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The Minister of Culture delivers the image to the nuns of Santa Clara
The Minister of Culture and Tourism, Pedro Alberto Cruz, today presented the image of Christ of the Isabelas, Francisco Salzillo, the nuns of Santa Clara, after the image has been rehabilitated by the Center for Restoration of the Region of Murcia .
It is a polychrome wood carving and gold, which has a rich and elaborate decoration done by the technique of scraping fine gold.
The restoration works, which have had a period of nine months, have had a budget of 18,000 euros.
Cruz stressed that a key consequence arising from the restoration process has been "the attribution of the authorship of the size", which was allotted to the workshop of Salzillo and now "we can safely say that is a work of Francisco Salzillo. "
"The dirt and overpainting prevented contemplate the nuances, the different elements of the bruises and polychrome now to contemplate, show that it is a work of Salzillo" said Pedro Alberto Cruz.
The image, which initially was in the former convent church Isabelas, then went to the convent of Santa Clara la Real, where he has remained in seclusion until the Confraternity of the Holy Sepulchre in Murcia joined the parade of Good Friday .
The work is part of the permanent exhibition of the Museum of Santa Clara, becoming an essential piece rather than outstanding.
The size had a poor condition with overpainting and polychrome specific faults.
It also recalled the presence of multiple patches of old stained fungal attack specific areas of the front and around the back, irreversibly altering the polychrome.
She also had damage caused by the use processional that the work is submitted each year (a broken finger, abrasions polychrome opening of the union of arms to the torso).
The intervention process, both in image and in the cross, has consisted of a physical-chemical cleaning has removed very old repaint, and most of the stains produced by fungi, chromatically reintegrating those who have not been removed.
After making a thorough study of the image, the Restoration Center, in collaboration with the Museums Service, which oversees the Museum of Santa Clara, adopted a series of preventive measures to make compatible the procession with their conservation work, allowing this image does not suffer any damage from use by the Confraternity of the Holy Sepulchre.
In relation to the work of the restorers, Cruz called them "some absolutely gorgeous professionals that make this center is one of the best rated in Spain" and therefore "the jewel in the crown of the Department of Fine Arts ".
Source: CARM
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