Summer Courses. Certificate of Advanced Studies. Program and dates

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1 Summer Courses Certificate of Advanced Studies Program and dates SUPSI DACD CAS Summer Courses in Wall Painting Conservation and Fresco Painting June - August 2014

2 2/8 List of the Summer Courses June 4 July Fresco painting technique Maria Rosa Lanfranchi 14 July 8 August (4 one-week modules) Wall Painting Conservation Alberto Felici August Fills, repairs and the inpainting / retouching of wall paintings according to the Florentine methodology Maria Rosa Lanfranchi

3 3/8 Fresco Painting Technique 30 June 4 July 2014 Objective The course gives the participants the opportunity to become familiar with all the steps of painting on fresh plaster ( buon fresco ), which include the creating of a cartoon, preparing the pigments and plaster, application of plaster onto the wall, the transfer of the cartoon design onto the plaster surface and the painting of the fresh plaster. Program Day 1. theoretical lesson explaining the history and technique of fresco painting; the participants will then choose the subject of their fresco painting and begin to make a cartoon Day 2: the cartoon will be completed and the mortars will be prepared (arriccio and intonachino) Day 3: application of arriccio and execution of the sinopia; preparation of the colors Day 4: execution of the fresco Day 5: possible application of secco layers The participants will receive a certificate of attendance, which corresponds to 1 ECTS. Language English Course fees CHF 700 The price does not include costs for accommodation, food, personal expenses or travel. Deadline for inscription The course will have a minimum of 10 and a maximum of 12 participants. The deadline for inscription for the course is 15 May. Course instructor Maria Rosa Lanfranchi Wall painting conservator-restorer, Diploma from the Opificio delle Pietre Dure in 1985; Art History degree (first level) from the University of Florence in Since 1992, works as a teacher at the Scuola di Alta Formazione dell Opificio, collaborating in research programs within the institute and other centers of research, such as the CNR (National Research Council) centers of Italy and the University of Florence. Since 2009, also a professor in the Masters of Conservation and Restoration Course at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts (SUPSI) in Lugano.

4 4/8 Wall Painting Conservation Introduction The course offers the opportunity to participate in a comprehensive conservation-restoration program of a late 19 th -century / early 20 th -century tempera wall painting in the loggia of a private house in the village of Brusino Arsizio, situated directly on the Lake of Lugano. It is set up in 4 one-week modules each including theoretical teaching and practical work allowing students to participate in all or just one module. A possibility of acquiring credits is given. The course welcomes students and professionals from the field of conservation-restoration as well as colleagues in related fields. Objective The course is designed to give students the opportunity to partake in an intense program of wall painting conservation which includes the crucial steps of documentation, preliminary analysis and initial conservation interventions; cleaning; consolidation; fills, repairs and retouching. It is an optimal possibility for students and professionals to get an update of methodologies used during the different steps of the program. Program The course is organized in 4 individual but connected modules, each lasting 1 week. For each module there will be 1 day of lecture in which the equipment and materials used for each procedure are presented with all their possibilities and limits. Various case studies will be shown and discussed. During the following 4 days of practical work on site, the course participants will be actively involved in assessing the possible actions, performing them on site and discussing within the team the results obtained. The participants will have the option of acquiring 2 credits for each module. This involves a written and oral exam and the writing of a small report. Module 1 Documentation, preliminary analysis and initial conservation interventions July Lecture on methodological approach in the conservation-restoration of wall paintings considering decay phenomena, investigation techniques and action necessary to stabilize them. 1.2 Work on site: mapping; documentation; non-invasive diagnostic investigation (e.g. technical photography, portable XRF instrumentation, portable spectrocolorimeter); assessing conservation needs and technical possibilities for an intervention; planning and carrying out first actions for the stabilization of the wall paintings, necessary for subsequent treatments.

5 5/8 Module 2 Cleaning July Lecture on cleaning methods and techniques (e.g. LASER, solvent gels, chelating agents). 2.2 Work on site: establish aim of cleaning, assessing the aims of the intervention and technical possibilities, development of treatment, evaluation of the results obtained. Module 3 Consolidation 28. July 1 August Lecture on methods and techniques of consolidation, including barium and oxalate treatments. 3.2 Work on site: evaluation of the conservation needs of the wall paintings and of the possibilities to consolidate them followed by treatment and evaluation of the results obtained. Module 4 Fills, repairs and retouching / inpainting 4 8 August Lecture on the practical and aesthetical needs for fills, repairs and retouching. 4.2 Work on site: evaluation of the need for fills, repairs and retouching / inpainting on the object, followed by practical work and evaluation of the results obtained. Language English Course fees 4 Modules: CHF Separate modules: CHF 700 / module The prices do not include costs for accommodation, food, personal expenses or travel. Deadline for inscription The course will have a minimum of 8 and a maximum of 10 participants. The deadline for inscription for the course is 15 May.

6 6/8 Course instructors The courses will be led by Alberto Felici, who will be present for the first three days of each course, including the initial lecture. An assistant will supervise the work on site for the last two days of each course. Alberto Felici Wall painting conservator-restorer, Diploma from the Opificio delle Pietre Dure in Florence, Art History degree from the University of Florence. From worked as a freelance conservator on wall painting and stucco works in Tuscany, Veneto, Lombardy and the Marches. Since 2001, works as a teacher at the Scuola di Alta Formazione dell Opificio, collaborating in research programs within the institute and other centers of research, such as the CNR (National Research Council) centers of Italy and the University of Florence. Since 2007, also a professor in the Masters of Conservation and Restoration Course at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts (SUPSI) in Lugano.

7 7/8 Fills, repairs and the inpainting / retouching of wall paintings according to the Florentine methodology August 2014 Objective In the 1970 s Umberto Baldini developed the concept of retouching proposing a method in which the added color would not imitate or compete with the original work of art and where it would be possible to obtain the maximum level of safeguard for the artistic and historical authenticity of the artwork. The aim of the course is to familiarize the participants with different concepts and techniques of retouching / inpainting and the preparation (eg.fills and repairs) necessary in order to carry it out. The most appropriate binders and pigments will be discussed, taking into account aspects such as reversibility and the type of exposure of the art work. Program The course will begin with one day of theory on the practical and aesthetical needs for fills, repairs and retouching and will include discussions of case studies. The other four days will be spent doing practical work in the workshop making fills, testing different binders and practicing different inpainting techniques. The participants will receive a certificate of attendance, which corresponds to 1 ECTS. Course fees CHF 700 The price does not include costs for accommodation, food, personal expenses or travel. Deadline for inscription The course has a minimum of 10 and a maximum amount of 12 participants. The deadline for inscription for the course is 15 May. Course instructor Maria Rosa Lanfranchi Wall painting conservator-restorer, Diploma from the Opificio delle Pietre Dure in 1985; Art History degree (first level) from the University of Florence in Since 1992, works as a teacher at the Scuola di Alta Formazione dell Opificio, collaborating in research programs within the institute and other centers of research, such as the CNR (National Research Council) centers of Italy and the University of Florence. Since 2009, also a professor in the Masters of Conservation and Restoration Course at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts (SUPSI) in Lugano.

8 8/8 For further information, please contact: Vanessa Frieden SUPSI-DACD Scuola universitaria professionale della Svizzera italiana (University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland) Dipartimento ambiente costruzioni e design Campus Trevano Conservation and Restoration Department 6952 Canobbio Switzerland Telephone: vanessa.frieden@supsi.ch