Publication: Propuesta de conservación y restauración para el conjunto escultórico "Niños con Jarrón de Cibeles"
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2020-10-05
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El presente trabajo aborda un plan de restauración, seguido de un protocolo de actuación con medidas de conservación preventiva, ambos elaborados específicamente para el conjunto escultórico que recibe el nombre de Niños con jarrón de Cibeles, situado en el Paseo del Prado en Madrid.
La obra pertenece al conjunto de monumentos urbanos del Ayuntamiento de Madrid y representa a dos infantes, uno arrodillado y otro en pie, rodeando un jarrón mientras sujetan una guirnalda con las manos. Bajo el grupo escultórico se encuentra un pedestal rectangular que sostiene el conjunto, ambos elaborados a partir de piedra caliza.
El monumento estudiado se encuentra en relación directa con la obra de similares características localizada en la plaza del Emperador Carlos V, y se cree que debido a su estilo y composición formaron parte del mismo proyecto arquitectónico. En la actualidad tienen la función de indicar el inicio y final del Paseo del Prado.
Esta propuesta de intervención se basa en el previo estudio del bien y su entorno, de sus materiales constitutivos y su estado de conservación actual, que presenta una acelerada degradación producida por el paso del tiempo y su situación a la intemperie, en un ambiente urbano y contaminado como es el centro de Madrid, además de verse afectado por los distintos procesos de restauración a los que se ha sometido, y que concluyen en el deterioro actual del monumento.
La evaluación y diagnóstico de las alteraciones identificadas en la obra han sido clave para desarrollar una propuesta definitiva y un protocolo de conservación sostenible acorde con las necesidades del bien.
This work addresses a restoration plan, followed by an action protocol with preventive conservation measures, both developed specifically for the sculptural ensemble that receives the name of Children with a vase from Cibeles, located on the Paseo del Prado in Madrid. The work belongs to the set of urban monuments of the Madrid City Council and represents two infants, one kneeling and the other standing, surrounding a vase while holding a garland with their hands. Under the sculptural group there is a rectangular pedestal that supports the set, both made from limestone. The studied monument is in direct relation with the artwork of similar characteristics located in the Emperor Carlos V square, and it is believed that due to its style and composition they were part of the same architectural project. Currently they have the function of indicating the beginning and end of the Paseo del Prado. This intervention proposal is based on the previous study of the cultural asset and its environment, its constituent materials and its current state of conservation, which presents an accelerated degradation produced by the passage of time and its situation outdoors, in an urban and contaminated environment as is the center of Madrid, in addition to being affected by the different restoration processes to which it has been subjected, and which drifts in a current deterioration of the monument. The evaluation and diagnosis of the alterations identified in the work have been key to developing a definitive proposal and a sustainable conservation protocol in accordance with the needs of the sculpture.
This work addresses a restoration plan, followed by an action protocol with preventive conservation measures, both developed specifically for the sculptural ensemble that receives the name of Children with a vase from Cibeles, located on the Paseo del Prado in Madrid. The work belongs to the set of urban monuments of the Madrid City Council and represents two infants, one kneeling and the other standing, surrounding a vase while holding a garland with their hands. Under the sculptural group there is a rectangular pedestal that supports the set, both made from limestone. The studied monument is in direct relation with the artwork of similar characteristics located in the Emperor Carlos V square, and it is believed that due to its style and composition they were part of the same architectural project. Currently they have the function of indicating the beginning and end of the Paseo del Prado. This intervention proposal is based on the previous study of the cultural asset and its environment, its constituent materials and its current state of conservation, which presents an accelerated degradation produced by the passage of time and its situation outdoors, in an urban and contaminated environment as is the center of Madrid, in addition to being affected by the different restoration processes to which it has been subjected, and which drifts in a current deterioration of the monument. The evaluation and diagnosis of the alterations identified in the work have been key to developing a definitive proposal and a sustainable conservation protocol in accordance with the needs of the sculpture.