The Epitaphios, work of the XIXth century, was painted on a cotton-type support probably for socio-economic reasons. This textile did not offer a great resistance to traction, and its quality being the least, the support of the work no longer guaranteed the cohesion and adhesion of the pictorial constituents. This resulted in widespread cleavage and loss of material.
After a condition report, a conservation protocol was put in place by the members of the association. It was to allow the work to regain its legibility and cohesion without affecting its state of conservation, that is to say, to bring only the vital care to the work without any addition (retouching of the gaps). We proceeded therefore and first of all to the delicate removal of the paper strips, then to the consolidation measures of the unstable parts such as the loose paint and the liftings. It was a question of restoring the adhesion between the different layers of the work.