The study, conservation and restoration of the Obstetrics Teaching Charts, unique pieces from the Casa Hermes Foundation collection that combine science, pedagogy and art, created by Madrid sculptor Enrique Zof\u00edo D\u00e1vila (c. 1835\u20131915), is ongoing.
\nThe work is being carried out on two complementary fronts:<\/p>\n
\ud83d\udd0d the material and technical study, which included X-rays of the first paintings, allowing for a deeper understanding of the construction techniques and revealing remarkable details, such as the use of glass spheres in the execution of the sculptures’ eyes;<\/p>\n
\ud83c\udfa8 and the start of conservation and restoration work, with photographic documentation and initial cleaning tests.<\/p>\n
This project is supported by Krest Investments, whom we thank for their fundamental contribution to the preservation and enhancement of this scientific and cultural heritage.<\/p>\n
\ud83e\udd0d We would like to thank all the institutions and the team involved in this study and restoration, whose scientific rigour, technical knowledge and dedication make it possible to care for and preserve these works.<\/p>\n
Institutions:
\nArcheofactu \u00b7 Bureau Veritas \u00b7 NOVA FCSH Institute of Art History \u00b7 LIBPhys-UNL \u00b7 RELACRE \u2013 Association of Accredited Laboratories of Portugal.
\nTeam: Bento Ottone Alves \u00b7 David Karim \u00b7 Isabel Tissot \u00b7 Maria Jo\u00e3o Petisca \u00b7 Marta Manso<\/p>\n
Team:
\nBento Ottone Alves \u00b7 David Karim \u00b7 Isabel Tissot \u00b7 Maria Jo\u00e3o Petisca \u00b7 Marta Manso<\/p>\n
The Casa Hermes Foundation thus reaffirms its commitment to promoting heritage, giving visibility to processes that often take place far from the public eye \u2014 but which are essential for the future of these works.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The study, conservation and restoration of the Obstetrics Teaching Charts, unique pieces from the Casa Hermes Foundation collection that combine science, pedagogy and art, created by Madrid sculptor Enrique Zof\u00edo D\u00e1vila (c. 1835\u20131915), is ongoing. The work is being carried out on two complementary fronts: \ud83d\udd0d the material and technical study, which included X-rays of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":6268,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6321","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fundacaocasahermes.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6321","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fundacaocasahermes.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fundacaocasahermes.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fundacaocasahermes.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fundacaocasahermes.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6321"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/fundacaocasahermes.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6321\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6326,"href":"https:\/\/fundacaocasahermes.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6321\/revisions\/6326"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fundacaocasahermes.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6268"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fundacaocasahermes.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6321"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fundacaocasahermes.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6321"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fundacaocasahermes.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6321"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}