Restoration of works of art

Experience in the workshop led by Galyna Skop in Museum of History of Religion in L'viv, Ukraine

Prophets: carved linden, levkas, silver under brown ocher glaze, egg tempera, oil glaze, drying oil varnish

middle of XVIII century

Damage: craquelure, exfoliation, bulging, loss of levkas, woodworms, traces of amateurish renewal, abundant candle soot, bird droppings.

Materials used: Polyvinyl alcohol for strengthening \ chalk, oil and sturgeon glue for new gesso \ different compounds of Ethanol, Acetone, Toluene, Dimethylformamide for hydrocarbon vapor compress and manual cleaning

Сalvary way: canvas, tempera, oil \ end of XVIII century

Damage: craquelure, exfoliation, bulging, loss of levkas, candle soot, biodegradation of the canvas due to amateur impregnation of craquelures with boiled linseed oil.

Materials used: Polyvinyl alcohol, gelatin, duplicate layer canvas and tissue paper for strengthening \ chalk, oil and sturgeon glue for new levkas \ different compounds of Ethanol, Acetone, Toluene, Dimethylformamide for hydrocarbon vapor compress and manual cleaning

also during this period, there was work of strengthen wooden sculptures from the reserve fund of the museum. reconstruction of sculptures and architectural elements at the Lychakiv cemetery, L'viv, Ukraine