Italy
Uzzano
With Guillaume Bénard-Tertrais, Cecile Charpentier took part in the team that conducted the marfoufage of a 17th-painting on a ceiling in a Tuscan villa. She was also responsible for reconstructing and filling in the missing parts of the canvas.
Maroufling of a painted canvas from the 17th century
in a Tuscan Villa
1. Preparatory drawing with the missing elements.
1. Central section of the painting laid out flat before maroufling.
Maroufling
1. Preparation of the wall support
2. Maroufling in progress
Reconstruction of the lacunae and retouches
Two sections of the decor prior to reconstruction of the lacunae
1. Lacuna
2. Canvas inlay
Application of a base colour of the filled lacuna.
The ceiling