Artist: Attr. to Barbiani Domenico
Date: XVII century
Classification: Decorative Stand
Dimensions: 550 x 390 cm
Materials: Wood
Adopted By: The Ohio Chapter
Total Cost: € 40,000
This large artwork in wood is composed of several different pieces that are connected. It is a very rare and precious artwork that was completed in the XVIII Century. This wooden artwork was utilized for the adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in the Pauline Chapel, which was exposed in a sealed, transparent urn for 40 hours. The 40 hours represent the amount of elapsed time from the death of Jesus Christ to His Resurrection. This artwork has a religious and devotional significance, and it is an example of the artistic excellence within the Pontifical manufactory.
Fallen wooden parts need to be fixed. There are many holes from xylophagous insects and visible abrasions of the gilded surface with coherent and inconsistent deposits. Scratches and grooves appear on parts of the structure. Gores developed from the thickening of candle wax. Additionally, there are cracks and detachments of the wood. The base needs a structural and aesthetic reintegration.
The study of the various elements will take place before the restoration and will allow a correct restoration and placement of each portion. Afterward, restorers will apply an anoxic treatment with a brush that contains permethrin-based products. They will also treat iron elements with the appropriate products and replace them with new ones if necessary. Once the restoration is completed all elements will be reassembled. The entire restoration process and assembly will be documented.
Adopted By:
The Ohio ChapterInventory N°: 42360
Artist: Attr. to Barbiani Domenico
Date: XVII century
Dimensions: 550 x 390 cm
Materials: Wood
Wishbook year: 2021
Total Cost
€ 40,000








Restorers are continuing their work on the candelabra with two broken tympanums and angel statues. They will move forward with a pest control campaign. Additionally, photographs will help document the state of preservation. The Scientific Cabinet will perform investigations to sample the gilded film and the additional elements that are part of the composition. In the end, restorers will clean the gilded surface and consolidate the wooden fiber.

Adopted by: The Ohio Chapter
Inventory: 42360
Artist: Attr. to Barbiani Domenico
Date: XVII century
Classification: Decorative Stand
Materials: Wood
Dimensions: 550 x 390 cm
Department: Historical Collections
Laboratory: Painting & Wood
Wishbook year: 2021
This large artwork in wood is composed of several different pieces that are connected. It is a very rare and precious artwork that was completed in the XVIII Century. This wooden artwork was utilized for the adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in the Pauline Chapel, which was exposed in a sealed, transparent urn for 40 hours. The 40 hours represent the amount of elapsed time from the death of Jesus Christ to His Resurrection. This artwork has a religious and devotional significance, and it is an example of the artistic excellence within the Pontifical manufactory.
Fallen wooden parts need to be fixed. There are many holes from xylophagous insects and visible abrasions of the gilded surface with coherent and inconsistent deposits. Scratches and grooves appear on parts of the structure. Gores developed from the thickening of candle wax. Additionally, there are cracks and detachments of the wood. The base needs a structural and aesthetic reintegration.
The study of the various elements will take place before the restoration and will allow a correct restoration and placement of each portion. Afterward, restorers will apply an anoxic treatment with a brush that contains permethrin-based products. They will also treat iron elements with the appropriate products and replace them with new ones if necessary. Once the restoration is completed all elements will be reassembled. The entire restoration process and assembly will be documented.

The Forty-Hour Decorative Stand

the 40 hour decorative stand - Anoxic treatment

the 40 hour decorative stand - before cleaning

40 hour decorative stand - cleaning phase 2

the 40 hour decorative stand 3

40 hour decorative stand - assembled after restoration




Restorers are continuing their work on the candelabra with two broken tympanums and angel statues. They will move forward with a pest control campaign. Additionally, photographs will help document the state of preservation. The Scientific Cabinet will perform investigations to sample the gilded film and the additional elements that are part of the composition. In the end, restorers will clean the gilded surface and consolidate the wooden fiber.








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