition. 130-135 ELSA FILIPE DE ANDRADE MURTA & HELENA ISABEL LIMA PEREIRA Our Lady of the Rosary: one peculiar 18th century construction technique of polychrome sculpture. 136-144 BERTA MAÑAS ALCAIDE, LIVIO FERRAZZA & DAVID JUANES BARBER A case study on polychromed alabaster: The Virgin of the Castle of Cullera. 145-150 ELSA FILIPE DE ANDRADE MURTA & CARINA ISABEL SARAIVA How was it made? Virgin and Child, a perfect example of the typologies that characterise Malines sculpture. Polychrome Sculpture: Artistic Tradition and Construction Techniques 5 ICOM-CC Interim Meeting, Working Group Sculpture, Polychromy, and Architectural Decoration, Glasgow 13-14 April 2012 Papers S. de Roemer. 2014. Conservation study of materials and construction techniques eval of Medi and Renaissance sculpture as a strategy for the Burrell sculpture collection re-‐display . Conservation study of materials and construction techniques of Medieval and Renaissance sculpture as a strategy for the Burrell sculpture collection re-display. Stephanie de Roemer Conservator (3-D Art) Glasgow Museums/ Glasgowlife Glasgow Museums Resource Centre 200 Woodhead