O gestaltismo aplicado à reintegração cromática de pintura de cavalete

The Gestalt psychology was use by Cesare Brandi in the conservation and restoration, especially in the interpretation and treatment of the losses. This article let know the form psychology used by Brandi and explore the influence and the importance of the Perceptual Organization Laws in the interpretation of the losses, the selection of the chromatic techniques and therefore in the recognition of the same ones. As study case, was chosen the work “Resurrection of Lazarus”, a 16th painting of the Charola of the Convento de Cristo, in Tomar.