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The Center has participated in the recovery of personal property belonging to ecclesiastical institutions, municipalities, convents and parishes, foundations and non-profit institutions, guilds and museum and cultural centers
The president of the Community, Ramón Luis Valcárcel, said today how much "of affection, devotion and emotion" means "for all Murcia Murcia and" Lady of the Arrixaca, "because not only is the Virgin of a municipality or a city, but we speak of the patron saint of the ancient kingdom of Murcia, Murcia, whose presence among the more than eight centuries. "
Valcarcel was submitted to the church of San Andrés de Murcia image of the Virgin of Arrixaca, former patron of the municipality, once restored in the Restoration Center of the Region of Murcia (CRRM), an act he called " historic moment for the city of Murcia and the Royal and Ancient Brotherhood of Devotees of Saint Mary of the Arrixaca, charged with the custody of the image. "
The Virgin of Arrixaca seated height is a former dating from the thirteenth century and anonymous authorship.
Derived from Byzantine iconography, the image was made from walnut wood, polychrome and gilded with fine gold water.
St. Mary of the patron saint of Murcia Arrixaca was until 1731, when he was succeeded in office for so honorable Lady of Fuensanta current employer.
Since then, the image was losing popular favor until in 1885 he was returned to worship in the chapel of the Church of St. Andrew by the Royal and Ancient Brotherhood of Devotees of Saint Mary of the Arrixaca.
The size has remained for nine months in the CRRM for recovery, budgeted at € 6,000.
The intervention process consisted of chemical and stratigraphic analyzes have provided information on the various interventions that the sculpture has been made throughout history.
Due to the changes made to the original piece between the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, and the impossibility to recover the original color of the work, the restoration has been done only removing the last contributions painting, dating from the twentieth century and significantly altered the appearance of the Virgin and Child.
The feast of Our Lady of Arrixaca held on the last Sunday in May, so the size will be shown this year in the church of San Andrés in perfect condition once the restoration process.
Technical and human class
The CRRM is part of the General Council of Centers and Institutes Restoration, made up of eight regions, and has some technological and human resources class that let you perform operations on any work of art with precision.
Among the many functions performed, the catalog emphasizes control of the personal property belonging to the Autonomous Community of Murcia, as well as pricing and valuation of those offered to it, review the catalog of the personal property of the Church or the organization of courses, conferences and scientific meetings within and outside the Region.
Throughout his entire career, has been involved in the recovery of property belonging to ecclesiastical institutions, municipalities, convents and parishes, foundations and non-profit institutions, guilds and museum and cultural centers.
Among his most significant restorations are the paintings of the twelfth century convent of Santa Clara la Real in Murcia, the recovery of the whole mural painting from the XIV and XV of the current Museum and paintings in the Chapel of San Antonio's Cathedral Murcia, the recovery of the 13 images and Dinner throne Salzillo, belonging to the Brotherhood of Jesus of Murcia and the Christ of the Precious Blood of Nicholas de Bussy belonging to the Brotherhood of the Blood of Murcia.
These interventions are added other works of authors as significant as Zurbarán, Ribera, Murillo, Nicolas Salzillo, Paolo Sístori, Germain Hernandez Amores, Sorolla, Ramón Gaya, Pedro Sanchez Picazo, Luis Garay, Jose Mariano Capuz or Benlliure, among others.
Source: CARM
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