Laboratory for Scientfic Restoration of Sculpture and Coloured Stones

Statue: Evening. Detail

Before and after restoration

In the photograph:
1. the legs of the statue before restoration with heavily soiled surface, numerous chips, cracks and damages;
2. the legs of the statue in the process of restoration with traces of the additions made from plaster tinted with wax-resin mastic;
3. the legs of the statue following restoration: the surface has been cleaned and all tints which darkened have been removed; the cracks and seams have been smoothed out with mastic; the restored additions have been tinted.