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RESEARCH PRODUCT

The triumphal cross of the cathedral of Nevers: painting technique and examination

Nadia Bertoni CrenStéphane Cren

subject

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description

The large polychrome wooden cross preserved in the Saint-Cyr et Sainte-Julitte cathedral in Nevers was badly damaged during the bombing in July 1944. Restored and put on display on a modern cross in front of the choir, the sculpture suffered a new fall in 2015. The conservation of the work, directed by DRAC-CRMH of Burgundy-Franche-Comté, was preceded by a phase of technical study. Micro-stratigraphic, taxonomic and radiometric analyses and the dendrochronology of the cross were carried out. The dendrochronology of the cross of Nevers and the comparison with radiocarbon dating place the elaboration of the work in the last quarter of the 12th century while confirming the contemporaneousness of the cross with the sculpture. The quality of the triumphal cross of Nevers is highlighted even more by this dating which testifies to the richness of the formal contributions in Burgundy in the 12th century. A grande cruz de madeira policromada preservada na Catedral de Saint-Cyr et Sainte-Julitte em Nevers foi danificada com gravidade durante o bombardeamento de Julho de 1944. Restuarada e exposta numa cruz moderna em frente ao coro, a escultura sofreu uma nova queda em 2015. A conservação do trabalho, dirigida pelo DRAC-CRMH de Burdungy-Franche-Comté, foi precedida por uma fase de estudo técnico. Fizeram-se análises micro-estratigráficas, taxinómicas e radiométricas, bem como a dendrocronologia da cruz. A dendrocronologia da cruz de Nevers e a comparação com a datação por radiocarbono situaram a execução do trabalho no último quartel do século XII, confirmando que a. cruz e a escultura são contemporâneas. A qualidade da cruz triunfal de Nevers é ainda mais destacada com esta datação, que dá testemunho da riqueza dos contributos formais na Borgonha no século XII.

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