Oskar Emmenegger & Sons Ltd., Restorer, Stöcklistrasse, CH-7205 Zizers, Phone 081-3072201, Fax 081-3072251 Oskar Emmenegger & Sons Ltd., Restorer
 
Examples

Examples

Müstair, convent of St. Johann, fragments of mural from the 12th century, mural transfer

When restoring the convent church between 1948 and 1951, the restorer, Sauter, detached 12th century murals in the apses that were in danger of collapsing and, using methods prevalent at the time, placed them on temporary plaster structures. No further work was carried out on them, and they remained on display in the convent.

The bearing structures deformed considerably over time, once again endangering the murals. We were commissioned to transfer the two murals to new, definitive bearing structures and to remove the hardened remains of thick lime-based whitewash. Following the restoration, we carried out some moderate retouching to visually distracting parts of the mural.

The two Roman murals are currently on temporary loan to the Deutsches Historisches Museum, Berlin. They were mounted by us in Berlin. We are also checking their condition there on a regular basis.

Transfer of fragments of 12th century murals.Transfer of fragments of 12th century murals.
Transfer of fragments of 12th century murals.Transfer of fragments of 12th century murals.
Transfer of fragments of 12th century murals.Transfer of fragments of 12th century murals.
Transfer of fragments of 12th century murals.Transfer of fragments of 12th century murals.
Transfer of fragments of 12th century murals.Transfer of fragments of 12th century murals.
Transfer of fragments of 12th century murals.Transfer of fragments of 12th century murals.

Photo: Rufino Emmenegger, Jürg Goll Copyright © 2008 Oskar Emmenegger & Söhne AG.
 
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