Taking a close look at the Christ of Sant Climent de Taüll
How many times have we seen this image? Many, for sure. And more so, taking into account that it has recently been very present in the press. The discovery of the remains of paint, or the deeper...
View ArticleThe virtual apse of Sant Climent de Taüll: a shared project
The church of Sant Climent de Taüll, situated in the valley of Boí (Alta Ribagorça) and declared a world heritage site of Humanity by UNESCO in the year 2000, has offered since 2013 an innovative...
View ArticleThe mural painting transfer kitchen
Cheese, milk, gelatin and flour could be some of the ingredients placed on the desks in Franco Steffanoni’s restoration workshop. We are not talking about a cook here, but a restorer who works with...
View ArticleCuriosities of the collection: Medieval Art
With this post we continue the series Curiosities of the collection. The first article was about Modern Art and the second, Renaissance and Baroque. Hidden messages Here we see the Resurrection of...
View ArticleTwo hours at the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya/1
Artur Ramon Whenever I accompany a foreign friend to the Museu Nacional I try to follow a chronological path in order to help him or her to grasp the magnitude of the collections in an orderly manner....
View Article