San Gemini Preservation Studies 2008

PROGRAM – C ( July5- August 10 )

Traditional Painting Methods and Restoration Techniques

562: Preservation Technology Laboratory (3 credist)

Instructor: Nikos Vakalis, Max Cardillo

Preliminary schedule and Syllabus

		Lecture Mornings 8:30-10:00	Afternoon Painting Workshop: 2:30-6:30
7/1	Sun	Orientation
7/2	Mon	San Gemini and Regional History	Trip to Carsulae
7/3	Tue	Overview of Traditional Methods and Materials in Painting.	Mortar- Ariccio, Brushes, Pigments
7/4	Wed	Frescos painting: Stucco Technology, Pigments, Brushes.	Image Transfer Methods: Pounce, Stencils, Stylus
7/5	Thu	Image Transfer and Painting methods Fresco Traditions: Ancient Roman, Bizantine, Renaissance, Scrafito	Fresco Painting: Renaissance Method Intonaco - Giornata
7/6	Fri	Visiting Lecturer	Fresco Painting, Roman Method
7/7	Sat	Field Trip - Todi
7/8	Sun	Free Day
7/9	Mon	Secco Finishes and Varnishes	Fresco Painting
7/10	Tue	Painting on Wood Board a Historical Overview.	Secco finishes and varnishes
7/11	Wed	Building  Wood Supports and Preparing the paint base	Build a wood base and  Canvas frame
7/12	Thu	Oil Painting Canvases and frames - Pigments, emulsifiers, fixatives, gilding	Prepare The Wood board for Painting
7/13	Fri	Visiting Lecturer	Prepare the Canvases for oil painting
7/14	Sat	Travel day - SG - Siena
7/15	Sun	Travel day - Siena
7/16	Mon	Travel day - Siena - Florence
7/17	Tue	Travel day - Florence
7/18	Wed	Travel day - Florence
7/19	Thu	Travel day - Florence - Rome
7/20	Fri	Travel day - Rome
7/21	Sat	Travel day - Rome
7/22	Sun	Travel day - Rome - SG
7/23	Mon	Painting And Gilding Techniques  on wood	Image preparation and sketch transfer
7/24	Tue	Oil Painting Techniques	Painting Boards
7/25	Wed	Retouching and Varnishes	Canvas Painting: Base image
7/26	Thu	Factors in the deterioration of Paintings	Painting Boards
7/27	Fri		Canvas Painting: Light and Highlights
7/28	Sat	Field Trip - Orvieto
7/29	Sun	Free Day
7/30	Mon	Factors in the deterioration of Paintings	Board: Gilding
7/31	Tue	Consolidation: Fresco	Painting
8/1	Wed	Consolidation: Wood and Canvas	Painting
8/2	Thu	Cleaning, Retouching	Varnishing and Retouching
8/3	Fri		Tratteggio exercise
8/4	Sat	Field Trip - Assisi
8/5	Sun	End of program

 Note: This is a preliminary syllabus and schedule subject to change

Requirements:

Attending all classes and field trips, participating to all painting workshops, required reading, and writing papers.

Required Reading - Program C

Hearder, H & Waley, D.P.	A Short History of Italy	Cambridge University Press	Entire book
Cennino d'Andrea Cennini	The Craftsman’s Handbook " Il Libro dell'Arte",	Dover	Entire book
Jukka Joikilehto	A History of Architectural Conservation *	Butterworth Heinemann	Part I - Chapters 1 to 7, Part II - Chapter 8
Daniel V. Thompson	The Materials and Techniques of Medieval Painting	Dover	Entire book
Cesare Brandi	Theory of Restoration **	Istituto Centrale per il Retauro Nardini Editore	Entire book
Edited by: Stanley Price, Kirby Talley, Melucco Vaccaro	Historical and Philosophical Issues in the Conservation of Cultural Heritage	Getty Conservation Institute	Part I - Chapters 1 to 7, Part II - Chapter 8

* You can download for free this book at: http://www.iccrom.org/eng/e-docs.htm

** You can find this book at the ICCROM bookshop, the web site is a bit clumsy , the search window does not work (go to theory then press submit or open this address: http://www.iccrom.org/eng/bookshop/BookshopDetail.asp?txtID=123)