SHOWCASE and MONITORING
of the MEMLING’S „LAST JUDGEMENT”
in NATIONAL MUSEUM GDAŃSK
G. Śliwiński1), A. Kriegseisen2), R. Rzeczkowski2)
1)Photophysics
Lab., The Szewalski Institute, Pol. Acad. Sci,
14 Fiszera St. 80-231 Gdańsk
2) National Museum, 1 Toruńska St. 80-822 Gdańsk, Poland
[email protected]
LAST JUDGEMENT
Giotto: Scrovegni Chapel
(1303-1305), Padua
R.van der Weyden
Polyptych (~1436) Beaune
H. Memling
Tryptych (1467-1471)
Gdansk ?
242
cm
90
180
90
Painting of the Painting
MEMLING’S „LAST JUDGEMENT” in the St. Mary’s Basilica, Gdansk
XVII c, artist unknown
60x70 cm
Recently found in Vienna
„LAST JUDGEMENT”
Donators:
Angelo di Jacopo Tani - Medici’s Bank representative, Branch/Brugge
& wife, Catarina of Tanagli
Order
to H. Memling
Painted
1467-1471
Intended Destination: Florence, Church Badia Fiesolana
Robed: 27 April 1473,
by Hansa pirate P. Benecke from Gdansk
(got 1/6 of the entire spoil of 60.000 Pounds)
The Tryptych Basilica/ Gdansk
gift of the pirate ship owners
1473 Italy/robed Gdansk
1807 Louvre, D-V. Denon *
„Routing”
1815 Berlin Museum
1817 Gdansk, Basilica
1945 Thueringen St. Petersburg,
Ermitage
1956 Gdansk, Museum
1473
1807
1815
1956
1817
1945
Previous
conservations:
-1815, Berlin, Ch. Xeller
-1956, 2001 - Poland
* Dominik-V. Denon,
archeologist and artist, director of French Museums (1804)
completed the Louvre collection
Last Judgement showcase
Lamp set
(no day-light)
Glas
UV protect.
shock-resist.
non-sealed
5,3x1,0x4,3
~23 m3
6 couvettes
0,7x0,5x0,2 m
a 5 kg SORB Silica
conditioned (50% RH)
Showcase rear side:
sensors
Thermohygrometers
LB-520, Lab-El
- EPROM v.
- Wi-Fi compatible
Data storage
Alarm function
Remote readout
#2,3,5,6 – showcase
#4 – room
#1 – meteo station (exterior)
Memling’s climate control
and monitoring
Museum
Server
Room
Exterior
RH-T3
RH-T6
Router
RH-T4
RH-T1
Alarm
Showcase
RH-T2
GSM
RH-T5
Data
Conservator
Console
Thermohygrometers RH-T1...6 (LB-520)
2 Humidifiers (Brune)
2 Vent. Heaters
Zeolith (RHth50%) , Active Carbon
RH - daily
Exterior
Heating off
(50+/- 2)%
Visitors
2am
4
6
10
2pm
Room
wet cleaning
Temperature - daily
2008/10/15
from 6pm to 12am
23
0
temp. C
22
T1 SMP exterior
T2
T3
T4 SMP case out
T5
T6
∆T~1,5oC
14
13
12
11
10
6 pm
11 pm
Heating off
4 am
clock time
9 am
12 am
T, RH – one day
1 exterior
2
3
4 case out
5
6
2008/10/15
24 h from 6pm to 6pm
95
90
85
RH ext
RH, %
80
75
70
65
60
T int
55
50
45
11 pm
4 am
9 am
2 pm
6 pm
clock time
T ext
RH int
Temperature, RH
one week data
October 2008
RH ext
T int
RH int
T ext
RH and Temperature variations one month data, October 2008
12 registration channels
T
RH
T
Exterior
RH
Memling’s Tryptych
showcase and climate monitoring
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glass showcase, (UV, shock –resist.), non-sealed, ca 23 m3
RH+T measurement/registration system
Sensitivity +/- 2%
Control accuracy ~5%
Zeolith stabilizes the showcase climate
Active carbon nuetralizes SOx, CO2, free radicals
Simple & reliable, cost effective