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The Christ of Medina looks and restored (02/02/2015)

The image on Juan González Moreno past century, has delivered Monday from the Center for Restoration of the Region of Murcia to the Pious Association, a ceremony attended by the Councillor for Culture and the Director General of Cultural Property, inter alia

Our Father Jesus of Medina is now restored.

After seven months of intense work, the Center for Restoration of the Region of Murcia today presented the picture to the Pious Association event which was attended by the director general of Cultural Heritage, Maria Comas, the Councillor for Culture, Rosario Montero, the Chief Restoration Center Murcia, Francisco Gómez Soldevila and the president of the Pious Association, Ã ngel Carrillo.

During seven months, the Ministry of Culture has undertaken the restoration of the image, which made ​​the sculptor Juan González Moreno Murcia, in 1940. A total of 20,000 euros were invested to recover the best possible natural state the image.

Our Father Jesus of Medina is admired by many Cartagena.

The first Friday of March is one of the most important days since the traditional besapie, through which pass more than 20,000 people celebrated.

In addition, the Marraja procession Brotherhood in the Association of Students.

The Director General of Cultural Property stressed that the main task of the Center for Restoration of the Region's heritage conservation and in this case, the recovery process has served to uncover details of the original size.

Meanwhile, the head of Restoration noted that the techniques that have been used are the latest generation.

It was a deep and extensive intervention that could treat pathologies, recovering the work of Murcia sculptor and rescuing original details, hitherto hidden, like the greenish tones applied in the neck to emphasize chafing of the rope or the original polychrome hands.

Some of the techniques used have been shooting with visible light, ultraviolet light photography, macro photography, radiographic studies, endoscopy, etc.

This restoration has come at the right time because now the Pious Association holds many celebrations for the 75th anniversary of the arrival of its image to Cartagena. In this regard, the president of the Pious Association of Our Father Jesus of Medina has announced that it will announce the details of the restoration process at a conference to be held on Monday, February 16, at 20.30 at the headquarters of the Marraja Brotherhood, led by Juan Antonio Fernánez, coach Restoration Center Region

Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena

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