
4. Polychromy
Today, the original colours of decorated stonework are often not easy to identify at first glance, even though it was a very common and widespread tradition, stretching from the beginning of the Classical period through the Middle Ages and right up to modern era, to create more lively and expressive pieces. In the 19th century in particular, the catastrophic trend to strip all types of objects back to their basic material meant that countless works of art were robbed of their polychrome in order to bring the building material, usually stone, to the fore. Nowadays, restorers use scalpels, magnifying glasses and microscopes to search meticulously for the remains of the original versions so that they can document, preserve and – in some cases – reconstruct the objects.
Knowledge of the pigments and binding material used is the basic requirement for a serious examination of the object from an art history perspective, using these important artistic and conservation techniques.
Projects
References
- Art Nouveau character, stucco fixed, Münzgasse, Vienna 2012
- Descent from the Cross, Spitz, around 1500, Spitz, Lower Austria 2006
- St. J. Nepomuk fixed, Stadtgraben, 18th century, Tulln, Lower Austria 2004
- St. Nepomuk on base, 1819, Bad Pirawarth, Lower Austria 2002
- Art Nouveau fountain and wall decor, old hospital Tulln, Tulln, Lower Austria 2001
- Pieta, polychrome fixed, Hauskirchen, Lower Austria 2001
- Palace of Weinschlössl, concept, Attica and Fresco, Dürnstein, Lower Austria 2000
- St. Nepomuk Rehberg at Kremsbrücke, Krems Rehberg, Lower Austria 1997
- Town Hall, plaster, stucco, stone, painting, St. Pölten, Lower Austria 1996
- Fixed cross at church, gilded, base, Eichhorn, Lower Austria 1995
- Chapel Windisch Baumgarten, Fresco, Windisch Baumgarten, Lower Austria 1993
- Lesehof, house coat of arms, Hohensteinstraße, Krems, Lower Austria 1992
- House coat of arms of Maria Hilf, Althangasse 1, Krems, Lower Austria 1992
- St. Nepomuk under canopy, Spitz, Lower Austria 1991
- Old Mill, Monastery of Zwettl, plaque on bridge, Zwettl Monastery, Lower Austria 1990
- Hohenwarth Parish church, facade with Fresco, Hohenwarth, Lower Austria 1990
- Gothic facade, Wienerstraße 5, Herzogenburg, Lower Austria 1989
- Parish church, tower clocks, Fresco, Spitz, Lower Austria 1988