She graduated from Masaryk University in Brno in 2013 with a Bachelor’s degree in History of Art and French Language and Literature. In 2012, she began concurrently studying at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague, majoring in Restoration of Paintings and Polychrome Sculpture, school of Prof. Karel Stretti.

As part of her studies, she completed a one-semester study abroad Erasmus programme in the restoration studio at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera in Milan, Italy. In the summer of 2017, she had the opportunity to participate in the restoration of Buddhist murals in the Guru Lhakhang Chapel in Ladakh, India, sponsored by the Tibet Heritage Fund.

She graduated in 2018 under the guidance of doc. MgA. Adam Pokorný, Ph.D. with restored works of art. Part of the diploma work was also a restoration survey of wall paintings in the Church of Our Lady and the Chapel of St. Catherine in Karlštejn. The theoretical work deals with the investigation of the use of a new type of gel used in the selective removal of secondary layers of painting (HVPD, Nanorestore Gel®).

After graduation, she joined the National Gallery in Prague in January 2019 as a restorer, specializing in the Collection of Early Art. In October of the same year, she started her PhD studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague with the project The Painting Technique of Jan Kupecký in the studio Restoration of Paintings and Polychrome Sculpture.

His work includes restoring paintings on various types of supports, conducting restoration surveys and collaborating on exhibitions (e.g. Bonjour, Monsieur Gaugin, Czech Artists in Brittany (1850–1950), Old Masters, 1796–1918: Art of a Long Century, etc.).

In her own practice, during her student years she participated in the restoration treatment of paintings against mould in the depositories of the Modern Gallery in Hradec Králové and the West Bohemian Gallery in Pilsen. After graduation she participated in the restoration of a Baroque wall painting in the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in Domažlice. In the restoration of hanging paintings she cooperates with institutions (ZČG Plzeň, GHK) and private owners. The portfolio of restored works includes authors such as Bartholomeus Spranger, J. Navrátil, V. Brožík, F. Ženíšek Jr., E. Filla, V. Radimský, F. Janoušek, A. Chittussi, M. Medek, G. Musatov, F. Vobecký, etc.

During and after her studies, she participated in professional seminars, courses and workshops, such as the restoration seminar organized by the NGP in collaboration with the Florentine institute Opificio delle Pietre Dure in 2012–2015; the workshop “Materials and Methods for Surface Cleaning and Removal of Film-Forming Materials”, led by Paolo Cremonesi at the Academy of Fine Arts, etc.

MgA. Zuzana Žilková,

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Dissertation: Painting Technique of Jan Kupecký (1666–1740)

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