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Franziska Franke: A small renaissance cabinet with applied decorative metal elements. Historical background, object analysis and treatment plan. Back
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Abstract: The thesis investigates a small wooden renaissance cabinet with applied leather, paper and decorative metal elements. Decorative surfaces employing leather and metal are known and popular for various art objects. However, combining these two materials may cause damages and accelerate deterioration when in direct. The cabinet’s cultural and art historical background is investigated. The emphasis lies on clarifying the provenance of metal applications potentially designed and made by the Nuremberg goldsmith Wenzel Jamnitzer. By comparing these with metal ornamentation on documented objects attributed to Jamnitzer it can be excluded that this cabinet’s application are made by Jamnitzer himself or a related workshop. Nevertheless, the investigation lead to the conclusion that the cabinet was made in second half of the 16th since the engraved depiction of the passion of Christ inside the cabinet can be traced back to woodcuts made Virgil Solis. The object analysis included examination and identification of materials and manufacturing techniques with again emphasizing the metal applications. The object’s condition including alterations, the deterioration of each material as well as the damages and their causes are examined and documented. Based on this a treatment plan is developed aiming at an exhibitable condition. Beyond conservation the plan includes a careful restoration in order to improve experiencing the artist’s intention.

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  • academic institution: HAWK Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaft und Kunst Hildesheim/ Holzminden/Göttingen
  • kind of theses:  Masterarbeit
  • main Tutor:  Prof. Dr. Gerdi Maierbacher-Legl
  • assistant Tutor:  Stephan Rudolph
  • date:  2008
  • Language:  German
  • pages:  188
  • pictures:  189
 
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Franziska Franke
franke.franziska@[Diesen Teil loeschen]freenet.de

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