摘要：The arson attack perpetrated on the Virgen del Carmen image from El Sagrario
Parish, located on one side of the Cathedral of Santiago, was an unprecedented event
in Chile. Seriously damaged by the fire, the sculpture was transferred to the Centro
Nacional de Conservación y Restauración where, first of all, it was evaluated to
determine whether its restoration was really feasible, and after which it was intervened.
As no information was available from other similar cases, a work methodology had
to be developed that would allow professionals of different backgrounds to come
together and contribute, from their particular area of expertise, to the theoretical,
methodological as well as technical aspects of the diagnosis and proposal for the
intervention.
Because the image is actively worshipped, the challenge of its restoration
was even greater since representatives of the Brotherhood of the Virgen del Carmen
were actively involved in each one of the processes carried out
关键词：Virgen del Carmen, El Sagrario Parish, restoration, polychrome
wood, carbonized wood
