Restauro da obra de maior relevância da produção pictórica de Arthur Nísio

: chegada de Zacarias de Góes e Vasconcellos

Abstract

The present Report is the result of the restoration process carried out by the author during the years 2008 to 2015 of the work of Arthur Nísio entitled "Arrival of Zacarias de Góes and Vasconcelos", oil painting on cotton canvas, measuring 430 x 675 cm and dated from 1954-6. The study includes an historical, artistic, symbolic, iconographic context, as also the characterization of the materials from ground and paint layers. Likewise, the diagnosis, the condition survey and the treatments undertaken to restore the physical stability and the respective aesthetic values, are also included. Technical documentation was carried with normal and ultraviolet (UV) radiation to obtain general, detailed and tangential photographs, as also, to capture fluorescence effects on the painting surface. Samples for cross sections were collected from ground and paint layers for examination by optical microscopy. Results revealed a numerous paint layer application. This research opens discussion about conservation and restoration intervention, contributing for deepening the study about the artist and the painting of Paraná, that lacks further knowledge. In addition to the narrative theme present in the political scene of Paraná that represents the political emancipation of the state of Paraná - Brazil (1853), this artistic legacy is a testimony of the pictorial signature of Arthur Nisio. Through the restoration process, the author listed technical and scientific aspects, drawing attention to the importance of further studies that extrapolate the physical and state of the art context that permeate the work itself. It points out to the importance of more in-depth research and dedicated to different practices and knowledge. The methodological, technical and scientific process of the restoration of the painting of Arthur Nisio made visible gaps that must be fulfilled by different actors from the field of Arts, Cultural and Social Heritage and Conservation and Restoration.

Date of Award	11 Dec 2017
Original language	Portuguese
Awarding Institution	Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Supervisor	Maria Aguiar (Supervisor), José Carlos Frade (Co-Supervisor) & Renato Carneiro Júnior (Co-Supervisor)