Gilding Techniques

Many churches in Mesolcina and Calanca feature Baroque-era stucco work richly decorated with 22-karat pure gold.

Restorer and gilder Marco Somaini will explain how the region’s centuries-long affiliation with the Diocese of Chur and the artistic migration of the Moesan Masters to German and Austrian lands have fundamentally contributed to the widespread presence of gilding —a technique of Central European origin—in our churches and chapels. It can be said that the Moesano region represents an enclave south of the Alps featuring stucco work decorated in the Northern European style.



No registration is required. Free admission. Light refreshments will be served afterward.


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