Technical sheet
Typology
Historic Interiors/Objects
Architectural Heritage
Protection
Monumento Nacional (1907) | UNESCO World Heritage Site (1983)
Period Rotunda: late 12th century; Manueline nave, triumphal arch and decorative works: 16th century
Author(s)
Gualdim Pais (Rotunda); Domingos Vieira Serrão and/or Simão de Abreu Anes (wall paintings, attr.); Fernão Anes (wall paintings)
Date
2007 - 2008
Service
Conservation-restoration
Work
Architectural and conservation condition surveys; Conservation-restoration intervention
Areas
Rotunda: Triumphal arch, including intrados
Materials
Paintings (wall paintings); Stone (local limestone)
Analyses
Monitoring of environmental conditions, T and HR (Nova Conservação). Stratigraphic analysis of paint layers: raking light, IR and UV examination, colorimetry, Raman spectroscopy, OM, micro-chemical analysis, FTIR and SEM-EDX (José de Figueiredo Laboratory and Hércules Laboratory)
Notes
In this intervention, Nova Conservação benefited from the invaluable consultancy and technical support of conservator-restorer Anna Maria Marcone (Istituto Centrale per il Restauro, Italy)
