Typology of methods of restoration of medieval sculpture in 19th century

E. E. Viollet-le-Duc proposed the concept of «finished state» of the monument as a theoretical justification of the desire for full and accurate renovation and restoration of the sculpture of the medieval buildings is becoming common practice in the workshop. In the Romanesque churches of Burgundy - Saint-Lazare in Autun and Sainte-Madeleine at Vézelay, in the Gothic Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris and later in a secular building - the castle of Pierrefonds - artistic interpretation, based on creative imagination triumphs over strict approach to the interpretation of restoration, devoid of the author’s rethinking of the tradition. Combining scientific and pathos of recreating the unity of the works of E. E. Violle-Le-Duc preserves the link with the past and predicted the future: workshop uses as the principle add-ons that allows you to restore the sculpture, and the complete replacement of the destroyed parts, or the creation of contemporary works.