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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

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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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STONE19
FRESCO29
SECCO34
STUCCO10
DOCUMENTATION10