Painting on glass. Copy of painting by Raphael «The holy family» from the collection of the Narovchat local history museum-reserve. Restoration, research, making a reconstruction copy

The article is about the restoration, researches and creation of a reconstruction copy of a rare exhibit - a copy from Raphael's painting «The Holy Family of Francis I with St. Elizabeth, the Infant John and Angels» (1518). The painting was received for restoration from the collection of the Local History Museum-Reserve of the city of Narovchat, Penza region. It was painted in the first half of the 19th century by the serf artist Muravyev with oil paints on glass in the «églomisé» technique. The painting was in a ruined state. The area of losses was 50%. The article is about the history of the art monument and the conducted pre-restoration researches and the technique of consolidation of the paint layer of the glass painting. The article also presents the painting process of the reconstruction copy. By order of the museum, the restorer artist Karaseva O.K. has made the copy of that painting on canvas. The reconstruction copy allows to recreate a complete picture and see the painting without losses. As a result of the restoration work, a very rare exhibit and its reconstruction copy are returned to the museum. The copy is exhibited next to the original, which allows viewers to see the picture without losses. Currently, both paintings are in the main exposition of the Local History Museum-Reserve in Narovchat