Interdisciplinaridade e Preservação: a caracterização microanalítica dos ornatos e da escultura da Águia da cobertura de cobre do Theatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro

Abstract

The Municipal Theatre of Rio de Janeiro was inaugurated in 1909. A monumental eagle sculpture stands out above the building on its frontal facade. From 2008 on, a restoration and modernization works were performed in the whole historical monument ended in 2010. A multidisciplinary study constituted by materials characterization was carried out in order to characterize the original ornaments on the roof and the eagle sculpture. The characterization contributes to reconstitute technical aspects of the construction and to reproduce them in the restoration work. Besides, it can be useful for conservation purposes.