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close up of an angel in SS. Ambrogio e Carlo al Corso

In 2001, five friends and I founded the cooperative

Archeonova
Conservazione
e
Restauro
. We collaborated on numerous conservation projects in Rome and its surrounding neighborhoods until 2004, when our paths diverged, and we closed down the cooperative. I then focused most of my efforts on conservation projects in Asia.

As
an
associate
of
such
cooperative,
I
co-directed
all
conservation
projects,
overseeing
the
entire
process
from
start
to
finish.
This
included
supervising
our
employees,
particularly
during
large-scale
projects,
and
actively
participating
in
every
step
of
the
restoration
procedures.
Additionally,
I
was
responsible
for
comprehensive
photographic
documentation,
meticulously
mapping
and
documenting
each
phase
of
our
work
using
advanced
photo
editing
software.

Below,
you
will
find
a
description
of
the
projects
I
was
involved
in
during
the
winters
and
the
periods
when
I
was
not
working
in
the
Himalayas.
I'm
also
sharing
a
selection
of
photos
from
the
various
projects
we
managed
and
directed
-
the
ones
I
could
find
and
the
ones
I
am
allowed
to
share.
If
the
photographs
aren't
perfect,
please
remember
that
these
pictures
come
from
the
pre-digital
era
and
are
low-resolution
scans
of
negatives
and
slides.

la gloria di angeli, luigi garzi, 1681

some
details

In

2004
, we worked at the
Civic
Archaeological
Museum
 of Albano Laziale, Italy, on a project under the Survey of "Soprintendenza per i Beni Archeologici del Lazio". Our project involved restoring several artefacts made of "ceramica d’impasto" related to the ancient lazio civilization, "ceramica comune", "ceramica spillata chiara" and "ceramica di età orientalizzante".

From

2002
to
2003
, we participated in a project at the 16th century
Church
of
Santo
Stefano
 in Poli, Rome, Italy, under the Survey of "Soprintendenza per i Beni Architettonici e per il Paesaggio e per il Patrimonio Storico Artistico e Demoetnoantropologico per il Lazio", where we restored frescos, stuccos, and stonework. During the same period, we also worked at the 18th century
Church
of
San
Pietro
Apostolo
 in Poli, Rome, Italy, focusing on wall paintings, stuccos, and stonework under the Survey of "Soprintendenza per i Beni Architettonici e per il Paesaggio e per il Patrimonio Storico Artistico e Demoetnoantropologico per il Lazio".

In

2002
, we engaged in a project at
Grande
Oriente
d’Italia
 in Rome, Italy, under the Survey of "Sovraintendenza Comunale ai Beni Culturali, III U.O. Monumenti Medievali e Moderni", restoring headstones and marble busts.

From

2001
to
2002
, we worked on a project at the 17th century
Basilica
Santi
Ambrogio
e
Carlo
al
Corso
 in Rome, Italy, under the Survey of "Soprintendenza dei Beni Ambientali e Architettonici di Roma" and "Soprintendenza ai Monumenti di Roma". Our work involved handling all procedures for the conservation and restoration of frescos, gilded stuccos, monochrome stuccos, painted fake marbles, statues, sandstone, and marbles present in the church's ambulatory, its six lateral chapels and the oratory' sculptural group of the altar.

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STONE
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FRESCO
29
SECCO
34
STUCCO
10
DOCUMENTATION
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