Retables on the Croatian Island Lopud

107 The Church of Our Lady od Špilice – St Mary retable / St Joseph retable Wood All ornaments, gable, columns, and capitals are made of softwood (possibly poplar). and are badly damaged by wood eating insects (anobiae). Those elements are full of holes made by insects and many parts – especially the thin outer tips of ornaments and outline – are lost (Fig.166 - 169). Elements made of coniferous wood are in much better condition and less infected by insects. Many of the decorative elements that were attached with glue, such as the pyramidal diamond shaped elements of the gable and entablature of the St Joseph retable, are missing due to failure of the glue (Fig. 170). Polychromy Lack of cohesion and adhesion had caused many losses. Separation between priming layers was an additional effect (Fig. 171). Fig. 168: St Joseph retable, condition as found; losses of thin carved softwood areas Fig. 169: St Joseph retable, condition as found; losses of leaves in the capital and the upper part of the fluted column

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