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The impact of a painting

Carmen Garrido Pérez, Head of the Technical Office, 1982-2012
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The impact of a painting

Carmen Garrido Pérez, Head of the Technical Office, 1982-2012

As far as paintings go, here at the Prado Museum I've felt a number of emotions.
I remember something that really hit me and I'm not sure whether I was more receptive that day or what happened. It happened when Rocío Dávila was restoring the Christ Crucified by Velázquez. It was an afternoon with a special light and it was not a religious matter, it was the impact of the painting, something that leaves you speechless, wondering how a painter could do that.
Any painting you look at, when you know how to look at it, can stir up emotions. It can be truly emotional and sometimes you even shed a tear or two.

Head of the Office of Technical Documentation at the Museum, conservator with the Spanish Association of Museum Professionals. She has worked at the Escuela de Restauración of Madrid, as well as at the laboratory of the Instituto de Conservación y Restauración. She has participated in numerous research studies and publications.

Interview recorded on April 20, 2018

Interview index

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  1. Creating the Technical Office
    Creating the Technical Office
  2. Always on the move
    Always on the move
  3. A small team
    A small team
  4. The first X-ray. <em>The Descent from the Cross</em>, by Rogier van der Weyden
    The first X-ray. The Descent from the Cross, by Rogier van der Weyden
  5. Traces of the creative process
    Traces of the creative process
  6. <em>The Countess of Chinchón</em>. Three Goyas for the price of one
    The Countess of Chinchón. Three Goyas for the price of one
  7. Technical documentation. The bridge between Conservation and Restoration
    Technical documentation. The bridge between Conservation and Restoration
  8. The challenges of the Technical Office
    The challenges of the Technical Office
  9. Support from the directors
    Support from the directors
  10. Picasso's <em>Guernica</em>. Working on an iconic painting in the year 1981
    Picasso's Guernica. Working on an iconic painting in the year 1981
  11. "Déformation professionnelle". X-ray eyes
    "Déformation professionnelle". X-ray eyes
  12. Going into <em>Las Meninas</em>
    Going into Las Meninas
  13. Pictures that look at you
    Pictures that look at you
  14. The impact of a painting
    The impact of a painting
  15. Get to know things and you'll love them
    Get to know things and you'll love them
  16. El Greco. A discovery and the dream of a lifetime
    El Greco. A discovery and the dream of a lifetime
  17. There is life after the Prado
    There is life after the Prado
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