The works of Luciano Freire by himself: Introductory note to the edition of one report by a painting restorer of the beginning of the 20th century

A not well known but fundamental text for the historical study of restoration in Portugal is published here for the first time: a report written by Luciano Freire about the restorations carried out by him between 1911 and 1933. This work concerned over three hundred paintings of Portuguese and foreign origin, dated from 15th to 19th centuries and belonging mostly to the Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga. Luciano Freire's report gives valuable information about the material history of the paintings treated by him and contributes for a better insight into the conception and procedure methodologies that were carried out during the restoration of old master paintings in the early 20th century.

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