Restoration of the frescoes in the monastery Iver
Published: 12.09.08
Currently, the main temple Iverskogo Monastery - the Assumption Cathedral - are large and restoration work. Art restorers restoring mural there. Inside the temple the whole surrounded by forests. Huge number of decking from the bottom up and the stairs leading to the very top under the central dome, restorers can work virtually anywhere in the cathedral.
Murals of the temple requires restoration. Several decades ago, under the arches of the imposing size of the building work was in progress to restore the picturesque layer, but to this day he arrived in poor condition. There are places where he showered at all, and looking at them, one can only guess that was shown once the old masters, painted the cathedral. In some places, despite the abundance of cracks, painting remains, judging by their appearance, in the not-so poor condition. Apparent destruction picturesque layer spared neither angels nor saints, neither Virgin nor Christ. Peering closely, one can see many paintings on biblical subjects: such as "washing of the feet", "Descent from the Cross," "Entombment," and others. This is something that many times to write not only masters of the temple painting, but artists such as Veronese, Caravaggio, Rembrandt and other paintings are stored in the largest museums in the world.
Restoration work continues every day from morning during the opening of the cathedral, and almost before nightfall. In the temple work in shifts restoration artists from Nizhny Novgorod and Moscow. Told one of them, Mikhail Baldin, who works here at Valdai, from Nizhny Novgorod Company LLC "Byzantium". He and his colleagues Batanova Lyubov and Yevgeny Loginov, with whom he worked continuously for many years, before recovering the painting in the churches of the Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod and other regions of central Russia, many of whom today are not burdened with a negative attitude toward the church, gave another birth. Here, they say, painting is best preserved in the upper part restored by the building. Perhaps because of the fact that there was less moisture.
All reconstruction work going down. First, thoroughly washed with artists painting, making it clear for myself, what exactly should be restored. Then reinforce the existing paint layer special solutions to the adhesive agent. Then shpaklyuyut those places that crumbled. And only after that a new write ruined gentleman, whose name is Time.
Following the consolidation and restoration of the cathedral oil painting restorers will cover special varnish. This is to some extent, keep it from moisture, candle soot and dust. Then after many years it can be refreshing, just cleaned.
Restoration after preliminary training, covering work in the sanctuary of the temple, the installation of modern forests of iron load-bearing structures, began several weeks ago and will last for many months.
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