The Director of Fine Arts and Cultural Heritage, Enrique Ujaldón, presented this morning the chairman of the Most Illustrious Confraternity of the Holy Christ of the Blood-Step Incarnate, Fulgencio Soler, the restored image of the Virgin of Solitude, by Jose Sanchez Lozano (1904-1995) and has been restored by the Restoration Center of the Region of Murcia.
The budget for the restoration work has been of 25,000 euros, and the execution time of four months.
It is a size of clothing that had several shortcomings due to the passage of time and his status image is paraded.
Furthermore, had ungluing and multiple cracks.
The intervention, conducted by the Center for Restoration, has consisted of sampling, mechanical cleaning, coating gap, reintegration chromatic final protection and placement of new tabs and tears missing.
Enrique Ujaldón announced that "it will proceed with the restoration of the church of San Cristobal, immediately."
In this regard, the Director of Fine Arts and Cultural Heritage explained that "the restoration of heritage is important in every aspect but also as a tourist attraction of our cities."
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca