Lecture on conservation of 19th century monumental painting

Lecture/Gallery Discussion on Conservation of 19th century
    monumental painting
New York City
December 19, 2013

Art conservator Jean Dommeruth will present a public program
discussing the treatment conducted on a large oil painting by Franck
Kirchbach (born 1859) currently on exhibition at the Museum of
Biblical Art / MOBIA in New York City: Conserving Kirchbach:
Meanings, Materials, and Techniques Thursday, December 19, 2013 at
6:30 pm

After decades in storage, the monumental canvas "Christ and the
Children" (1894) by Franck Kirchbach required extensive
conservation. Through behind-the-scenes images, conservator Jean
Dommeruth will discuss the restoration of this important work on
view in Sacred Visions: Nineteenth-Century Biblical Art from the
Dahesh Museum Collection, including the process of removing
discolored varnish and past restorations.  A look at the restored
work in the galleries with conservators Yeonjoo Kim and Ralph
Augsburger will illuminate the discoveries made along the way.

The Museum of Biblical Art (MOBIA) is located at 1865 Broadway, at
61st Street, in Manhattan. For more information call 212-408-1320 or
to RSVP (recommended but not necessary) 212-408-1251


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