Bannière : restauration de mosaïque par Astrid Maréchaux-Maillard

Restauration Mosaïques

Church of Maurens

France

Maurens is a little village (Haute-Garonne) with XIXth century church completely realised by Ravary abbot and decorated with paintings and mosaics.

Works undertaken aim to repair the whole building. Various company were working at the same time to re-establish the monument.

External and internal mosaics have been consolidated, stabilized, cleaned and protected. Numerous lacunae have been reintegrated with tesserae or with colored mortars.





XIXth century (1876)


Marbles, limestone, terra cotta


Mandatary: Carole Acquaviva. with Aude Aussilloux


  • Church of Maurens

    Church Notre dame de l'Assomption during reparing

  • Altar mosaic

    Lacunae and old reparing with cement

  • Altar mosaic

    Stabilization and reintegration of tesserae

  • Main altar

    Consolidation of stones

  • Church of Maurens

    Mosaics are located in the chapels

  • Main pattern of a chapel

    Layer of limestone on the surface

  • Main pattern of a chapel

    After the cleaning, the pattern is visible

  • External mosaic

    Cleaning test with steam

  • Rosette mosaic

    Pavement during cleaning

  • Rosette mosaic

    Concretions and earth removed from the mosaic

  • Cleaning

    Mechanical cleaning

  • Filling of the lacunae

    Lacunae are filled with colored mortars

  • Filling of the lacunae

    Old cement fillings are removed

  • Filling of the lacunae

    Colored mortars are imitating the pattern

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