Mahek Pednekar
  • Artwork
    • Paintings
      • Oil on Canvas
      • Oil on Wood Panels
    • Sketches
    • Digital
      • Indian Miniatures
      • Uncovered
    • Personal
      • Ceramics
      • Paintings & Sketches
  • Restoration and Conservation
    • Wall Painting
      • Chiesa Ognissanti
      • Detached Fresco
      • Hotel Mia Cara
      • San Vittorio Church
      • Villa Masseria
      • Villa Medici
    • Wood Conservation
      • Stibbert Chest
  • Techniques
    • Fresco Strappo
    • Sgraffito
    • Wood Panel Gilding
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Research

Research

Independent research into historic painting and conservation methods, approaching material evidence with the same rigour as practical intervention. Current work focuses on the wall paintings of Akrotiri and their significance for understanding Bronze Age pigment use and pictorial convention.

Akrotiri wall painting, Late Bronze Age
Bronze Age / Aegean

Akrotiri Wall Paintings

Research into the painted rooms of Akrotiri, Santorini, examining pigment analysis, compositional structure, and the relationship between painting technique and architectural context.

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