JAPANESE ARMOUR KON KEBIKI ODOSHI DO-MARU YOROI MUKASHI-GUSOKU
Being restored thank to the Patrons from Massachusetts to the Texas Patrons - Dallas Chapter.
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 Inventory no. n. 206
vetr. b 8,1
Date: Second half of the
XIX Century
This wonderful Japanese armour is an excellent reproduction of an original armour from the XII – XIII century.
Reproductions like this one are very rare and few examples of these armours exist in the world. Two of them (inv. No. 206-207) are located in the Vatican Museums and were donated to the Pope Pius XI (1922-1939) in 1925 for the Universal Exhibition. The value of these armours lies in their unique manufacture. In fact, their execution was carried out following ancient traditional Japanese techniques (3000-4000 years old) as shown by the high quality of the materials and the meticulous attention to the smallest details.
The equipment is composed by eight different parts: helmet, neck saver, war mask, corset, armlet, cuisses, shin-guards, shoes, shoulder-plates. |
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Dimensions: cm 160 x 60 x 30
Materials: Steel, copper, brass, leather, bear fur, horn, wood, laquer, silk, silk, linen and hemp brocade. |
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Details of the restoration of a Bronze Bust by the California Patrons as a gift to His Eminence Cardinal Lajolo |
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Images from the Laboratorio Restauro Arazzi show work on the Sermon of Saint Paula in Athens
Being restored thank to the Great Britain Ireland and Scotland Patrons of the Arts in the Vatican Museums |
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Marine Landscape with Port and Castle
(Inv. 44950) Oil on canvas painting depicting a classic
17th century landscape of the Neapolitan school. Being
restored thanks to the Patrons from Texas.
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Marine Landscape with Port and
Castle |
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The Chapel of Pope Urban VIII by Simone Lagi
Being restored thanks to the Brown Foundation from
Texas. The ceiling and vault of the chapel have been
completed, as well as the fresco by Pietro da Cortona.
Restorers are currently working on the cleaning of
the delicate gilded silver and leather wall coverings.
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The
Sistine Chapel at Saint Mary Major
Restoration of the Sistine Chapel at Santa
Maria Maggiore began on November 2005 thanks to the
generosity of the Patrons of Califonia. An outside
contractor was commissioned for the work as most of
the restorers from the Painting Restoration Laboratory
of the Vatican Museums have been assigned to the complex
restoration of the Pauline Chapel in the Apostolic
Palace containing Michelangelo’s last two frescoes.
The restoration of the two small lateral chapels of
Saint Jerome and Saint Lucia has recently been completed.
The complexity of the decoration and the relation
between the stucco work and the painted surfaces (gilding,
and painting), have proved to be a more complex undertaking
than originally estimated. The two chapels can now
be admired in their original splendour.
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The
Pauline Chapel (Apostolic Palace)
The great restoration of the century for
the Vatican Museums, as it has been defined. Is most
known to us for containing the last two frescoes painted
by the grand master himself, Michelangelo Buonarroti.
Restoration has been underway employing the time of
nearly the entire Painting Restoration Laboratories
staff along with some temporary contractors. Restoration
officially began in January 2005. Restorers are currently
involved in laser removal of the superficial carbonised
surface found on the stucco work. The work on the
frescoes has not yet begun as they are in the process
of performing pigment analyses to match Michelangelo’s
colors. The counter façade of the lower level
as well as the decorated marble designs are nearly
completed. Graphic documentation has been carried
out in part on the vault of the large chapel. Still
involved in the decision process whether or not to
remove 18th century censures done on the stuccoes.
Thanks to a collaborative effort from the Patrons
from Arizona, Florida, Great Britain, Ireland, New
York, and Texas, the chapel is coming back to life
(Due to its location, we cannot publish any photos
online while the restoration is in progress).
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The Pauline Chapel |
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