Description of the operations that can be carried out for the conservative restoration of a panel painting
- Photographic documentation (before, during, and after the work; under raking light, direct light, and UV light)
- Preventive facing of the paint layer
- Antiseptic treatment against biological attacks (fungi or insects)
- Rehabilitation of the wooden support
- Insertion of wedges into cracks
- Reconstruction of missing parts of the panel
- Antioxidant treatment of metal components
- Consolidation of lifted areas of the paint layer or ground using natural or synthetic materials
- Surface cleaning of the painting, with related tests
- Filling of losses
- Pictorial retouching using watercolour and varnish colours
- Final varnishing of the painted panel