Zprávy památkové péče 2017, 77(3):265-274

Mosaics in monument care from the point of view of the restorer in the 21st century, focusing on the methodology of transfer of creative works

Magdalena Kracík Štorkánová

AVU v Praze

This article summarizes the practical experience and theoretical knowledge of the author concerning the methodology of the transfer of the specific technology of creative art.
The first part summarizes the basic historical context which introduces the reader to the problematic transfer of mosaics. It continues with a focus on the basic methods of transfers, their technology, the advantages and disadvantages, and possibilities of utilization.
The second part of the article presents some of these methods in case studies of the transfer or disassembly of a specific monument. The transfer of the stone antique mosaic from the Florentine baptistery is presented, as is the transfer of the creative decoration of the tomb of the Pfeiffer and Král family from Jablonec nad Nisou, the dismantling of the mosaic of the Sun from the 1980's by E. Rožátová from the demolished Hotel Prague, and the dismantling of the mosaic in the segment gable of the tombstone of K. Sladkovský at the Olšany Cemeteries in Prague.

Keywords: transfer of mosaics, monument care, mosaic restoration, preservation, disassembly of artistic works of architectural surfaces

Published: September 1, 2017  Show citation