The afirmation that works of art mainly demand to be enjoyed aesthetically, might contradict our further use of it as a historical document of our past.
Works of art do offer us precious information. We can learn about the techniques, materials, style, culture and historical information – political, social and spiritual values among others -. But it is important to remember the need to stablish a certain priority regarding on the status on which we consider the object.
Repercussions of an Aesthetic Value
Giving importance to the aesthetic value would consequently have an effect on how it would be treated along time. Conservators, as the most important figures and responsabiles of heritage, might treat the work of art differently according to its value. If the item were to be treasured as the artist originally created it, experts should consider to respect the original as much as possible.
For example, given a piece of art with a percentage of losses up to 30%, it would be unrespectful to cover it in a way that imitates the artist’s job. Although with the trattegio technite for reintegration, the conservator would methodically cover both the visual illusion and an honest approach away from a copy. From a certain distance the eye would complete the lost message, revealed its different technique when seen closer.
If the piece had a higher percentage of losses, this technique still would respect the original. The added sections would moderate the dramatic view of the damage .
Repercussions of an Historical Value
On the other hand, if the same work of art were to be conservated as an item of historical value, the result might be completed faking the original. This approach of a permanent look-as-new should not be accepted.
At the end of the day, artists did not intend to create Art as an historical document but as a comission. If we take the case of the sketch «Study of Lion» by Rubens, the intention was to create notes as a mere analitical approach to a bigger piece of art.
Conclusion
To sum up, it is important to consider the values added by us, colored by our time. They are indeed an essencial award to Art, given the status that deserves in our time. Although in order to protect our heritage from the rages of time it’s needed to make sure that we value them in the correct order of priorities.
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