UPCOMING23
Faculty of Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art

Emilia
Gdak

RECONSTRUCTION OF THE LARGE-SCALE OIL PAINTING ON CANVAS “THE TRANSFIGURATION” (1880–1885) BY LEON BIEDROŃSKI (1837–1907), FROM THE ALTAR OF THE TRANSFIGURATION IN ALL SAINTS CHURCH IN WARSAW

Supervisor: Dr Mateusz Jasiński
Studio of Technology and Copy of Painting, 17th–20th Centuries

Description

Self-reflection

The degree piece and minor degree in conservation are projects based on an extensive study. In the case of the large-scale reconstruction, the discovered technology information and Leon Biedroński’s biography details influenced the creation of a new version of the lost painting, which was also the last piece intended for reproduction in the three largest altarpieces in All Saints Church in Warsaw. The painting that is the subject of the minor degree in conservation was successfully identified based on multiple fascinating clues found in the composition, which finally shed some light on its provenance and enabled its identification as Adolf Gottlob Zimmermann’s “Self-Portrait” from 1821.

The course of both projects required an interdisciplinary approach both in theory and in practice, and I intend to maintain such an open mind in my future conservation and artistic career.

Rekonstrukcja Przemienienia Pańskiego wg Leona Biedrońskiego po zakończeniu prac. Olej na płótnie lnianym, 345 × 295 cm. Zdjęcie w świetle rozproszonym

CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION OF THE PAINTING “SELF-PORTRAIT” – ADOLF GOTTLOB ZIMMERMANN, 1821, OIL/CANVAS. PREVIOUS TITLE: “PORTRAIT OF THE PAINTER”

Supervisor: Dr hab. Joanna Czernichowska, Assoc. Prof.
Studio of Conservation and Restoration of Painting on Mobile Groundwork

Autoportret, A.G. Zimmermann, 1821, lico i odwrocie obrazu w świetle rozproszonym (VIS). Stan po konserwacji