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It is a carving, owned by the Blue Pass, that paraded on the throne of the Virgin of Sorrows holding the shroud of the cross.
Fractures and mutilations have been corrected, degradations have been repaired and painted recovering the original shades.
In addition, it has incorporated a base to him that sustains, since it did not count on her to go originally in the throne
The mayor of Lorca, Francisco Jodar, delivered this morning the president of the Paso Azul, Jose Maria Miñarro, and the president of the Paso Azul Foundation, Andrés Espinosa, a processional angel, owned by this brotherhood, which has been restored by the students Of a restoration program developed by the Lorca Consistory.
Francisco Jodar explained that "from the Department of Local Development, the workshop on the Carving of Decorative Elements in Wood, which forms part of the Mixed Employment-Training Program" Las Alamedas "was launched. Through this workshop, students have learned new Skills to repair and ornamentation in wood.We know that they have learned well because the training practices have allowed us to see to what extent learning has been useful.The example we have in this figure of the collection of Paso Azul that has been completely Restored by the students of the workshop ".
It is an angel sculpted in the twenties of the last century and paraded on the throne of the Virgin of Sorrows holding the shroud of the cross.
This figure was very deteriorated by the passage of time, especially as far as polychromy and the loss of corporeal elements.
Between the months of January and March, students have developed an integral action to restore their original beauty.
During this time, fractures and mutilations have been rectified, such as the replacement of the fingers in hands and feet by carving grafts in wood, and the consolidation and replacement of missing volumes in the wings;
Degradations have been repaired, as structural and ornamental elements have been readjusted, and repaints have been cleaned in the tunica and in the oxidized silver of the cloud, among others, and has been painted recovering the original shades.
In addition to the size has been given an anti-fungal treatment with the technique of cypermethrin injection and orifice sealing, as well as the study of color substrates by tastings and has been given a general protection treatment with varnish Damar mate.
In the same way a base has been incorporated that sustains it, since it did not count on her to go originally in the throne, which has been gold and policromada.
The Mayor of Lorca has highlighted that "the work has been exceptional and the size looks wonderful after this process in which the students of this restoration workshop have overturned their knowledge, but also their illusion.For the City of Lorca is a pride Make the delivery to Paso Azul and its Foundation of the angel completely restored to be exhibited in the MASS and enrich the collection of this great museum that is a reference.
Lastly, Jódar said: "It has been a pleasure to re-collaborate with the Brotherhoods of Holy Week. Since the Consistory we have always defended the importance of our festival, which is an event that lasts for more than ten days. That is why we will continue to collaborate with all the Steps with the aim of enhancing our Holy Week, the brotherhoods, their museums and everything that is part of this great celebration. "
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca
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