108 The Church of Our Lady od Špilice – St Mary retable / St Joseph retable A reddish hue can be seen on the gilded ornaments of the left side of the Joseph retable, especially on ornaments of the left side of the architrave, left capital, and dentils. It is difficult to determine whether this is some kind of corrosion layer of the gilding or if it is bole with lost gilding (Fig.172). The brownish paint layer of the Joesph retable, which was applied directly on wood, is in excellent condition, although it shows distinct differences in gloss, possibly due to a local brown overpaint. Fig. 171: St Mary retable; layer separation in the preparation has caused losses in the gilding Fig. 172: St Joseph retable; reddish appearance of gilding Fig. 170: St Joseph retable, condition as found; clearly visible losses in gilding, the upper contour of the entablature is destroyed by insects. Many of the separately carved diamond-shaped applications are lost. Yellow arrows indicate the few surviving ones. The red arrow indicates the area where the gilding shows a reddish discoloration.
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