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Restoration Thyssen
It strives to restore the integrity of works by applying treatments that prolong the life of these cultural assets and to remedy the damage caused by the passage of time and the ageing of materials.
Discover the Restaurabits
Can you imagine Saint Catherine dressed in red? That is the colour we discovered during our research when the work’s materials were analysed. It would have been part of an initial version of the clothing of Caravaggio’s figure.
There are two inscriptions signed by Dix on the back that provide information about the painting. The first one refers to the technique and offers advise for handling.
Technical Studies and Conservation Work
Meet the Restoration team
Research projects
Management of visits
The restoration department provides opportunities for teaching groups and specialists in the field of artistic heritage conservation to visit its workshop.
The activity is aimed at professionals in the conservation-restoration and cultural and artistic heritage sectors, museum staff, and groups of undergraduate or postgraduate students interested in learning about the various treatments involved in restoring artworks and how these departments are run.