Petr Štalzer↓

About the work

The reconstruction of polychrome sandstone sculpture Ecce Homo, Nová Paka, The reconstruction of wooden polychrome sculpture of an adoring Angel from the Želiva monastery, The reconstruction of the plaster polychrome sculpture Boxer by Josef Franěk, Theoretical part of the diploma thesis: The reconstruction of polychrome wooden sculpture

Petr Štalzer is a graduate from the Restoration of Sculpture studio. He devoted the first three years at the Academy to studying live model and figural and portrait sculpture focused on historical styles. At present, he primarily specializes in restoring polychrome wooden, stone and plaster works of art. He always tries to solve the process in a complex way, with respect to the restored object in order to preserve its historical aesthetics and value.

Štalzer presents a diploma thesis consisting of four parts. He worked on several polychrome sculptures dating to the Baroque period and the early 20th century. The first was a Baroque wooden polychrome sculpture of an adoring Angel from the Želiva monastery. He also restored a three-part segmental pedestal and the Ecce Homo sculpture of red sandstone with polychrome layers from Nová Paka, both of Baroque origin as well. The last artifact he focused on during his diploma year was the early-20th century plaster polychrome sculpture by Josef Franěk, entitled Boxer. The theoretical part of Štalzer’s thesis discusses petrification of wooden material and includes the time-lapse record of restoring the Želiva Angel.