Estudo e intervenção de conservação e restauro da pintura sobre madeira do altar-mor da Sé Catedral do Porto

Abstract

The subject of this internship report is the study of the painting on wood "Assumption of Our Lady" on the high altar of Porto Cathedral. It is possibly a Mannerist work and is thought to date from the early 17th century, most probably from an old altarpiece in the church, since it underwent alterations in the Baroque period and the current high altarpiece is in the same style. The theoretical-practical study was reflected in the historical-artistic study of the work and the conservation and restoration intervention carried out. A description and contextualization of the stylistic and iconographic aspects of the painting was drawn up and, from a scientific point of view, the construction technique of the different pictorial strata and their constituent materials were examined using laboratory tests. The practical part included a diagnosis of the state of conservation according to detailed observation and considering the results of the examination methods and analyzes carried out, enabling an appropriate intervention methodology. The conservation and restoration treatments applied were both conservative and restorative, considering both the structural part with a view to material stabilization and the aesthetic part, since it corresponds to a piece of religious worship, having been returned to reading.

Date of Award	9 Jan 2024
Original language	Portuguese
Awarding Institution	Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Supervisor	Maria Aguiar (Supervisor) & Nuno Camarneiro (Co-Supervisor)