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Alexandra Orlovskaya
Painting Conservator
Oil Paintings, Icons
Stroganov Academy
Conservation of Oil Painting
Conservation of Tempera Painting
Moscow State Stroganov Academy of Industrial and Applied Arts is one of the oldest Russian schools for the industrial, monumental and decorative art and design. The University is named after its founder, baron Sergei Grigoriyevich Stroganov. The school was founded in 1825 by Baron Sergey Stroganov. It specialised on the applied and decorative art. In 1843 the school became state-owned. In 1860 it was renamed Stroganov School for Technical Drawing.
After the October Revolution the school was reorganized and became a part of the State Free Art Shops. In 1945, after the end of the World War II the school was restored as an applied art educational establishment. Since 1996 the school was named Moscow State Stroganov University of Industrial and Applied Arts. In 2009 the school got its present name Moscow State Stroganov Academy of Industrial and Applied Arts. Currently it is one of the most diverse artistic schools in Russia. It has three departments and thirteen chairs preparing students of six major and sixteen minor specializations.
before conservation
during conservation
during conservation
after conservation
general view
Unknown artist "Portrait of an Unknown"
mid-19th century
My practical training in restoration of easel oil painting happening in the restoration of Russian painting of the State Tretyakov Gallery. Leading restorers led occupations of the department.
During the years of study it restored several works of Russian art of 17-19 centuries.
before conservation
during conservation
after conservation
fragment
before conservation
samples in the fields
linseed oil is removed from half of the icon
linseed oil is removed from the entire surface
later layers are removed from half of the icon
later layers are removed from the entire surface
later layers of color varnish removed from half of the icon
later layers of color varnish removed from the entire surface
later layers are removed from the fields and the wings of angels
is brought primer
after conservation
general view
Icon "Holy Face" 1706
My practical training in restoration of easel tempera painting happening in the restoration of old Russian painting of the State Tretyakov Gallery. Leading restorers led occupations of the department.
During the years of study it restored five traditional works of ancient Russian art of 16-18 centuries. The most significant work was the restoration of a large icon of the early 18th century, written in the royal workshops and similar in style to the works of the famous painter Simon Ushakov.
fragment
before conservation
samples for scarf
samples on a gold nimbus
removing later layers of painting
after conservation