""It's a huge project," Gemäldegalerie conservator Anja Wolf stated. "You have to find a method to remove the varnish, and at the same time stabilize and consolidate the paint layer. And you have to work really precisely.""
"The Adoration in the Forest was created for the private chapel of the Palazzo Medici and later contributed to a renewed appreciation for Quattrocento Florentine art after entering Berlin's collections."
The Staatliche Museen zu Berlin announced a two-year restoration for Filippo Lippi's 1459 painting The Adoration in the Forest, funded by two foundations. The budget is estimated between €100,000-€500,000. The painting, part of Berlin's Gemäldegalerie, depicts the Virgin and Christ child in a forest setting. It has a complex history, including its arrival in Berlin in the 1820s and a post-war turn in the US. Recent conservation efforts revealed that the 19th-century varnish is degrading the paint, necessitating careful restoration techniques.
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