Lighting and restoration - Lorenzo Lotto

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Restoration

Lotto’s works can now be appreciated in their full glory thanks to new scientific analyses and a thorough restoration process carried out in collaboration with the Sovrintendenze (regional boards of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage). Any works deemed in need of restoration received it- regardless of whether they were included in the exhibition or not- and this entailed intervention in some dramatic situations of deterioration, as demonstrated in the study and restoration catalogs currently being published by Silvana Editoriale for the various territories.
The restoration was made possible by the support of BNL Paribas for 13 works, as well as Enel, whose support allowed for the restoration of the monumental Recanati Polyptych, one of the most significant works in Lorenzo Lotto’s artistic career. Thanks to Enel, the complex restoration of the Polyptych will continue during the exhibition at the Scuderie del Quirinale: the restoration will take place on-site and be visible to the public, both live and through the internet. For 100 days everyone will be able to share in this unique experience -a mix of science, art and technology- and watch as day-by-day vivid colors, light, and folds of cloth remerge from beneath half a millennium of dust. The works in Lombardy were studied and restored with the support of the Fondazione del Credito Bergamasco.

Lighting

New cutting edge, energy-saving LED lighting aimed at light control and color perception was created and produced by Targetti Sankey specifically for the exhibition at the Scuderie del Quirinale and the Terre di Lotto project. Following the exhibition the works will return to the churches, basilicas and other buildings where they permanently reside accompanied by the innovative lighting system donated by Targetti Sankey.
In partnership with the lighting designers at CONSULINE, Targetti Sankey created a system that incorporates the newest LED lighting technology with optical physics research and the most innovative theories developed in the fields of neuroscience and neuroaesthetics. In collaboration with the designers, TARGETTI developed an actual “LED machine” that probes into the chromatic valence and paint application in the works and then represents them to the viewers in their full glory: the depth of the color palette is restored and even the three-dimensional aspects of the paintings emerge. This unprecedented possibility was achieved by applying the theory of “mirror neurons”. The architect Francesco Iannone explains: “By creating a white light characterized by the absence of specific wavelengths, the viewer’s brain is assisted in detecting color gradations, which helps to better grasp the three-dimensional quality of the scene painted by the artist and to gain a clearer understanding of the painting’s details”.

anche l’occhio vuole una sua arte

anche l’occhio vuole una sua arte

Lorenzo Lotto in mostra

Lorenzo Lotto: le tecniche di restauro

Le opere restaurate grazie all’intervento della Fondazione Creberg