A Proposal for a Methodology of Documentation to Be Applied to an Altarpiece Conservation and Restoration Project

Abstract

Documenting altarpieces according to their formal characteristics and three-dimensionality is a challenge that we can currently address through the use of documentation techniques already used in the immovable cultural heritage field. This study includes the process of developing a digital model of an altarpiece that, through an approach to HBIM methodology, captures its physical configuration to be turned it into a holder of information on technical aspects, state of conservation and interventions carried out. This process contemplates a previous stage of approximation to the object of study, the definition of the uses of the model, and the configuration of a collaborative environment from which information can be added and exchanged. The academic use of the three-dimensional model will guarantee the comprehensive knowledge of the altarpiece, being initially a model for reference and later for management, by recording the interventions carried out by the students, for didactic and dissemination purposes.