{"id":12177,"date":"2024-11-09T18:28:52","date_gmt":"2024-11-09T18:28:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pinacotecabrera.org\/collezioni\/conservazione-e-restauro\/ritratto-di-alessandro-manzoni\/"},"modified":"2024-11-24T16:42:36","modified_gmt":"2024-11-24T16:42:36","slug":"ritratto-di-alessandro-manzoni","status":"publish","type":"restauro","link":"https:\/\/pinacotecabrera.org\/en\/collezioni\/conservazione-e-restauro\/ritratto-di-alessandro-manzoni\/","title":{"rendered":"Portrait of Alessandro Manzoni"},"content":{"rendered":"<section  class=\"\">\n        <div id=\"restauro-hero\">\n       \n        \n        <div class=\"alignfull padding py-6 md:py-12\">\n            <div id=\"opera-title\" class=\"alignwide\">\n              \n              <div class=\"w-full mb-6 md:mb-12\">\n                <h1 class=\"italic\">Portrait of Alessandro Manzoni<\/h1>\n              <\/div>\n      \n              <div class=\"flex flex-col md:flex-row gap-12\">\n                \n                <div class=\"md:w-1\/3 hidden md:block\">\n                  <h5 class=\"uppercase mb-12\">Technical Details<\/h5>\n                  <ul class=\"flex flex-col gap-4\">\n                    <li>\n                      <h5>Title<\/h5>\n                      Portrait of Alessandro Manzoni\n                    <\/li>\n                                          <li>\n                        <h5>Author<\/h5>\n                        Francesco Hayez\n                      <\/li>\n                                                              <li>\n                        <h5>Year<\/h5>\n                        1841\n                      <\/li>\n                                                              <li>\n                        <h5>Dimensions<\/h5>\n                        cm 120 \u00d7 92,5\n                      <\/li>\n                                                              <li>\n                        <h5>Inventory<\/h5>\n                        963\n                      <\/li>\n                                                            <li>\n                      <h5>Materials and Techniques<\/h5>\n                      Oil on canvas\n                    <\/li>\n                                        \n                                          <li>\n                        <h5>Room<\/h5>\n                        XXXVIII\n                      <\/li>\n                                                          <\/ul>\n                <\/div>\n      \n                \n                <div class=\"md:w-2\/3 order-1 md:order-2\">\n                        \n                        \n                   \n                   <div id=\"opera-dzi-image\" class=\"mb-6 aspect-square bg-black w-full\" \n                   data-dzi=\"https:\/\/pinacotecabrera.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Pinacoteca-di-Brera-Ritratto-di-Manzoni-Francesco-Hayez.jpg\"\n                   data-width=\"1838\"\n                   data-height=\"2361\"\n                   data-images-path=\"https:\/\/pinacotecabrera.org\/wp-content\/themes\/pinacoteca-theme\/open_sea_dragon_images\/\"\n                    ><\/div>\n                      \n                                   \n      \n                  \n                  <div class=\"md:hidden\">\n                    <h5 class=\"uppercase mb-6\">Technical Details<\/h5>\n                    <ul class=\"flex flex-col gap-3\">\n                      <li>\n                        <h5>Title<\/h5>\n                        Portrait of Alessandro Manzoni\n                      <\/li>\n                                              <li>\n                          <h5>Author<\/h5>\n                          Francesco Hayez\n                        <\/li>\n                                                                    <li>\n                          <h5>Year<\/h5>\n                          1841\n                        <\/li>\n                                                                    <li>\n                          <h5>Dimensions<\/h5>\n                          cm 120 \u00d7 92,5\n                        <\/li>\n                                                                    <li>\n                          <h5>Inventory<\/h5>\n                          963\n                        <\/li>\n                                                                    <li>\n                          <h5>Room<\/h5>\n                          XXXVIII\n                        <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                  <\/div>\n      \n                 \n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull padding restauro-content is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"big\">It is the most popular image of the writer, who submitted himself, overcoming his natural reluctance, to the drudgery of fifteen sittings, given the painter&#8217;s scruples to render everything from life, even the accessories.<br>The portrait was commissioned by his wife Teresa and her son Stephen, and was also much loved in the family for the natural, non-rhetorical pose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">The canvas is in the Transparent Restoration Laboratory in Room XVIII where the current intervention can be seen (fig. 2). The painting was burdened by oxidation of the surface varnish, which was dulled and yellowed.<br>In addition, we know from a writing by Hayez that the work was accidentally damaged by the artist himself while he was making a copy soon after the writer&#8217;s death: some retouches near these small tears in the canvas appear altered today.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large size-medium wp-image-19519\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"637\" src=\"https:\/\/pinacotecabrera.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Pinacoteca-di-Brera-Ritratto-Manzoni-Francesco-Hayez-restauro-00-1-1024x637.jpg\" alt=\"Left, Francesco Hayez, Portrait of Alessandro Manzoni, before restoration (fig. 1). Top right, the work placed in the restoration laboratory of the Pinacoteca di Brera (fig. 2). Bottom, detail in grazing visible light, IRR reflectography, false-color infrared, and ultraviolet fluorescence (fig. 3)\" class=\"wp-image-9164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pinacotecabrera.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Pinacoteca-di-Brera-Ritratto-Manzoni-Francesco-Hayez-restauro-00-1-1024x637.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pinacotecabrera.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Pinacoteca-di-Brera-Ritratto-Manzoni-Francesco-Hayez-restauro-00-1-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pinacotecabrera.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Pinacoteca-di-Brera-Ritratto-Manzoni-Francesco-Hayez-restauro-00-1-768x478.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pinacotecabrera.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Pinacoteca-di-Brera-Ritratto-Manzoni-Francesco-Hayez-restauro-00-1-1536x955.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pinacotecabrera.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Pinacoteca-di-Brera-Ritratto-Manzoni-Francesco-Hayez-restauro-00-1-2048x1274.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Left, Francesco Hayez, Portrait of Alessandro Manzoni, before restoration (fig. 1). Top right, the work placed in the restoration laboratory of the Pinacoteca di Brera (fig. 2). Bottom, detail in grazing visible light, IRR reflectography, false-color infrared, and ultraviolet fluorescence (fig. 3)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Before restoration, the painting underwent a thorough photographic and diagnostic campaign (fig. 3), including diffuse and grazing light shots, macrophotographs and microscope photographs, infrared reflectography (IRR), infrared false color (IRFC), and ultraviolet fluorescence (UVF). The outcomes and direct observations of the work allowed for a deeper understanding of the artist&#8217;s technique, enabling each phase of the restoration work to be set up.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full size-medium wp-image-19521\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1991\" src=\"https:\/\/pinacotecabrera.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Pinacoteca-di-Brera-Ritratto-Manzoni-Francesco-Hayez-restauro-02-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Left, verso of the painting (fig. 4). Top right, detail of the face, pictorial layering is shown (fig. 5). Bottom, detail in grazing light (fig. 6).\" class=\"wp-image-9166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pinacotecabrera.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Pinacoteca-di-Brera-Ritratto-Manzoni-Francesco-Hayez-restauro-02-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/pinacotecabrera.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Pinacoteca-di-Brera-Ritratto-Manzoni-Francesco-Hayez-restauro-02-1-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pinacotecabrera.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Pinacoteca-di-Brera-Ritratto-Manzoni-Francesco-Hayez-restauro-02-1-1024x796.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pinacotecabrera.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Pinacoteca-di-Brera-Ritratto-Manzoni-Francesco-Hayez-restauro-02-1-768x597.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pinacotecabrera.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Pinacoteca-di-Brera-Ritratto-Manzoni-Francesco-Hayez-restauro-02-1-1536x1194.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pinacotecabrera.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Pinacoteca-di-Brera-Ritratto-Manzoni-Francesco-Hayez-restauro-02-1-2048x1593.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Left, verso of the painting (fig. 4). Top right, detail of the face, pictorial layering is shown (fig. 5). Bottom, detail in grazing light (fig. 6)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Painting technique<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The linen canvas measures 119x93x2 cm, and it is mounted on a wooden frame equipped with a horizontal leg breaker (fig. 4).<br>The surface was initially prepared with a light homogeneous layer, over which the pictorial layers obtained with fluid oil backgrounds are spread (fig. 5, 6).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"784\" src=\"https:\/\/pinacotecabrera.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Pinacoteca-di-Brera-Ritratto-Manzoni-Francesco-Hayez-restauro-04-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"From left, detail of the painting (fig. 7); detail in UVF (fig. 8); detail during cleaning (fig. 9)\" class=\"wp-image-9168\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pinacotecabrera.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Pinacoteca-di-Brera-Ritratto-Manzoni-Francesco-Hayez-restauro-04-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/pinacotecabrera.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Pinacoteca-di-Brera-Ritratto-Manzoni-Francesco-Hayez-restauro-04-300x92.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pinacotecabrera.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Pinacoteca-di-Brera-Ritratto-Manzoni-Francesco-Hayez-restauro-04-1024x314.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pinacotecabrera.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Pinacoteca-di-Brera-Ritratto-Manzoni-Francesco-Hayez-restauro-04-768x235.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pinacotecabrera.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Pinacoteca-di-Brera-Ritratto-Manzoni-Francesco-Hayez-restauro-04-1536x471.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pinacotecabrera.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Pinacoteca-di-Brera-Ritratto-Manzoni-Francesco-Hayez-restauro-04-2048x627.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">From left, detail of the painting (fig. 7); detail in UVF (fig. 8); detail during cleaning (fig. 9)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Previous restoration and state of preservation<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>As a result of the mentioned episode that occurred to the artist, the painting underwent a lining intervention and retouches in the affected areas (fig. 7). The intervention is not documented, but it was of good technical quality.<br>A non-original natural varnish was laid over the surface of the painting already moted in frame, saving an inch along the perimeter. Dense brushstrokes of varnish can be seen in UVF (fig. 8). Some small color falls and minimal abrasions are visible, especially along the perimeter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large size-medium wp-image-19523\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"797\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/pinacotecabrera.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Pinacoteca-di-Brera-Ritratto-Alessandro-Manzoni-restauro-797x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of Alessandro Manzoni, Francesco Hayez after restoration\" class=\"wp-image-9170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pinacotecabrera.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Pinacoteca-di-Brera-Ritratto-Alessandro-Manzoni-restauro-797x1024.jpg 797w, https:\/\/pinacotecabrera.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Pinacoteca-di-Brera-Ritratto-Alessandro-Manzoni-restauro-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/pinacotecabrera.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Pinacoteca-di-Brera-Ritratto-Alessandro-Manzoni-restauro-768x987.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pinacotecabrera.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Pinacoteca-di-Brera-Ritratto-Alessandro-Manzoni-restauro-1195x1536.jpg 1195w, https:\/\/pinacotecabrera.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Pinacoteca-di-Brera-Ritratto-Alessandro-Manzoni-restauro.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 797px) 100vw, 797px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Portrait of Alessandro Manzoni<\/em>, Francesco Hayez after restoration (fig. 10)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Restoration work<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Restoration began by removing the incoherent particulate with brushes and low-intensity vacuum cleaners. After an initial superficial cleaning performed with a surfactant, thinning of the oxidized paint followed (fig. 9). Finally minimal gaps were reintegrated with watercolor paints, and a light protective varnish was applied to the surface.<br>At the end of the restoration, the painting regained legibility and depth of color (fig. 10), and it was displayed in the new setting of the 19th-century rooms.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-12177","restauro","type-restauro","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.5 (Yoast SEO v26.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Portrait of Alessandro Manzoni | Pinacoteca di Brera<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/pinacotecabrera.org\/en\/collezioni\/conservazione-e-restauro\/ritratto-di-alessandro-manzoni\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" 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