Il portale della villa Pentetorri: documentazione grafica e fotografica per la progettazione dell’intervento di valorizzazione e restauro

The fundamental importance of an increasingly scientific presentation of photographic, graphic and textual documentation in the field of Cultural Heritage from the (parallel and integrated) points of view of both the representation and the restoration techniques is here discussed through the case study of the gate of villa Pentetorri in Modena. The drafting of documentation as a moment of analysis and study of the conservation problems of a Cultural Asset allows to deal with the surfaces of the artefact with objective – as far as possible – methodology, thus avoiding the possibility of neglecting some evidence. A scheme supported by a specific vocabulary is proposed to ensure that these phases are well balanced and that the collected data are organized in a structured way, allowing standardization and correct use of terminologies. The same applies to 3D virtual reconstruction, where standardization is required in order to share the research results among scholars. In this framework, a scale is proposed to assess the level of detail of the digital 3D model of the gate. These operations are aimed at ensuring a correct evaluation of the Cultural Asset with the purpose of planning a conservation and restoration intervention.