Conservation Principles
All treatments follow established conservation principles, including minimal intervention, reversibility, compatibility of materials and clear documentation of treatments.
Approach
Each painting is approached as a material object shaped by time, environment and past restorations. The aim is to stabilise the work while preserving its historical and visual integrity.
Responsibility
Whether a painting belongs to a private collection or an institutional setting, the responsibility remains the same: to ensure that the work can be understood, preserved, and transmitted with care.
Intention
Conservation and restoration are not about making a painting look new again. The intention is to safeguard its material integrity and the history it carries.
Careful treatment
Every work holds traces of its time, the materials, the techniques, and the intentions of the artist who created it. Without careful treatment, this evidence can easily be altered or lost.
Restraint
Working with restraint and appropriate methods helps ensure that paintings remain stable, readable, and able to be passed on to future generations.
Areas of intervention
Condition assessment
and written reports
Surface cleaning
and varnish removal
Consolidation of
unstable paint layers
Structural stabilisation of the support where required
Filling of losses and retouching using reversible methods
Collaboration with other conservators when needed
Careful Examination
Each project begins with careful examination and discussion with the owner.
All stages of the treatment are documented.
Professional Training
The studio is currently completing professional training in painting conservation at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp. The programme includes hands-on work on conservation projects under the guidance of experienced conservators, both in the studio and on site in churches and museums.
​Process
Initial contact
Photographs and basic information allow an first evaluation of the work.
Examination
The painting is examined to understand its materials, condition and any previous restorations.
Condition report
& treatment proposal
A written report describes the condition of the painting and the proposed treatment.
Final documentation
All stages of the treatment are recorded and provided to the owner.