Violante Ferroni

The [[Conservation and restoration of cultural heritage|restoration]] project, funded by [[Advancing Women Artists Foundation|the Advancing Women Artists Foundation]], began by creating a [[scaffolding]] in order to remove the paintings from the high walls of the atrium. They were then transferred to the studio, where conservators Elizabeth Wicks and Marina Vincenti conducted a diagnostic photographic investigation in order to identify issues with the painting for restoration. The next step was cleaning and identifying the artistic [[technique]]{{dn|date=December 2021}} used within the paintings. Following this phase structural issues were addressed. This process included consolidation, also known as the treatment that aims to stabilize degraded or weakened areas by introducing an adhesive, also called a consolidant.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-07-12|title=Consolidation|url=https://sflac.net/paintings-conservation/consolidation/|access-date=2021-11-30|website=South Florida Art Conservation|language=en-US}}</ref>Then they applied strips of fabric around the painting’s border and stretched the painting and new fabric over a new stretcher to preserve the original canvas from further damage. Pictoral reintegration was the next phase, where the conservators filled flaking paint mirroring the surrounding technique. Lastly, varnish was applied before returning the paintings to their rightful home in the atrium of the San Giovanni Di Dio Hospital.<ref name=”:4″ /> The restoration was completed in 2020.<ref name=”:1″ />

The [[Conservation and restoration of cultural heritage|restoration]] project, funded by [[Advancing Women Artists Foundation|the Advancing Women Artists Foundation]], began by creating a [[scaffolding]] in order to remove the paintings from the high walls of the atrium. They were then transferred to the studio, where conservators Elizabeth Wicks and Marina Vincenti conducted a diagnostic photographic investigation in order to identify issues with the painting for restoration. The next step was cleaning and identifying the artistic [[technique]]{{dn|date=December 2021}} used within the paintings. Following this phase structural issues were addressed. This process included consolidation, also known as the treatment that aims to stabilize degraded or weakened areas by introducing an adhesive, also called a consolidant.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-07-12|title=Consolidation|url=https://sflac.net/paintings-conservation/consolidation/|access-date=2021-11-30|website=South Florida Art Conservation|language=en-US}}</ref>Then they applied strips of fabric around the painting’s border and stretched the painting and new fabric over a new stretcher to preserve the original canvas from further damage. Pictoral reintegration was the next phase, where the conservators filled flaking paint mirroring the surrounding technique. Lastly, varnish was applied before returning the paintings to their rightful home in the atrium of the San Giovanni Di Dio Hospital.<ref name=”:4″ /> The restoration was completed in 2020.<ref name=”:1″ />

=== Other Artwork ===

=== Other artwork ===

Ferroni created multiple other paintings that have now been lost to history. Her work was exhibited in the [[Accademia di San Luca|Academy of San Luca]] in 1737 and 1776, as well as at the [[Uffizi|Uffizi Gallery]]<ref name=”:3″ />. The pieces were reported to be a copy of a [[Luca Giordano]], a copy of a [[Guido Reni|Guido Reni,]] and a copy of the Martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew by [[Giovanni Domenico Ferretti]].<ref>Elizabeth Wicks, email message to editor, November 10, 2021.</ref>{{Unreliable source?|date=December 2021|reason=sources that are not published are not verifiable}}

Ferroni created multiple other paintings that have now been lost to history. Her work was exhibited in the [[Accademia di San Luca|Academy of San Luca]] in 1737 and 1776, as well as at the [[Uffizi|Uffizi Gallery]]<ref name=”:3″ />. The pieces were reported to be a copy of a [[Luca Giordano]], a copy of a [[Guido Reni|Guido Reni,]] and a copy of the Martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew by [[Giovanni Domenico Ferretti]].<ref>Elizabeth Wicks, email message to editor, November 10, 2021.</ref>{{Unreliable source?|date=December 2021|reason=sources that are not published are not verifiable}}