Academic thesis
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| Abstract: | This diploma‐thesis deals with the paintings on the ceiling of a room in the former apartments of the hereditary prince (“Erbprinzengemächer”) in the Corps de logis of the palace Friedenstein in Gotha (Thuringia). The decoration of the ceiling comprises six painted cartouches and a central covering mirror, with Greek mythological illustrations which are framed by a sumptuous baroque stucco. The paintings are executed using Verdaccio and have been attributed by the authoress to the Italian artist Giovanni Francesco Marchini, who probably painted them between 1713 and 1716 during his stay at the palace in Gotha. A major part of this thesis is the assessment of the inventory and its condition by means of annotated mapping, as well as an analysis of the composition of the materials used and an analysis of the makeup of the paint‐layers. Another aspect of this thesis is the analysis of the causes that have led to the present damage. Based on the results of these analyses, an exemplary conservation‐restoration was carried out on a cartouche, together with a reconstruction of the original baroque colours of the framing stucco decoration within a sample area. Based on an examination of the content of the images, which as yet had not been conclusively identified, the motifs can now be interpreted in a more exact manner. |
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