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| Emily Wahl: | The Green Bedchamber in the second gallery of Elisabethenburg Palace, Meiningen. Inventory and condition analysis and development of a conservation-restoration concept | Back |
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| Abstract: | The Green Bedroom is one of around fifty exhibition rooms in the historic palace of the Meiningen Museums. While today it only houses the art collections and treasures of the duchy, it was part of the living suite of various duchesses until the mid-19th century. At this time, the room spends its existence in the shadow of the plain, politically motivated overpainting with latex colours from the 1950s, which damages the room not only in terms of substance, but above all aesthetically. The once high-quality craftsmanship of the Franconian master stucco plasterer Bernhard Hellmuth (* 1725, † 1780) is barely recognisable in its original form. The intention of this diploma thesis was to analyse former design phases and to develop a general conservation-restoration concept in order to restore a more authentic appearance of all parts. For this purpose, an exemplary treatment was done on a supraporte and a panel of the wooden panelling. In addition, models were made in the form of a cassette, which served to visualise possible reconstruction versions based on the historical design phases. As the name of the room already suggests, it features a variety of different shades of green, including the desire of the noble classes for the emerald green colour pigment containing arsenic. A further challenge was therefore the handling of the available results with a view to future restoration. |
| Keywords: | Meiningen, Elisabethenburg Palace, Green Bedchamber, reconstruction, arsenic green |
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