Joseph Pitella he earned the title of conservator – restorer of cultural heritage at the ‘ Central Institute for Restoration ( Rome) – current Institute for Conservation and Restoration , Ministry of Heritage and Culture.
He received a certificate of completion and specialization in ” Conservation and restoration of stone artefacts and mosaics ” at the same Institute .
He has received numerous awards including:
the ” Official recognition of Culture ” by the ROTARY CLUB of ROME for attendance at the Central Institute for Restoration.
official recognition on the part of ‘ Amm / w Prov / her to Genoa for doing restoration work on the occasion of the summit ” G8 ” ;
official recognition by the AMM / w Municipal Lateran (Vt ) for carrying out restoration work on the frescoes of the church.
E’iscritto to ‘ A.R.I. Restorers Association of Italy
He has performed :
work of the utmost urgency of a fresco found on the back wall of the Church of St. John the Baptist in Lauria (PZ ), depicting the “Madonna Enthroned with Child, St John the Baptist , St. Peter the Apostle and St. Anthony of Padua “, realized in 1521 by Master Peter Sarubbo .
Direct award by the Regional Directorate for Cultural Heritage and Landscape in Basilicata ;
the restoration of a frame , tempera on wood, painted by an unknown located in the Museo dell’Opera del Duomo in Orvieto ( Tr) .
The restoration was commissioned to the undersigned CENTRAL INSTITUTE FOR RESTORATION – ROME ;
collaborator , as a teacher , the Art School Ripetta in Rome and professor of restoration (theory and practice) of frescoes , paintings on the wall, on the table and polychrome wooden sculptures and stone artefacts at the Professional Institute for Restoration in Rome ARSLABOR – Institute recognized and authorized by the Lazio Region and the Province of Rome ;
restoration of wall paintings , tempera on wall, depicting ” Trinity and stories of saints and archangels ” and “The Four Evangelists ” paintings in the nineteenth century . from a fresco (painter of the local area ) , located in the Church of San Rocco in St. Paul Albanian (Pz) ;
Award of the tender , launched by the Regional Directorate for Cultural Heritage and Landscape in Basilicata and consequent restoration of a stone polychrome sculpture ” Madonna with Child ” , made in the fifteenth century . about by an unknown sculptor south , located in the church of St. Francis of Assisi in Matera (MT) ;
direct award by the Regional Directorate for Cultural Heritage and Landscape in Basilicata and consequent restoration of the painting , tempera on canvas, depicting the “Madonna and Child with Angels and cherubs religious ” made in 1700 by an unknown and restored by P.Iannotta in 1888, located in the Church of the Holy Venerable Lauria (PZ ) ;
restoration of the frescoes located in the Prefecture of Genoa for the company Ger -So Srl Rimini .
Official recognition as part of the ‘ Amm / w Prov / her to Genoa for having done such work on the occasion of the summit ” G8 ” ;
direct award by the Regional Directorate for Cultural Heritage and Landscape in Basilicata and consequent restoration of a wooden kiosk painted and gilded , probably built in the seventeenth and eighteenth century . by an unknown artist and southern construction of a pictorial decoration to the wing, located in the Church of the Holy Venerable Lauria (PZ ) ;
award of the tender , launched by the Regional Directorate for Cultural Heritage and Landscape in Basilicata and consequent restoration of the fresco depicting the “Madonna with Child, Saint Bishop and St Francis of Assisi” and the machine of stucco altar , made in the fourteenth century . about by an unknown artist , located in the Church of St. Francis of Poverelli in Maratea ( PZ) ;
restoration of some of the paintings , part of the stucco, gilding and part of the wooden frieze of the choir, built in 1600-1700 by anonymous artist from Naples , located in the Church of Santa Maria di Orsoleo in St. Archangel (Pz) ;
technical director of the restoration of the frescoes depicting ” Sister Isabella Farnese “, ” Ursula “, ” Sant’Agata “, ” Annunciation” made in the sixteenth and seventeenth century . attributed to a pupil of Anton Maria Panico, located in the Parish Church of St. Clement in Lateran (Vt ) .
Speaker at the conference held on the occasion of the inauguration of the restoration ;
preparation of the project for the restoration of the wall paintings of the Complex Devotional entitled ” Calvary ” , depicting ” The Passion of the Christ ” , which was approved by the Superintendence for Architectural Heritage and the Landscape and the Superintendence for the Historical , Artistic and Ethno-anthropological Heritage of Puglia ;
technical director of the restoration of the fresco depicting ” St. Francis receiving the stigmata in the cave of La Verna ” painted in 1700 by unknown, located in the Church of San Isidoro of the Irish in Rome ;
technical director of the restoration of the stone artefacts and mural painting , tempera on wall, depicting ” Agony in the Garden ” painting in the seventeenth and eighteenth century . by Jerome Too , located in the Church of St. Agatha in Rome ;
technical director of the restoration of the fresco depicting ” The Annunciation” made in 1612 and attributed to a pupil of Anton Maria Panico, located in the Church of the Madonna della Cava in Lateran (Vt ) and the restoration of the fresco depicting “The Virgin and Saints . Pancrazio and Sebastian “, painted in 1670 by Francis Nasini , located in St. Sebastian’s Church in Lateran (Vt ) ;
restoration of the Roman floor mosaic located in the Palazzo Farnese, the French Embassy in Rome ;
restoration of the frescoes of the House of Vettii in Pompeii ;
restoration of the painting , oil on canvas, depicting ” Magdalene ” painted in 1732 by Sebastiano Conca , located in the Galleria Doria Pamphili in Rome ;
restoration of the frescoes depicting “Stories of the life and legend of St. Onofrio ,” painted in 1599 by Vespasian Road, located in the cloister of the Church of S. Onofrio on the Janiculum in Rome ;
restoration of the painting, tempera on panel, depicting “St. Francis Receiving the Stigmata ” painted in the fifteenth century . Antoniozzo from the Roman Empire, from Assisi (Pg) ;
restoration of a frieze carved and gilded wood , made by unknown, placed at the altar of the chapel of the Cathedral of Anolfi Fano ( PU) ;
restoration of wooden dais , representing ” Stories of the Cross ” painted by Luca Signorelli in 1516 , located in the church of S. Croce in Umbertide ( Pg) ;
restoration of the frescoes of the ambulatory of the Roman Baths painted in 1599 by Paul Bril , located in the Church of Santa Cecilia in Rome ;
restoration of the frescoes depicting ” Scenes from the Life and Miracles of St. Benedict and St. Christopher ” paintings from the fourteenth to the sixteenth century . by unknown, located in the Gothic cloister of the Monastery of St. Scholastica in Subiaco (Rome).