The triumphal cross of the cathedral of Nevers: painting technique and examination

The large polychrome wooden cross preserved in the Saint-Cyr et Sainte-Julitte cathedral in Nevers was badly damaged during the bombing in July 1944. Restored and put on display on a modern cross in front of the choir, the sculpture suffered a new fall in 2015. The conservation of the work, directed...

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Main Authors:	Nadia Bertoni Cren, Stéphane Cren
Format:	Article
Language:	deu
Published:	Instituto de Estudos Medievais 2019-06-01
Series:	Medievalista
Subjects:	Wooden cross Sculpture Polychromy Walnut Azurite
Online Access:	http://journals.openedition.org/medievalista/2321

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title	The triumphal cross of the cathedral of Nevers: painting technique and examination
title_short	The triumphal cross of the cathedral of Nevers: painting technique and examination
title_full	The triumphal cross of the cathedral of Nevers: painting technique and examination
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description	The large polychrome wooden cross preserved in the Saint-Cyr et Sainte-Julitte cathedral in Nevers was badly damaged during the bombing in July 1944. Restored and put on display on a modern cross in front of the choir, the sculpture suffered a new fall in 2015. The conservation of the work, directed by DRAC-CRMH of Burgundy-Franche-Comté, was preceded by a phase of technical study. Micro-stratigraphic, taxonomic and radiometric analyses and the dendrochronology of the cross were carried out. The dendrochronology of the cross of Nevers and the comparison with radiocarbon dating place the elaboration of the work in the last quarter of the 12th century while confirming the contemporaneousness of the cross with the sculpture. The quality of the triumphal cross of Nevers is highlighted even more by this dating which testifies to the richness of the formal contributions in Burgundy in the 12th century.
topic	Wooden cross Sculpture Polychromy Walnut Azurite
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The triumphal cross of the cathedral of Nevers: painting technique and examination

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