04mc01/02-AL-2009_Nichelino, Stupinigi Hunting Lodge, G. M. Bonzanigo and M. A. Rapous (attr.), 2 Fans, inv. 2625, 2626

Facilitated description:

 

The fans are painted wooden furniture that hang on the wall with two candle holders.
Giuseppe Maria Bonzanigo and Michele Rapous made the two fans at the end of the 1700s.
The fans are kept at the Palazzina di Caccia di Stupinigi, in the hall of Bonzanigo.
The La Venaria Reale Conservation and Restoration Centre restored the fans in 2009.
The restorers cleaned the two fans of dust.
They remedied the lack of color with pastels and watercolors.
They reinforced and cleaned the candlesticks.
They painted the two candlesticks.
In the end they put a product to protect the fans from the sun's rays and dust.

 

 

 

 

Abstract of the intervention:

 

Restoration

The restoration of the two fans began with a cleaning operation performed with brushes and soft tires. Subsequently, pictorial additions were made with pastels and watercolors. The pictorial film of the candlesticks has been consolidated and cleaned and the two metal arms have been integrated with paint colors. Finally, a protective film was spread over the entire surface.