An icon from Sary-Bulak, under a hundred years of varnish
The parish brought it to us in March, almost black. Eight months of swabs later, the robe is red again.
- Object
- KW-2026-014, icon of the Virgin on a pine panel, late 19th century
- Size
- 41 × 31 × 2.4 cm
- Owner
- Parish church, Sary-Bulak
- Treatment
- Varnish removed with solvent gels; flaking gold leaf laid down; losses filled and retouched so they can be told apart up close
- Conservator
- Aida Sultanbekova
The drawing shows what the cleaning does. Photographs of every stage are in the treatment report, which the parish keeps.
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