The conservation-restoration of the wall painting "Life, suffering and struggle of the people in the birthplace of President Josip Broz Tito from the Middle Ages to the World War II" by Raoul Goldoni at the Museum of Yugoslav History
- Post 20 Travanj 2015
- By Sagita Mirjam Sunara
- In Posteri
- Hitovi: 3117
Authors: Aleksandar Ćulibrk, Ana-Marija Spasenović, Mila Vranješ and Dragana Vicentijević
Mentor: Professor Radomir Samardžić, MA
Faculty of Applied Arts, Belgrade (Serbia)
Study programme: Conservation and restoration
Specialization: Wall paintings and mosaics (one-year Master's programme)
Abstract
This poster presents the conservation-restoration of the 1963 wall painting by Raul Goldoni entitled Life, Suffering and Struggle of the people in President Josip Broz Tito’s Homeland, From the Middle Ages Till the Second World War. The painting is located in the first floor lobby of the Museum of Yugoslav History, measuring 14.6 m x 4.4 m, and occupying a surface of 64,24 m2. During the October Salon exhibition in 1996, the painting was covered with a canvas panel which was placed on a wooden frame. At the beginning of 2011 the panel was removed. After completing the conservation-restoration project for the wall painting, as the result of cooperation between the Institute for Protection of Cultural Monuments and the Faculty of Applied Arts, Department of Conservation and Restoration, conservation-restoration works took place. Based on the research works, it was concluded that the painting was in an extremely poor condition. Present works on this wall painting implies a complete conservation and restoration treatment.
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Short biographies
ALEKSANDAR ĆULIBRK was born in Belgrade, Serbia. He finished High school "Tehnoart", Belgrade, specializing in conservation of cultural heritage. In 2010 he enrolled in the Faculty of Applied Arts in Belgrade, where he is currently attending Master Studies majoring in conservation and restoration of paintings and art material on paper. During high school and university studies, he gained practical experience working in the Republic Institute for Protection of Cultural Monuments - Serbia at Monastery Studenica. He currently participates in conservation and restoration of Raoul Goldoni's wall paintings in the Museum of Yugoslav History.
ANA-MARIJA SPASENOVIĆ was born in Belgrade, Serbia. She finished High school "Tehnoart", Belgrade, specializing in conservation of book and paper. She gained her first practical experience in book conservation at the National Library of Serbia. In 2010 she enrolled in the Faculty of Applied Arts in Belgrade to study conservation and restoration of paintings and works of art on paper. During high school and university studies, she gained practical experience working at the Institute of Conservation (CIK) in Belgrade and the Republic Institute for Protection of Cultural Monuments - Serbia (Monastery Studenica). She participated at the 13th Biennial Drawing Serbia.
MILA VRANJEŠ was born in Belgrade in 1991. After finishing elementary school, she graduated from "Tehnoart" high school majoring in Conservation of Cultural Heritage. She then enrolled in the Faculty of Applied Arts in Belgrade, where she is currently attending Master Studies majoring in conservation and restoration of paintings and art material on paper. She currently participates inconservation and restoration of Raoul Goldoni's wall paintings in the Museum of Yugoslav History. During her studies Mila participated in numerous group and students’ exhibitions.
DRAGANA VICENTIJEVIĆ was born in 1991 in Belgrade. After finishing elementary school, she graduated from "Tehnoart" high school majoring in Conservation of Cultural Heritage. Then there was the first practice in conservation of art objects. In 2010 she enrolls to study Conservation and restoration of paintings and works of art on paper in Faculty of Applied Arts in Belgrade, where she is currently attending Master Studies. Currently with her class colleagues she participates in conservation and restoration works on Raoul Goldoni's paintings in the Museum of Yugoslav History. Dragana participated in numerous group and students’ exhibitions during her studies.
