Conservation work on sculptures in the city space of Lviv, photo 2023, all rights reserved
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ID: spol-000204-P/150716

Conservation work on sculptures in the city space of Lviv

ID: spol-000204-P/150716

Conservation work on sculptures in the city space of Lviv

Information about the object:
The sculpture of St. Michael on the façade of the building at 11 Drukarska Street was made of limestone, while the detailing was made of marl in lime mortar.

The rococo sculptures of Mars and Venus crown the architectural setting of the entrance gate of the building at 10 Teatralna Street, erected between 1768 and 1773 and rebuilt in the mid-19th century. The figures were made of Lvov limestone. Venus was created in the 1870s and Mars in 1850.

Completed works:
The task was to carry out conservation work on the sculptures in the urban space of Lviv - St. Michael on the façade of the building at 11 Drukarska Street and the representations of Mars and Venus on the portal of the building at 10 Teatralna Street.

The cleaning of the objects was carried out, missing elements were supplemented, weakened parts were strengthened with organosilicon preparations, secondary cement restorations were removed, cracks and separations were glued, cavities were restored, and missing parts were reconstructed.

Funding: Programme of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage "Protection of cultural heritage abroad"

More about the project: https://polonika.pl

Działanie:

  • Fundacja Dziedzictwa Kulturowego, realizacja w roku 2023.

Time of origin:

1870s.

Rok (lata) prowadzenia prac:

2023
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Photo showing Conservation work on sculptures in the city space of Lviv
Conservation work on sculptures in the city space of Lviv, photo 2023, all rights reserved

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