PRESERVATION STATUS & RESTORATION

PRESERVATION STATUS

Date

1895, ante | 1895

Reference to the part

Annunciation; St. Maurus and St. Eleutherius; St. Acolyte and St. Projectus; St. Demetrius and St. Julian; starry sky

Description

The mosaic is fairly well preserved even though many tiles have fallen off. There are also gaps and integrations which are impossible to date.

RESTORATION

Date

1895 - 1896

Reference to the part

Annunciation; St. Maurus and St. Eleutherius; St. Acolyte and St. Projectus; St. Demetrius and St. Julian; starry sky

Description

Pietro Bornia consolidated the figurative areas of all four depictions of the saints, and his assistant Lorenzo Sferco worked on the decorative areas. There are no documents attesting to the restored parts and the work performed. A segment of the ciborium dome was certainly restored, whereas the missing parts were integrated with mortar and painted with matching colours for a seamless look. The right rear corner of the mosaic surface was consolidated with numerous tiles plastered on the mortar bed with the help of small bronze clamps (BERNARDI 2006, I mosaici della basilica eufrasiana pp. 37, 228).