Art and Eternity: The Nefertari Wall Paintings Conservation Project 1986–1992
About this ebook
The final report on the conservation of the wall paintings
in the tomb of Nefertari in the Valley of Queens, Egypt. This highly successful
collaborative venture launched by the Getty Conservation Institute and the
Egyptian Antiquities Organization brought together scientists and conservators
from all over the world to address the problems facing one of the most beautiful
monuments of antiquity. The painstaking process that saved this cultural
treasure in situ is documented in the text written by those who were most
intimately involved in its rescue. Paolo and Laura Mora worked with and trained
the team of conservators who carried out the consolidation and cleaning of the
paintings. An international group of scientists carried out the analysis that
was essential to the conservation process. Others contribute articles on the
archaeology of the Valley, the iconography of the tomb, the original techniques
and materials used by the artists, photographic documentation of the wall
paintings, and literary sources for their study.
