Statue restoration downtown San Antonio, Before and after shots

Got to clean these beautiful bronze statues downtown San Antonio at the San Fernando Cathedral. They were taken down to the raw bronze and patina was applied to bring them back to their full glory. We did some highlight work on Mary and half way through cleaning she looked very much like a dia de los Muertos sculpture when seen out of context! They ended up looking dark and beautiful and will last for years. Bronze restoration and repair work is always so interesting seeing the hand of the artist in the piece, we are so lucky to have pieces like this all over town.