2014
DECEMBER 2014
Interview: Michela Palazzo talked about of the past restoration of Sala delle Asse
Piero Baglioni, Director of CSGI discussed with the staff of OPD and CNR-ICVBC on how to pursue the diagnostic investigations on the monochrome
NOVEMBER 2014
Interview: Restoration expert Maria Rosa Lanfranchi talks about the difference between fresco-secco painting and true fresco
Interview: Who is Maria Rosa Lanfranchi?
Restoration expert Pinin Brambilla Barcilon, famous for having restored, among other artworks, Leonardo’s Last Supper, visits the worksite in the Sala delle Asse
Investigations in Hypercolorimetric Multispectral Imaging by Profilocolore Srl continue to identify the materials used in the monochrome
OCTOBER 2014
Interview: Claudio Salsi talks about the ‘actors’ in the restoration of the Sala delle Asse
A small group of instagramers (IgersMilano) visits the working site: here are some shoots. Photographs by Marco Lamberto
Jill Pederson from Arcadia University of Philadelphia observes the monochrome
The CNR-ICVBC identifies substances present on certain portions of the monochrome, using a portable X fluorescence spectrometer
Enlargements of the painted surface are studied through the a digital microscope camera placed on the wall
Architect Gianfranco Pertot of Politecnico di Milano illustrates the architecture of the Sala delle Asse from outside
SEPTEMBER 2014
Interview: Restoration expert Alberto Felici talks about the scaffolding in the working site
Tests for removing soluble salts from the walls are in progress
Meeting with the scaffolding experts: they need to plan how to make the Sala delle Asse accessible during Expo 2015
The technical committee meets to discuss the results of cleaning tests on the monochrome
AUGUST 2014 – ON HOLIDAYS
JULY 2014
Interview: Restoration expert Fabrizio Bandini talks about the “descialbo” of mural painting
Cleaning tests are performed on the monochrome
More cleaning tests on the intrados of the eastern window
The technical committee meets to discuss the results of the latest analyses on the monochrome
The Regional Direction of Lombardy and the Opificio delle Pietre Dure of Florence report to the Milanese superintendents about the latest work progress
JUNE 2014
Interview: Restoration expert Paola Ilaria Mariotti talks about the investigations performed by OPD in 2006 and about the danger of salts to mural painting
A few samples are taken from the monochrome
A moment of reflection on the results of the restoration
Giorgio Bonsanti, former superintendent to Opificio delle Pietre Dure, visits the site
Larry Keith, Director of Conservation at the National Gallery of London, steps on the scaffolds to examine the vaulted ceiling
MAY 2014
Interview: Elisabetta Rosina explains why infrared thermography has been used in the restoration
Interview: Elisabetta Rosina explains what is beneath the monochrome
Interview: Elisabetta Rosina explains what happened during the restoration of the 1950s
Interview: Elisabetta Rosina talks about the microclimatic factors operative in the Sala delle Asse
The thermographic analysis continues in different bands on the monochrome, carried out by Claudia Daffara of the University of Verona
Claudia Daffara positions the IR lamps and thermal imaging camera
Marcello Melis of Profilocolore Srl shows the early results of the diagnostic studies in Hypercolorimetric Multispectral Imaging
The staff of Hoc-Lab editing the video of the interviews with the restorers
APRIL 2014
Interview: Annette Keller – high-definition multispectral campaigns
Interview: Francesca Tasso explains the decoration in the Sala delle Asse in light of the new discoveries
Diagnostic investigations in Hypercolorimetric Multispectral Imaging (HMI) by Profilocolore Srl on the monochrome walls
Thanks to the HMI analysis of Profilocolore Srl it is possible to distinguish and classify the various substances used in the artworks
The staff of Culturanuova srl installs Modus Operandi® software on the computer of the Sala delle Asse, for elaboration of all the restoration data
April 7, 2014: meeting of the scientific committee for the Sala delle Asse
The scientific committee climbs on the scaffolds for the first time
The restoration works on the monochrome continue
Annette Keller performs a new photographic campaign in infrared and reflexed ultraviolet
Special Wood lamps flood the surface of the monochrome with ultraviolet light
MARCH 2014
Meeting between the Director of restoration works and CNR-ICVBC (National Research Council)
CNR-ICVBC draws superficial samples from the intrados of the east window
The samples will be analysed in a laboratory in order to identify the salts on the surface
The presence of salts is confirmed also on the surface of the preparatory sketch
Restoration experts prepare materials that will be used for testing the extraction of soluble salts
The purpose of absorbing compresses is to extract salts from the surface of the east window’s intrados
Compresses with different compositions are placed on position; they will be removed at different times
Monitoring the saline content of areas treated with compresses enables restoration experts to test the effectiveness of the materials used
Sala delle Asse is present at the Restoration Salon in Ferrara in 2014
The exhibit booth was created by the General Director of Valorisation for the MiBACT
The screen of Culturanuova s.r.l. in the booth of Mibact offers a virtual visit to the Sala delle Asse
OPD describes restoration work in the Sala delle Asse during one of the talks at the Salon
FEBRUARY 2014
The restoration workshop is equipped with all the necessary chemicals
And even some domestic appliances!
The height of the scaffold will allow investigating the vaulted ceiling and the lunette
Restoration of the preparatory sketch begins
Director Claudio Salsi talks with the restoration experts
Together with the preparatory sketch, samples of cleaning are performed on the intradossi (jambs) of the two large windows
The School of High Formation of the Opificio delle Pietre Dure of Florence visits the site
Paola Ilaria Mariotti, who teaches at the School, is also one of four restoration experts for the Sala delle Asse
JANUARY 2014
Politecnico di Milano performs psychrometric measurements in order to collect data on temperature and relative humidity
CNR-ICVBC acquires chemical data on the materials of the preparatory sketch through Raman Spectroscopy
The ventilation system is essential in order to maintain adequate environmental conditions for the restoration experts
The Raman spectroscope is moved on to the lunettes
The Raman technique is performed using different tools
and with lighting, making it easier to work