Intervention Criteria in the Restoration of the Panel Painting Christ tied to the column from the Diocesan Museum of Sacred Art in Salamanca, Spain, which was attributed to Luis de Morales

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The following article aims to explain the restoration process carried out during 2021 of the panel painting Christ Tied to the Column, an unprecedented work by Luis de Morales. After its discovery in the town of Alba de Tormes (Salamanca, Spain), probably coming from the church of San Juan Bautista in the aforementioned town, this work is now part of the permanent exhibition Misterio Admirable (Admirable Mystery) at the Museo Diocesano de Arte Sacro de Salamanca (Diocesan Museum of Sacred Art of Salamanca), inaugurated in March 2023, in the Episcopal Palace of Salamanca. The intervention carried out on the piece stands out for the application of the scientific method for its attribution, and that the whole restoration process is combined with the theological sense that contributes to the 17th century setting and the iconological meaning.Intervention Criteria in the Restoration of the Panel Painting Christ tied to the column from the Diocesan Museum of Sacred Art in Salamanca, Spain, which was attributed to Luis de Morales.