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Ragogna: MRA-ITA-Rag002

Type Sample Item

Sample ID

MRA-ITA-Rag002

Sample Material Type

Mural painting

Sample Sub-type

micro-fragment

Other info about sample identity

Frammento dal pilastro di destra - blu [hand-written note]

Geographic Location

Country
Italy
Place
Ragogna

Site/monument

Italy (ITA)
Ragogna
Chiesa di San Lorenzo di Villuzza

Historical note about the site/monument

The church of San Lorenzo as it stands today is the product of rebuilding following an earthquake in 1976. It is a modest rectangular structure with a gabled façade and a bell tower. It is notable for its 11th century fresco cycle depicting the flight of the Holy Family to Egypt. They were extracted from the ruins of the original church using the stacco a massello technique, which involves removal of both the fresco itself and the supporting masonry.

Further reading:
Lopreato, P. (1977). Lo scavo nella chiesa di San Lorenzo di Villuzza presso Ragogna. Aquileia Nostra 48, 273-288.

Barclay, Jones (ed.) (1986). Protecting Historic Architecture and Museum Collections from Natural Disasters (1st edition). Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd. Ebook ISBN: 9781483278278.

Cozzi, E. (2015). Attorno all’anno Mille: Le pitture murali di Villuzza in  AFAT 34, p.19-32. DOI: 10.13137/2499-6750/12586.

Chronological period (sample)

11th century

Other info about sample provenance

Friuli 1977, Campioni di pigmenti dalla pittura murale altomedievale della chiesa distrutta di San Lorenzo, Ragogna, Frazione [hand-written note]

Sample taken by

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Date of sampling

Unknown
Yes
Year/Decade/Century
1977

Related samples

MRA.ITA-Rag001 to MRA-ITA-Rag001 (Fig.1 and 2)

Support

Material description
Below visual resolution

Finishing Layers

Colour
blue
Material description
Below visual resolution; Frammento dal pilastro di destra blu [hand written note]

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